Orioles vs. Blue Jays: Pitcher Aaron Laffey frustrates Baltimore in Toronto's 4-0 win Tuesday night, the Orioles didn't solve soft-tossing Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Aaron Laffey. He threw 52 / 3 scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory in front of 30,205 at Camden Yards. It was the first time the Orioles (88-67) have been shut out in 49 games, since a 2-0 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 3. Laffey, a Cumberland, Md., native, induced 11 groundball outs and allowed just one baserunner to reach second base. Laffey entered the night having been unable to go more than 42 / 3 innings in any of his previous three starts. For the game, the Orioles stranded nine baserunners and were 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position That forced the Orioles, who have lost two straight, to await the Yankees" late game against in Minnesota to see if they would fall more than two games out of first place in the American League East for the first time since Sept. Left-hander Joe Saunders kept the Orioles in the game despite allowing hits to five of the first eight hitters. Saunders, who allowed 11 hits over 61 / 3 innings, limited the damage. He recorded his fourth quality start in six starts since the Orioles acquired him in a trade with the Arizone Diamondbacks on Aug. 26, allowing four runs (three of them earned). Five hitters into the game, the Orioles trailed 1-0 on Yan Gomes" two-out single that scored Brett Lawrie from second. The Orioles got out of the inning when Rajai Davis" grounder hit Gomes running to second. Adeiny Hechavarria's two-out double scored another run in the fourth and the Jays scored two more runs charged to Saunders in the seventh. J.P. Arencibia led off the inning with a single and Anthony Gose reached on Manny Machado's fielding error. Two batters later, Colby Rasmus" one-out single scored Arencibia and chased Saunders from the game. Gose scored on Edwin Encarnacion's single to right, but right fielder Chris Davis threw out Rasmus at third. The Orioles placed runners at first and second with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning after Chris Davis" double down the right field line and a walk to Machado. But University of Maryland product Brett Cecil struck out pinch hitter Jim Thome on three pitches and pinch hitter Ryan Flaherty grounded out to first to end the inning. Despite their offensive struggles, the Orioles loaded the bases and brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in the ninth against Jays closer Casey Janssen. But Flaherty flew out to center field on the first pitch. Dylan Bundy made his second appearance for the Orioles - and the first at home - working a scoreless ninth despite allowing a hit and a walk. L.J. Hoes made his major league debut as a pinch runner in the bottom of the ninth.