Nathan Lukes capped Toronto’s five-run seventh inning with a three-run homer, and the Blue Jays held on for a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to avoid a four-game sweep. Toronto’s AL East lead was down to four games after dropping the first three of this series against the last-place Orioles.

Tyler O’Neill homered for a fourth straight game, and the Baltimore Orioles tied a major league record with five sacrifice flies on Tuesday in a 16-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a doubleheader.