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(Sports Network) - Right-hander Brandon Morrow aims for a second gem against the Baltimore Orioles in as many starts tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays host them in the finale of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . The 28-year-old Californian, a former first-round pick of the Seattle Mariners, was a 4-1 winner over the Orioles in a May 30 start in which he allowed a run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings. That victory bumped his career record against Baltimore to 3-3 in 15 appearances and dropped his earned run average against the Orioles to 4.14 with 58 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings. In four starts since, Morrow, who subsequently missed two months with injury, is 2-2 while allowing 17 hits and six runs in 20 1/3 innings. For Baltimore, rookie right-hander Miguel Gonzalez faces the Blue Jays for the second time in his 14th career appearance. The 28-year-old Mexican made his major-league debut against Toronto on May 29 at Rogers Centre and allowed a run on four hits in a 3 1/3-inning relief outing. Gonzalez posted a 2.31 earned run average in three bullpen performances to begin the season before transferring to the rotation, where hes started 10 times and gone 5-3 while pitching at least seven innings four times. He was a 6-1 winner over the New York Yankees in his most recent start, in which he tossed seven scoreless innings of four-hit ball with a walk and nine strikeouts on Aug. 31. The Orioles are 7-3 in games hes pitched. On Tuesday, the Orioles shut out the Blue Jays for the second straight day in a 12-0 win and picked up their fifth victory in six games, tying the New York Yankees for first place in the American League East. The Yankees have struggled as of late, while Tampa Bay moved just 1 1/2 games off the pace. The Orioles could take sole possession of first place with a victory this evening, coupled with another Yankees loss to the Rays. Zach Britton (5-1) tossed another stellar outing for the Os. He scattered four hits and a pair of walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings to win his fourth straight start. Over that span, Britton has pitched to a 0.96 earned run average with 29 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings. "Im starting to get a better feel for all my pitches," Britton said. "Im just trying to be as aggressive as possible." Mark Reynolds blasted a three-run home run, his fifth in his last five games, and knocked in four runs in the second installment of this three-game set. Carlos Villanueva (7-5) received the loss for the fifth time in his last six decisions. He gave up a season-high six runs on seven hits. "They capitalized on elevated pitches inside the strike zone," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said of the Orioles against Villanueva, who lasted 6 2/3 innings. The Orioles won seven of the first 11 games between the teams in 2012, including a sweep of a two-game set in Baltimore on Aug. 24-25. Toronto won the 2011 season series, 12 games to six. Wholesale Super Bowl Jerseys . Suddenly, San Francisco is right back in the chase, and well before the All-Star break. Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run double and sacrifice fly to help Barry Zito end a three-start losing streak, and the Giants beat NL West-leading Los Angeles 8-0 on Monday night. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . Justin Smoak homered in the eighth inning and drove in a run in the ninth for Seattle to beat Texas 8-6 on Saturday night. http://www.wholesalenfljerseyclub.com/ . Beltre also scored twice as the Rangers rolled to their 10th win in 13 games and handed the reeling Indians their sixth straight loss. Wholesale Jerseys China . -- Slumping infielder Yuniesky Betancourt has been cut by the Kansas City Royals after beginning the season as the teams starting second baseman. Nike NFL Jerseys .S. Womens Open, So Yeon Ryu was already feeling the pressure to win again. She lapped the field to end the drought Sunday.SHENZHEN, China -- Lee Westwood made 11 birdies in a round of 61 on Saturday to grab a share of the lead with Louis Oosthuizen after the third round of the HSBC Champions. Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, came into the weekend with a five-stroke lead over the field, but struggled with his putting and had a 70. The South African had a chance to retake the lead with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, but missed by inches -- the last of many near misses throughout the day. Westwood and Oosthuizen were at 18-under 198. Phil Mickelson (66) made seven birdies and was three shots back. Ernie Els briefly surged into a share of the lead on the back nine before dumping his ball into a reservoir on the tricky 15th hole and taking a double bogey. He finished with a 69 and was tied for fourth with Bill Haas (66) and Ian Poulter (65) at 202. Westwood, a former world No. 1, has long been considered one of the most consistent golfers, yet hes never broken through to win a major, finishing runner-up twice -- at the Masters and British Open in 2010. Hes also played in more World Golf Championship events than any other golfer (41), but his best result is second place on three occasions, most recently at the HSBC Champions in 2010 when he lost to Francesco Molinari by one stroke. "It does surprise me that Ive played more than anyone else. I didnt realize I was that old," the 39-year-old Englishman said. "I know Ive played a lot. Ive never won one." It was the second time in three weeks Westwood shot a 61 -- he also had one to beat Charl Schwartzel in the semifinals of the World Golf Final exhibition in Turkey in mid-October. But as good as his score was Saturday, it wasnt even the low round of the day. That belonged to American Brandt Snedeker, who had a chance at a 59, but just missed a birdie putt on the 18th hole and settled for a 60 -- a new course record -- and a 203 total. "You dont get a chance to shoot 59 too often, maybe a couple of times in your career," he said. "Id love to have that putt again." Starting the day back in 12th place, Westwood began his charge up the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies on the first three holes. He then birdied the fifth and seventh holes and sunk a 10-foot putt for another birdie on the 573-yard par-5 ninth hole to make the turn at 13 under, four strokes back. The Englishman kept up the pressure on thhe back nine, closing his round with four more birdies to catch Oosthuizen and Els. Wholesale Jerseys 2013. "I just wanted to come out fast and try to get some momentum," Westwood said. "Thats just been missing from my game the last couple of weeks. I came out quick as you like with three birdies and that got me going and the hole started to look bigger." After two rounds of nearly flawless golf, Oosthuizen was five strokes up on the field and looked to be comfortably in control going into the weekend. His two-round score of 16-under 128 was the lowest through 36 holes at any World Golf Championship event since they began in 1999. But cracks began to appear in his putting game early on Saturday. After making a nice chip shot from the bunker on the third hole, he missed a routine 5-footer for birdie -- the first par-5 hole of the tournament hes failed to make birdie or better. Oosthuizen then three-putted on the par-3 fifth hole for bogey -- just his second bogey of the tournament -- and let another birdie chance slip away on the sixth when his 25-foot putt stopped short of the hole by inches. He narrowly missed two more birdie putts within 10 feet on the eighth and ninth holes, settling for par on both. "Early I didnt play really well and then started to find a little bit of form on the back nine, but just didnt make any putts," Oosthuizen said. "The putter went cold on me today." While Oosthuizen was missing his putts, Els was sinking his: a 7-foot birdie putt on the fourth, a 3-foot shot for eagle on the par-5 seventh and another 3-footer for birdie on the ninth to pull within one stroke at the turn. Els solid round came undone, however, on the 580-yard, par-5 15th hole, which presents golfers with two paths to the hole: a safe route down the length of the curving fairway or a riskier, 250-yard jump over a reservoir straight to the green. Els took the latter option and paid the price, plunging his second shot into the water. He managed to clear it with his next shot, but then missed an easy 5-footer on the green. He had been bogey-free up to that point in the tournament. After his remarkable 12-under performance, Snedeker moved up from a tie for 38th place to seventh going into the final day, one shot behind Els. Indian star Gaganjeet Bhullar, ranked 108th in the world, also had a surprisingly strong round, birdying nine times for a 63. He jumped from 27th place to a tie for eighth. ' ' '