Pearson reached 101.5 mph on his strike three pitch to Hays. It was the fastest pitch by a Blue Jays pitcher since tracking began in 2008, eclipsing a 101.2 mph pitch by Brandon Morrow in 2014.

“It’s an electric arm, it’s electric stuff,” Shaw said of Pearson. “Especially in short stints out of the bullpen, he can just let it all go. That’s going to be a huge, huge key for us, a big weapon for us to use out of the bullpen.”

Toronto clinched its first postseason berth since 2016 by beating the Yankees 4-1 on Thursday. The Blue Jays are assured of at least a wild card and are a game behind New York for second place in the AL East.

Grichuk hit a leadoff shot off Jorge López in the second, his 11th, and Toronto scored six runs in the inning, sending 10 batters to the plate.

Toronto chased López and added two more in the third before Shaw connected on a two-run shot off Tom Eshelman in the fourth.

López (2-2) allowed eight runs and nine hits in two-plus innings, losing for the second straight start. He’s 0-2 with an 11.20 ERA in five games against Toronto.

“Tonight just wasn’t his night,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “They hit him hard, no two ways around it. They beat us with a lot of hits against the shift that hurt us. He had a tough time staying out of the middle part of the plate.”