Dylan Bundy dazzles for seven innings (O's win 3-1)

Dylan Bundy's start tonight didn't come with a pregame ceremony and the unrolling of an orange carpet. No flyovers, no glitter, no sellout crowd. Just a dominant performance against a formidable lineup that couldn't figure him out.

Bundy held the Blue Jays to one run over seven innings, tying his career high with 99 pitches, and the Orioles carried a 3-1 lead into the eighth inning at Camden Yards.

Bundy allowed four hits, walked none and struck out eight, as the Orioles attempt to sweep the two-game series.

Adam Jones lined a two-run homer into the left field seats in the third inning to give the Orioles a 2-1 lead. His 223 career homers as an Oriole tie Rafael Palmeiro for fifth place on the all-time list.

Chris Davis hit his 200th career home run as an Oriole, a solo shot into their bullpen in the fourth to increase the lead to 3-1. Reliever Darren O'Day, recovered from the flu, made a nice catch.

Bundy was getting outs with his secondary pitches, going heavy with his slider/cutter and also striking out leadoff hitter Devon Travis on a 77 mph curveball. He retired the first seven batters, striking out the side in the first, before the Jays strung together three straight singles in the third to take a 1-0 lead.

Nothing was hit particularly hard. Kevin Pillar barely cleared shortstop J.J. Hardy's glove and Travis poked an RBI single over Davis' head into shallow right field.

They still count.

Bundy needed only nine pitches to clear the fourth inning and eight to complete the fifth, leaving him at 66.

Bundy was making his first career start against the Jays after shutting them out in four relief appearances over 4 2/3 innings. He retired nine in a row after Travis' RBI single, a streak that Josh Donaldson interrupted with a one-out single in the sixth. Bundy responded by striking out José Bautista for the second time on the slider/cutter, often identified as a changeup on Statcast, and striking out Kendrys Morales on a 93 mph fastball.

The Morales at-bat lasted 10 pitches and ran Bundy's count to 88, including 64 strikes. The bullpen remained quiet.

Brad Brach replaced Bundy after the Jays were retired in order in the seventh.

Jays left-hander J.A. Happ allowed one baserunner in the first two innings, with Manny Machado reaching in the first on Donaldson's throwing error. Jonathan Schoop singled to lead off the third, J.J. Hardy struck out looking, Joey Rickard lined to left and Jones lined a little deeper for a 2-1 lead.

Trey Mancini didn't get a fly ball in right field until one out in the fourth, courtesy of Troy Tulowitzki. He also recorded the out on Russell Martin in the seventh.

Note: The Orioles have agreed to terms with veteran pitcher Edwin Jackson on a minor league deal, pending a physical, according to a source. Jackson, 33, will report to extended spring training.

Jackson made 13 starts with the Padres last season and went 5-6 with a 5.89 ERA in 73 1/3 innings. He's 93-114 with a 4.65 ERA in 14 major league seasons with the Rays, Dodgers, Cubs, White Sox, Diamondbacks, Braves, Cardinals, Padres, Nationals, Marlins and Tigers.

His deal with the Orioles includes a June 1 opt-out.

The Baltimore Sun was first with the Jackson agreement.

Update: Zach Britton escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and the Orioles defeated the Jays 3-1 before 16,086.

Bautista and Morales opened the ninth with singles. Tulowitzki struck out, but Martin walked to load the bases for former Oriole Steve Pearce, who bounced into a 6-4-3 double play.