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game that needs no more hype.Its No. 2 vs. No. 3

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TORONTO -- Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman followed up one of his best starts of the season with one of his worst.Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki each hit solo home runs off Gausman in the first inning, Marco Estrada snapped a four-start winless streak and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 6-5 on Friday night.Encarnacion reached base three times and scored twice as the Blue Jays won the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the AL East, cutting Baltimores division lead to half a game. The Orioles have lost four straight.After throwing seven shutout innings to beat Cleveland in his previous outing, Gausman (2-8) allowed six hits and matched a season-worst by giving up six runs. He lasted three innings, matching his shortest start of the season.This is obviously a big series for us, Gausman said. For me to go out there and just not even be competitive was bad.Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Gausman never found his step against the powerful Blue Jays.He made a lot of mistakes with his breaking ball and just elevated a lot of pitches, Showalter said. He made some good pitches but not enough of them against a good hitting team.Mark Trumbos two-out double gave Baltimore a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but the Blue Jays answered with a trio of solo shots in the bottom half. Bautista drilled Gausmans second pitch of the game off the facing of the second deck, Encarnacion hit a one-out blast and Tulowitzki added a two-out homer.Encarnacions homer was his 28th, third-most in majors.I was just all over the place, I had no feel for anything, Gausman said. I felt bad for (catcher Matt) Wieters, I was just kind of beating him up back there.It was the second time this season and 35th time in team history the Blue Jays have hit three home runs in an inning. The last time it happened was July 5, when Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson and Ezequiel Carrera connected in the third inning off Kansas Citys Chris Young.The Orioles lead the majors with 152 home runs while Toronto is second with 147. The Blue Jays have 15 multihomer innings this season.Wieters was one of several Orioles upset at home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez. Adam Jones argued after being called out on strikes in the first, and Showalter came out to break up an argument between Wieters and Gonzalez in the eighth.There were a lot of strikes that werent strikes, Showalter said. Players have tough nights. Obviously (Gonzalez) had a bad one.Making his second start after a stint on the disabled list with a sore back, Estrada (6-4) allowed four runs, three earned, and five hits in six innings.I dont feel one hundred percent, Estrada said. But I still feel I can give the team quality innings.Joaquin Benoit worked the seventh, Jason Grilli gave up Manny Machados solo home run in the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished for his 22nd save.Machado tied it 3-all when he scored from first base on an infield grounder in the third. With third baseman Donaldson shifted to the right side, Machado broke for third base after Donaldson threw Chris Davis out at first. Catcher Russell Martin scrambled to cover third base but couldnt handle Justin Smoaks throw. Machado scored standing up as the ball rolled down the third base line toward home plate.TURNING JAPANESEBaltimore signed former Reds RHP Logan Ondrusek and designated RHP Chaz Roe for assignment. The 31-year-old Ondrusek went 21-11 with a 3.89 ERA and two saves in 281 games with Cincinnati from 2010 to 2014. 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State-Michigan game is big enough by itself to be considered one of the greatest rivalries in college football.No matter what the records are, the annual border battle is intense for the players and fans. Bragging rights are a big deal, particularly in Ohio. This game means everything to the players.This year, theres even more at stake when second-ranked Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) and No. 3 Michigan (10-1, 7-1) square off on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus (noon, ABC).The two teams are playing for a share of the Big Ten East Division title, the right to go to the conference championship game in Indianapolis next month and an anticipated berth in the College Football Playoff.Its officially rivalry week, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer declared after last Saturdays narrow escape at Michigan State with a 17-16 victory. Our eyes are forward. Lets go.Without a doubt, this is the most important game of the season in college football. ESPNs College GameDay is expanding to five hours from three during rivalry Saturday.Its going to be intense. The game of the century, Ohio State defensive end Jalyn Holmes said after the Buckeyes survived at Michigan State when the Spartans failed on a go-ahead two-point conversion attempt with less than five minutes remaining.A win over Michigan doesnt necessarily guarantee Ohio State a berth in the Big Ten championship or a playoff berth. If Ohio State takes down Michigan and Penn State beats Michigan State on Saturday in State College, Pa., the Nittany Lions go to Lucas Oil Stadium to likely face Wisconsin, based on a head-to-head win over the Buckeyes last month.All the Buckeyes can do is win and then hope Michigan State pulls off the upset. Even if Ohio State beats Michigan and doesnt get to Indianapolis, theres still a strong possibility of landing a spot in the four-team national playoff.Asked about the postseason possibilities, Meyer dodged the question in his only media availability of the week. As an Ohio native who grew up watching this game, he recognizes the history and importance of Michigan-Ohio State.I hope that our two tackles ankles are completely healed, Meyer responded. And we have to have a great Tuesday practice.For the Wolverines, the formula is much simpler. Win and theyre in Indianapolis for the first time since the Big Ten begin playing its championship game in 2011. Michigan hasnt won a conference title since 2004.I feel like were ready to go to battle, in a football kind of way, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. And Im ready to lead them.Ohio State has dominated the series in recent years, winning 11 of the last 12 meetings.dddddddddddd The only Michigan victory came in 2011 after Jim Tressel resigned as Ohio State coach in the wake of a scandal and Luke Fickell took over for one year before Meyer arrived.In Harbaughs first year in 2015, the Wolverines didnt fare so well, losing 42-13 at home to the Buckeyes. Harbaughs arrival has definitely injected some extra pizazz into the game, if it needed any more. The Meyer-Harbaugh coaching matchup is reminiscent of the Woody Hayes-Bo Schembechler era when the series was in its heyday in the 1970s.Saturdays clash will be the biggest in the series since the epic 2006 game when the teams entered as Nos. 1 and 2 in the country. Ohio State, led by Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, came away with a 42-39 victory in Columbus. The Buckeyes have not lost to the Wolverines in Columbus since 2000.Ive never been in a top-five Michigan game, Holmes said. But we could either both be in the top five or we could both be 0-11. Its still going to be intense.The teams appear to match up evenly. Both defenses are dominant and the two offenses are balanced. They rank No. 1 and 2 in the Big Ten in scoring offense and defense, and also in total offense and defense.When you face an elite defense like this, you need everything youve got, Meyer said.Michigan has more experience at the outside skill positions on offense and also has at its disposal the multitalented Jabrill Peppers, who plays defensive back but also returns kicks and takes some snaps on offense.Ohio State is led by J.T. Barrett at quarterback. He could be the difference-maker in this game because of his ability to run and pass with a school-record 99 career touchdowns accounted for. Two years ago, he was in the process of leading the Buckeyes to a win over the Wolverines when he suffered a broken ankle at the start of the fourth quarter.Michigan, meanwhile, had John OKorn make his first start of the season at quarterback in last weeks win over Indiana after Wilton Speight, who started all year, suffered a shoulder injury in the Wolverines loss at Iowa. Harbaugh wont say which one will start Saturday, only that Speight is day to day.The quarterback situation adds some intrigue to a game that needs no more hype.Its No. 2 vs. No. 3. Weve never been in this position before. This is unreal, Michigan offensive lineman Erik Magnuson said. A lot different than in the past when it was like hopefully, we can pull out a big upset. ... Now now. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '

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