Blue Jays hit four homers as they roll over slumping Orioles

Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales hit back-to-back home runs, Aledmys Diaz and Billy McKinney also connected, and the host Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore, 8-2 on Tuesday night, improving to 9-0 at home against the struggling Orioles.

Blue Jays righthander Sam Gaviglio (3-6) pitched seven innings to snap a 15-start winless streak, earning his first victory since May 25 at Philadelphia. Gaviglio allowed two runs and six hits.

Smoak and Morales chased righthander Dylan Bundy (7-12) with solo blasts two pitches apart in the fifth. Smoak’s homer was his team-high 19th.

Morales, who homered twice in Monday’s 5-3 win, has hit four home runs in his past three games, giving him 17 on the season.

One out later, McKinney took Ryan Meisinger deep for his first career homer, giving the Blue Jays their first three-homer inning since Aug. 23, 2017 against Tampa Bay.

Morales finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs while McKinney went 2-for-3 with three RBIs.

Every Blue Jays starter had at least one hit except for second baseman Devon Travis, who went 0-for-4 and reached on an error in the first.

Darvish done for 2018

The Cubs announced that Yu Darvish will miss the rest of the season because of a stress reaction in his right elbow.

Darvish left his rehab start for Class A South Bend on Sunday after just one inning.

“Hopefully it turns out well to get him back next year from Day 1,” manager Joe Maddon said. “It’s been a very difficult year, obviously, for him to have to endure the physical and maybe some of the emotional, mental pain.”

Darvish, who turned 32 on Thursday, signed a six-year, $1266-million contract with Chicago in February. But he made just eight starts in his first year with the Cubs, going 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA.

Third baseman Kris Bryant is on the disabled list with an inflamed left shoulder, and shortstop Addison Russell was scratched from a game against the Tigers because of right shoulder inflammation.