Blue Jays fans roasting Orioles over Gunnar Henderson error that could've avoided drama

On any given day, during any given game, there's always a play that can either make or break the outcome of said game. On Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre, that game breaking play occured in the sixth inning of the Toronto Blue Jays' 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles - but it's not the play that caught most of the attention from fans, and the media alike.

THAT play was pretty bad for sure. Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson made the most feeble attempt to tag Ernie Clement who was running to second base on a ground ball. When Henderson decided he didn't want to go after Clement anymore he decided to throw it to first and then the entire team was upset for the umpires not granting them a double play for Clement being "off the baseline."

However, the play that preceded that one was just as bad. On a routine groundball to short that was hit by the Blue Jays' second baseman, Henderson booted the ball, allowing Clement to get on base in the first place while moving the runner from second, Jesús Sánchez, over to third on the play. That's the play that should have been made and when Henderson didn't come up with it, it was the beginning of the Orioles completely spiraling and Blue Jays fans were quick to point that out online.

After that error, the Blue Jays rallied, scoring five runs in the inning to take a 5-4 lead, all of which stemmed from the missed play by Henderson.

Orioles miscue might have opened the door for the Blue Jays

That comeback win by Toronto book ends a stretch in which the Blue Jays had a collaps of their own which sunk them back below .500. As they head into Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies (Jun. 8) the Blue Jays are still 32-34 but could have been at least .500 if not better had it not been for these very Orioles.

On May 30, the Blue Jays were 29-29, reaching the .500 mark for the first time since they were 4-4 on April 4. They led the Orioles 5-1 going into the bottom of the ninth at Camden Yards. Then the Orioles staged an epic comeback against Jeff Hoffman, before walking off with a 6-5 win against Connor Seabold.

The Blue Jays then lost the next three games as well to sink to 29-33. But as they started to come out of that funk, they entered the series finale against the Orioles with a 2-1 record over their previous three games and were looking for a chance to win the series against their division rivals. The five run sixth inning, kick started by Henderson's error, completely aided the Blue Jays in that effort.

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