chris getz

Francisco Peguero hit a three-run triple with two outs in the eighth inning to cap a seven-run frame to give the Orioles a 9-7 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays in their Grapefruit League home opener in front of 6,901 at Ed Smith Stadium.

As promising as the Orioles¿ seven-game road trip to Texas and Kansas City was through their first four games, this was not the way they wanted it to end.

As well as Wei-Yin Chen pitched through his first seven innings in a 4-3 loss to the Royals on Wednesday night, one of the main storylines of the night ended up being how the Orioles couldn't score more runs off Kansas City starter Ervin Santana.

Just five outs away from gaining a game on the Boston Red Sox and pulling within 2 ½ games of the American League East lead, the Orioles saw their lead quickly disappear into the Kansas City night.

Orioles first baseman Mark Reynolds, who sat out the past two games, came through with the game-winning single, taking a slider from Royals reliever Louis Coleman to left field and allowing Adam Jones to score from second to give the Orioles a 5-3 win over the Royals.

Manny Machado spent lots of time thinking about his major league debut, but this wasn't exactly the way he predicted it.