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TORONTO -- Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman followed up one of his best starts of the season with one of his worst.Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki each hit solo home runs off Gausman in the first inning, Marco Estrada snapped a four-start winless streak and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 6-5 on Friday night.Encarnacion reached base three times and scored twice as the Blue Jays won the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the AL East, cutting Baltimores division lead to half a game. The Orioles have lost four straight.After throwing seven shutout innings to beat Cleveland in his previous outing, Gausman (2-8) allowed six hits and matched a season-worst by giving up six runs. He lasted three innings, matching his shortest start of the season.This is obviously a big series for us, Gausman said. For me to go out there and just not even be competitive was bad.Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Gausman never found his step against the powerful Blue Jays.He made a lot of mistakes with his breaking ball and just elevated a lot of pitches, Showalter said. He made some good pitches but not enough of them against a good hitting team.Mark Trumbos two-out double gave Baltimore a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but the Blue Jays answered with a trio of solo shots in the bottom half. Bautista drilled Gausmans second pitch of the game off the facing of the second deck, Encarnacion hit a one-out blast and Tulowitzki added a two-out homer.Encarnacions homer was his 28th, third-most in majors.I was just all over the place, I had no feel for anything, Gausman said. I felt bad for (catcher Matt) Wieters, I was just kind of beating him up back there.It was the second time this season and 35th time in team history the Blue Jays have hit three home runs in an inning. The last time it happened was July 5, when Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson and Ezequiel Carrera connected in the third inning off Kansas Citys Chris Young.The Orioles lead the majors with 152 home runs while Toronto is second with 147. The Blue Jays have 15 multihomer innings this season.Wieters was one of several Orioles upset at home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez. Adam Jones argued after being called out on strikes in the first, and Showalter came out to break up an argument between Wieters and Gonzalez in the eighth.There were a lot of strikes that werent strikes, Showalter said. Players have tough nights. Obviously (Gonzalez) had a bad one.Making his second start after a stint on the disabled list with a sore back, Estrada (6-4) allowed four runs, three earned, and five hits in six innings.I dont feel one hundred percent, Estrada said. But I still feel I can give the team quality innings.Joaquin Benoit worked the seventh, Jason Grilli gave up Manny Machados solo home run in the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished for his 22nd save.Machado tied it 3-all when he scored from first base on an infield grounder in the third. With third baseman Donaldson shifted to the right side, Machado broke for third base after Donaldson threw Chris Davis out at first. Catcher Russell Martin scrambled to cover third base but couldnt handle Justin Smoaks throw. Machado scored standing up as the ball rolled down the third base line toward home plate.TURNING JAPANESEBaltimore signed former Reds RHP Logan Ondrusek and designated RHP Chaz Roe for assignment. The 31-year-old Ondrusek went 21-11 with a 3.89 ERA and two saves in 281 games with Cincinnati from 2010 to 2014. 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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Looking around the New York Giants tight ends room, Kevin Gilbride Jr. knows this is the best group of players he has been given to coach.Larry Donnell has looked good after overcoming a neck injury that sidelined him the second half of last season. Will Tye appears ready to take the next step after being the biggest surprise of the offense in 2014.Matt LaCosse and Ryan Malleck have shown flashes, and sixth-round draft pick Jerrell Adams has shown he can block but he is still learning.Add in H-back Will Johnson, and Gilbride is a busy guy.His group doesnt include a Gronk, but he has guys who can make plays, which should help Eli Manning and the offense this season.What we like to do, what we try to do is, and Im talking about when were in season, is we like to get the guys who are the best at that particular job, Gilbride said Friday after practice. Whether that be an in-line blocker, a lead blocker from the backfield, split out as the No.1 receiver, whatever the case may be. What we try to do is put that person in the position that we like them in.Donnell probably is the best and most well known in the group, having caught three touchdown passes against Washington in a 2014 night game.However, his status coming into the season was uncertain because of the neck injury that limited him to eight games last season.A week into training camp, Donnell has looked good. Other than a couple of bobbles, he has made big plays down the middle.Its a blessing just to be back here playing football, being able to put on that jersey and helmet again, and run around and do what I do, Donnell said.He said working to get back on the field wasnt tough. It was a lot tougher watching his teammates play last season.You always have to prove yourself in that league and thats what I want to get back to doing.Gilbride wants Donnell to play stronger. Thats block better and hold on to the ball once he makes catches. He has fumbled struggling to gain an extra yard.Tye made the rosster as a free agent out of little Stony Brook on Long Island and had 42 catches for 464 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games, including seven starts.ddddddddddddHes certainly explosive with the football in his hands, Gilbride said. Then he is stout at the point of attack in the run game.What Tye needs to do is lower his pad level so he can get under opponents and move them, Gilbride said.Tye isnt taking anything for granted in this camp. He has a little more confidence than last season, but the butterflies are there.Being undrafted, you always have to prove yourself, he said. Last year I might have played in one or two preseason games. I cant wait for the preseason because I am going to play.LaCosse, who had three catches in two games last season, was getting a lot of work in camp until hurting his right knee this week. He seemingly is close to returning.He brings a knowledge of the position, number one, and hes a big target, Gilbride said, adding that the second-year player does everything well but he is not the best at all the tight end jobs.Malleck had some nice catches in the minicamp after signing as a free agent, while Adams needs to learn the playbook and adjust to playing against bigger and faster players.Its a business, you are not on a scholarship anymore, Adams said.As an H-back, Johnson can line up in the backfield and be a lead blocker, a pass protector or a receiver.Game notes Fridays practice was basically a walk-through. Coach Ben McAdoo plans a fast, physical workout before giving the team off on Sunday. ... The coach is not certain that WR Odell Beckham Jr. will practice Saturday. He was cleated in the lower leg earlier this week and has not practiced at full speed since the injury. ... Cornerback Leon Hall, who was signed on Thursdsay, worked in the slot on Friday.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '