Alonso feels 'awful' after getting picked off to end O's rally in loss

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso wasn't happy about his late baserunning blunder during Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Alonso was picked off at first base with the tying run at second, abruptly ending the Orioles' rally in the eighth inning.

"I definitely overcommitted too much on getting my momentum going to try and get to second if there was a ball in the infield or score if there was a ball in the gap," Alonso said postgame, according to Jake Rill of MLB.com. "So yeah, it's really tough to kind of take ourselves out of the inning like that from just playing too far over my skis, so to speak. I feel awful."

Alonso also acknowledged that rookie catcher Brandon Valenzuela made a great defensive play to get him.

"It was a hell of a throw," the five-time All-Star said. "It was a hell of a throw, great tag. Great play by them to take advantage of the situation."

He added: "I over-anticipated contact in the zone. For me, I kind of had a pretty big primary lead with two outs. ... If there's a ball hit in the outfield, either in the gap or down the line, I would give myself the best chance to score."

The Orioles and Blue Jays resume their four-game series Friday.