Toronto Blue Jays Reliever Tyler Rogers Surrenders Late Home Run

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Submarine pitcher Tyler Rogers was summoned in the eighth inning to help the Toronto Blue Jays avoid the long ball against Baltimore Orioles slugger Pete Alonso. However, Rogers left a pitch center-cut, and Alonso hooked it 400 feet for a go-ahead home run, handing Toronto a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat. The loss dropped the Blue Jays to 77-80 as they fight to maintain their positioning in the fiercely contested American League wild card race.