As the strikeouts mounted and his hitless streak endured, Jose Bautista was not concerned because the Toronto Blue Jays were winning anyway.
Manager John Gibbons wasn't worried, either, because he figured it was only a matter of time before the slugger got on track.
Bautista ended an early-season slump by going 3-for-3 and scoring four runs as Toronto ruined the Baltimore Orioles' home opener with a 12-5 victory Friday.
Josh Donaldson and Dioner Navarro each drove in three runs for the Blue Jays, who took control with a four-run first inning and led 10-1 in the fourth.
After going 0-for-12 with eight strikeouts during Toronto's opening three-game series in New York, Bautista got a hit in each of his first three at-bats and added a walk before leaving with leg cramps. He drove in two runs and tied his career high in runs scored as the Blue Jays improved to 3-1.
"Slow start individually doesn't matter when your team is winning games," Bautista said. "If we sustain that I'll be happy."
Toronto manager John Gibbons knew Bautista — a five-time All-Star — wouldn't be struggling for long.
"He's the last guy you got to worry about," Gibbons said. "Early in the year they were pitching him tough, but I thought he was too aggressive. Today I thought he did a better job of getting a pitch to hit."
Mark Buehrle (1-0) allowed one run and eight hits in six innings to earn his 200th career win.
"It's going to mean more when I get home, retired and sit on the couch and look back," Buehrle said. "It's a round number. Obviously been around a while, stayed healthy, made some starts."
Toronto finished with 16 hits, half of them doubles — including two by Dalton Pompey. After playing the spoiler's role at Yankee Stadium for New York's home opener Monday, the Blue Jays pulled off an encore at Camden Yards.
"We got one more," Gibbons said. "Maybe we can do it right at our place."
Adam Jones homered, had a career-high tying four hits and drove in two runs for the Orioles, now 41-21 in home openers since coming to Baltimore from St. Louis in 1954.
Bud Norris (0-1) allowed eight runs and seven hits in three-plus innings. He was 4-0 lifetime against Toronto and had won nine straight decisions against AL East foes.
"Frustrating. It's not what I envisioned," Norris said. "It's tough to do that here at home and in front of my team. I'll take that one on me, for sure."
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