RHP Marco Estrada entered Thursday's game 1-0 with a 1.31 ERA in three starts against Baltimore this season. This time, Estrada struggled against the Orioles' lineup, allowing six runs and 10 hits with four strikeouts and a walk over five innings. "I threw the ball pretty well to be honest with you," Estrada said. "I don't think they hit too many pitches all that well. There were a few hard hit balls. I made some decent pitches, but they're a hot team right now. It is a very good lineup."

RHP Marco Estrada (6-10, 4.10 ERA) will face the Baltimore Orioles for the fourth time this season Thursday when he pitches the opener of a four-game series at Camden Yards. He is 1-0 with a 1.31 ERA in his first three starts this season against the Orioles and is 5-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 13 career games (11 starts) against them. Estrada is 2-1 with a 4.45 ERA in five starts in August.

NEW YORK -- Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer, Sonny Gray pitched seven strong innings and the New York Yankees claimed a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.Greg Bird returned to New York's lineup after missing more than three months because of a bruised right ankle. The first baseman reached base twice and scored a run in his first appearance since May 1.Ellsbury, who has become the Yankees' fourth outfielder, hit an RBI single in his first at-bat off Yovani Gallardo (5-10) and homered in his next at-bat in the fourth.Gray (8-8) delivered another strong performance in his fifth start for the Yankees, holding the Mariners to one run and three hits. Gray, who has a 2-3 record with the Yankees, allowed two earned runs or fewer for the 11th straight start, the longest streak in the majors this season.Blue Jays 10, Twins 9TORONTO -- Josh Donaldson and Kendrys Morales homered, Marco Estrada pitched six effective innings and Toronto held on to defeat Minnesota.Donaldson, who had three hits and three RBIs, started a six-run fifth for Toronto with a two-run homer.Max Kepler hit his second career grand slam for Minnesota, and Eduardo Escobar added a two-run homer for the Twins.Toronto's Roberto Osuna allowed two unearned runs in the ninth, but picked up his 34th save.

RHP Marco Estrada (5-8, 5.07 ERA) has one win in his past 15 starts. He is 1-6 with a 6.78 ERA and the team is 5-10 in that span. Estrada will face the Minnesota Twins Saturday afternoon in the second game of a three-game series at the Rogers Centre. He is coming off a decent start against the Chicago Cubs Sunday when he allowed five hits, one walk and three runs in six innings in a no decision. He has gone winless in two starts since earning the decision over the New York Yankees on Aug. 10, which was his first win since May 27. Estrada is 1-2 with a 4.23 ERA in eight career games (six starts) against the Twins. Pitching with five days' rest in his career, he is 17-15 with a 3.82 ERA.

RHP Marco Estrada was claimed off revocable waivers but no trade appears imminent and it is likely to make his next start Saturday against the Twins.

RHP Marco Estrada allowed three runs on five hits in six innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on Sunday. Estrada is 1-6 with eight no-decisions in his last 15 starts. The right-hander was impressed by the number of Blue Jays fans in the crowd of 41,459 as Toronto was swept in its first visit to Wrigley Field since 2005. "They just won the World Series and for our fans to take over half the stadium is pretty cool," Estrada said. "Just wish we would have come up with wins for them."

RHP Marco Estrada, according to reports, was put on revocable waivers as most players are after the July 31 deadline. It also has been reported that a team put in a claim. The Blue Jays are expected to keep him and possibly offer the potential free agent a contract extension. "We need him," manager John Gibbons said. "Nothing's going to happen." Estrada took the loss Tuesday in the Tampa Bay Rays' 6-4 win over the Blue Jays, allowing 10 hits and six runs in 4 1/3 innings. He is 0-7 with a 7.75 ERA against the Rays in his past eight starts against them. He is 0-4 with a 10.61 ERA in four starts against the Rays this season.

RHP Marco Estrada won for the first time since May 27, a total of 12 winless start, on Thursday when he held the New York Yankees scoreless over seven innings on five hits and three walks. It was the third straight start in which he had pitched seven innings. He is 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in those starts. He will be looking for his first win over the Tampa Bay Rays this season when he starts the second game of the four-game series at the Rogers Centre. He is 0-3 with a 10.05 ERA in three starts against the Rays this season and is 1-7 with a 4.43 ERA against them in 13 career games (nine starts).

RHP Marco Estrada ended a string of 12 straight starts without a win Thursday when he pitched seven innings in the 4-0 win over the New York Yankees. He allowed five hits and three walks while striking out six. It was his third straight start in which he has pitched seven innings. He has a 2.08 ERA over his past four starts. He said that he has made adjustments in his pitching mechanics. "I was struggling in my mechanics," he said. "I was kind of rushing out there, it took a long time to figure it out."

RHP Marco Estrada is still trying for his first win since May 27 despite pitching seven innings in each of his past two starts, against the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros. He is 0-5 with 7.39 ERA in 12 starts since May 27. He has allowed hitters to go .294/.380/.542 in that stretch. He did not factor in the decision Saturday against the Astros when he allowed five hits, two walks and three runs while striking out seven. He held the White Sox to four hits and one run July 31. In three starts against the Yankees this season, he is 1-1 with an 8.22 ERA. He is 4-3 with a 4.68 ERA in 13 career games (12 starts) against the Yankees.

RHP Marco Estrada worked seven innings for a second consecutive start, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. It marked his sixth start of at least seven innings this season and the first time he's worked consecutive starts of seven frames since Sept. 19-15, 2016. Estrada still has not recorded a win since May 27.

RHP Marco Estrada appeared to be well on his way to a victory Monday night before the Blue Jays' bullpen allowed a six-run lead to disappear. That left Estrada to remain winless (0-5, 7.68 ERA) over his past 11 starts. Estrada has not won since May 27 against Texas despite pitching at least seven innings for the fifth time this season. Estrada is 2-1 with a 1.51 ERA in those games. "(Monday's start) was the best we've seen him in a while," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

RHP Marco Estrada will again try for his first win since May 27 when he pitches the opener of a three-game series against the White Sox at Chicago on Monday. In the 10 starts since, Estrada is 0-5 with an 8.87 ERA, an opponents batting average of .324 and an opponents on-base percentage of .418. He showed positive signs Wednesday when he allowed three hits, four walks and two runs over five innings in a no decision against the Oakland Athletics, a game won 3-2 by Toronto. "If I stop falling behind so often and walking guys I wouldn't get hurt so much," Estrada said after the start. "I do feel I took a step in the right direction, things are getting better and turned around." The Blue Jays are 3-7 in his past 10 starts. He is 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA in two career starts against the White Sox.

RHP Marco Estrada (4-7, 5.52 ERA) will be trying to win his first game since May 27 when he faces the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday in the third game of a four-game series at the Rogers Centre. In nine starts since, he is 0-5 with a 9.52 ERA and the team is 2-7. This will be his second start of the season against the A's. He took the loss in Oakland June 6 when he allowed seven hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings. He is 0-2 with an 8.38 ERA in two career starts against Oakland.

RHP Marco Estrada hasn't won a game since May 27 and he didn't win his start Friday night in Cleveland. But there was some reason for optimism. Estrada held the Indians to one run and three hits through the first four innings on Friday night, but in the fifth he gave up four runs, three hits and two walks. "His stuff was good, but the fifth inning got him. He hit the wall," manager John Gibbons said. "But I was encouraged, and he should be, too. It's a step in the right direction."

RHP Marco Estrada continued to struggle in his first start since the All-Star break on Sunday. Estrada allowed three first-inning runs to Detroit and threw 36 pitches during the frame. He came out after 3 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on five hits while walking four. He has now issued 23 free passes over his last five starts. He has given up at least four runs in six of his last eight outings and hasn't recorded a win since May 27.

RHP Marco Estrada will head into the All-Star break on a seven-game slide. He retired the first eight hitters but allowed six runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. In three of his last five starts, Estrada has allowed at least six earned runs and been unable to get past five innings in five of his last seven.

RHP Marco Estrada (4-6, 4.89 ERA) will attempt to win for the first time since May 27 when he faces the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series Friday at Rogers Centre. He is 0-4 with a 10.03 ERA in five starts in June, although he showed signs of improvement in his last start, a loss to the Kansas City Royals in which he allowed five hits, four walks and three runs while striking out six in seven innings. In his five starts in June, opponents have a .381 batting average and a 4.32 on-base percentage. In one start against the Red Sox this season, he allowed three hits, two walks and no runs in six innings in a no-decision. He is 4-4 with a 3.48 ERA in 11 games (nine starts) against the Red Sox.

RHP Marco Estrada dropped his fourth straight outing on Saturday against the Royals. He is 0-4 with a 10.03 ERA and opponents are hitting .381 in five June starts. He went 4-2 with a 3.15 ERA in May. His Saturday start was the best of the month, giving up three runs and five hits with six strikeouts and four walks. "I thought Marco looked good; actually really, really good," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He looked like the old guy. He went deep into the game, pitched his (rear) off."

RHP Marco Estrada continued to struggle in a no-decision Monday, turning in a fourth straight poor outing in the Blue Jays 7-6 loss to Texas. He gave up six runs on seven hits and four walks including three in the Rangers' five-run fourth over 32/3 innings. In his past four starts, Estrada has yielded 34 runs on 24 hits and seven walks over 161/3 innings. "He's been struggling," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "He's been so good since he's been here, I don't think that will continue. He?s a very confident guy. He's a veteran guy. He's not going anywhere. He'lll be out there every fifth day."