The Orioles needed needed longtime Mets favorite Pete Alonso to hit his 300th career homer — earning a curtain call in the process — before Coby Mayo belted a three-run, inside-the park homer.

Fans cheered then chanted Alonso’s name until he exited the dugout and waved his hand to his longtime home crowd.

“To see highlights of Clemente, and just everything he’s done off the field, I just kind of fell in love with him as a player, as a person, his whole character,” Garcia said.

As soon as Pete Alonso rose the dugout steps to warm up, chants of his name began from Mets fans with early field access. They continued throughout his return to Citi Field.

The former Mets star returns needing one home run to reach 300 in his career.

In that three-batter span, the Blue Jays took control of the series, going on to beat the Orioles, 8-1.

Bradish, who has struggled over his last nine starts, is dealing with lower abdominal discomfort.

Bradish, who has pitched more than he has in three seasons due to past injuries, surrendered two homers as part of the five runs Toronto plated in three innings.

On Wednesday, Baltimore scored eight runs in a mind-bending display of contact leading to results. On Friday, the Orioles followed Dylan Beavers’ leadoff homer in the first with a five-run second inning.

Matt Blood has been with Baltimore since 2019 in player development and scouting roles.

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With the victory, the Orioles move back within three games of the last American League wild-card spot.

Basallo doesn’t have much of a poker face. When he succeeds, his bright grin lights up the diamond. When he’s disappointed, it’s obvious.

Henderson fouled a ball off his left knee in the bottom of the eighth, and while he finished his plate appearance with a walk, he didn’t feel comfortable running to second base on the subsequent groundout.

Mayo homered against both a left-hander and a right-hander. His surge at the plate is largely due to historically dominant numbers against southpaws.

Luis Robert Jr., whom the Orioles claimed off waivers last week, will be out for at least a week and a half.

When the Orioles entered this series, they were 0.5 games out of the final wild-card spot. With this four-game sweep by the Red Sox, they have fallen four games out with 18 to play.

The Orioles' four-game winning streak ended, and they are now 69-70 — and 1.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League wild-card spot.