Yohendrick Piñango and Brandon Valenzuela hit solo homers as Blue Jays rally to beat Orioles 6-4

TORONTO (AP) — Yohendrick Piñango and Brandon Valenzuela hit solo home runs, Andrés Giménez had two hits and an RBI and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Sunday.

Piñango opened Toronto’s five-run sixth inning with a homer off Shane Baz (3-6), his fourth of the season. Valenzuela connected off Rico Garcia to begin the eighth, his seventh.

Baltimore’s Taylor Ward hit a two-run home run, his third. Colton Cowser added a solo homer, his sixth, but the Orioles lost their second straight.

Left-hander Adam Macko (2-0) pitched one inning for the win and Louis Varland got the final four outs for his 11th save in 11 chances.

Giménez scored the tiebreaking run, coming home from second base on an infield single by pinch hitter Nathan Lukes to cap Toronto’s five-run sixth.

Lukes’ hit was deflected by pitcher Yennier Cano and rolled to second baseman Jackson Holliday, who used his glove to scoop the ball to Pete Alonso at first. Giménez advanced to third and broke for home, sliding in ahead of catcher Samuel Basallo's tag.

The Orioles thought they’d ended the inning several batters earlier. The Blue Jays had runners at the corners with one out when Valenzuela hit a grounder to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Toronto’s Ernie Clement appeared to leave the baseline to avoid Henderson’s tag before Henderson threw to first, but second base umpire Nic Lentz did not call Clement out. Kazuma Okamoto, Giménez and Lukes all followed with RBI hits.

Toronto’s rally wiped out Baltimore’s four-run fifth off Kevin Gausman. After Cowser hit a one-out homer, Holliday tripled and Blaze Alexander doubled before Ward’s two-run blast.

Orioles: Baltimore had not named a starter for Monday’s home game against Seattle. RHP Emerson Hancock (4-2, 2.80 ERA) is scheduled for the Mariners.

Blue Jays: LHP Patrick Corbin (2-2, 3.98 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday against Phillies LHP Cristopher Sánchez (7-2, 1.46).

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Baltimore Orioles' Shane Baz (34) works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first inning MLB baseball action in Toronto, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman (34) works against the Baltimore Orioles during first inning MLB baseball action in Toronto, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Baltimore Orioles' Taylor Ward (3) celebrates after his two-run home run with teammate Blaze Alexander, right, during fifth-inning baseball game action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Baltimore Orioles' Blaze Alexander, right, watches his RBI double against the Toronto Blue Jays during fifth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays' Andrés Giménez (0) celebrates with George Springer, second from left, after scoring on a single hit by Nathan Lukes (not shown) against the Baltimore Orioles during sixth-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened?

The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.

Iran sees Israel’s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon as a ceasefire violation. It insists that any deal with the United States must end the fighting there. Israel disagrees.

Here’s a timeline of key events.

The United States and Israel attack Iran. War begins.

Hezbollah enters the war by firing rockets at Israel. Israel retaliates.

A fragile ceasefire in the Iran war is announced, with talks to continue. Israel is not included in them.

Israel bombards Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, killing over 300 people in a 10-minute attack.

Lebanon and Israel hold their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington.

A fragile ceasefire is announced between Israel and Lebanon, but Hezbollah plays no part. Fighting soon resumes from both sides.

Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon makes its deepest incursion in over a quarter-century.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks don’t stop. U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agree to calm the fighting.

Israeli drone strikes in Lebanon kill 11 people.

Israel and Lebanon say they agree to renew the fragile ceasefire and create security zones that exclude Hezbollah.

Hezbollah’s leader rejects the ceasefire agreement and demands that Israel withdraw from Lebanon.

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says “there will be no calm in the region ” if Israel doesn’t withdraw.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill three members of the Lebanese military.

Hezbollah again fires at Israel. Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs. Iran fires at Israel.

A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)