Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Chris Tillman, bottom, walks up the pitching mound as Toronto Blue Jays' J.P. Arencibia rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 12, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
July 12, 2013 - 6:59 PM
BALTIMORE - Chris Davis hit his 35th homer, Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy each had a three-run shot and the Baltimore Orioles beat Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 Friday night.
Davis upped his major league-leading home run total with a two-run drive in the second inning. Only Barry Bonds (39 in 2001), Mark McGwire (37 in 1998) and Reggie Jackson (37 in 1969) hit more homers before the All-Star break.
Jones connected in the third to put the Orioles up 5-3, and Hardy went deep in the sixth for a five-run cushion. All three home runs came off Buehrle, who had allowed only two long balls in his previous 11 starts.
Baltimore leads the majors with 128 home runs, including a combined 68 by Davis, Jones and Hardy.
News from © The Associated Press, 2013