Colton Cowser’s Tenth-inning sacrifice fly scored Aaron Hicks to raise the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday within the opener of a four-game sequence at St. Petersburg, Fla
Cowser went 1-for-3, whereas Ryan O’Hearn additionally had an RBI for the first-place Orioles, who received for the Tenth time of their previous 12 video games
Felix Bautista (5-1) pitched scoreless ball within the ninth and Tenth inning to select up the win for Baltimore, which moved one recreation in entrance of Tampa Bay atop the American League East standings.
The Orioles, who for the Tenth time in 12 video games, struck out 14 occasions. The Rays, who’ve dropped 5 straight video games and 12 of their previous 15 contests, fanned 13 occasions
Yandy Diaz hit a two-run double for Tampa Bay however struck out thrice.
Trailing 3-1, the Rays tied the sport within the seventh
After consecutive singles by Taylor Partitions and Christian Bethancourt, Yennier Cano changed Tampa Bay starter Kyle Gibson. Cano promptly gave up Diaz’s double to middle, leveling the sport.
Gibson was charged with three runs on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six-plus innings.
Within the Tenth, Adam Frazier’s sacrifice bunt moved computerized runner Hicks to 3rd earlier than Hicks scored on Cowser’s sacrifice fly to left off Robert Stephenson (1-4).
Within the backside of the Tenth, Luke Raley was hit by a pitch to place runners on first and second. Bautista then struck out Randy Arozarena, who fanned 4 occasions in 5 at-bats, earlier than inducing Brandon Lowe to floor right into a game-ending double play.
Rays starter Tyler Glasnow gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits with 9 strikeouts and no walks in seven innings
Tampa Bay took a 1-0 benefit on Francisco Mejia’s run-scoring single within the second inning earlier than the Orioles took the lead with a three-run fourth
After Gunnar Henderson led off with a triple, he crossed the plate on Adley Rutschman’s single to proper.
Anthony Santander adopted with a single to place runners on first and second earlier than every moved up a base on Glasnow’s wild pitch.
O’Hearn’s sacrifice fly to left scored Rutschman, and two batters later, Santander scored on Hicks’ single to left when catcher Mejia could not maintain on to Arozarena’s throw from left subject whereas attempting to tag a diving Santander.
–Area Stage Media
