In the bottom of the second inning, Jorge Mateo of the Orioles leads off with the Blue Jays playing three infielders on the left side against the right-handed hitter. Mateo took a short swing, and pushed the ball to the rightfield side of second base for a single. The announcers noted that he changed his approach to hitting lately. Before the All-Star Break he was hitting .205/.258/.353. Since then he is hitting .300/.340/.640.

The Orioles lead the Blue Jays 3-1 in the third inning.