Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays
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Jonny DeLuca's 2-run single completes Rays' rally for 7-6 win over Orioles to avoid sweep
Yandy Díaz, Ryan Vilade and Jorge Mateo homered for Tampa Bay. Mateo's two-run shot with two out in the fourth was his first for the Rays and gave them a 4-3 lead.
Coby Mayo hit a 468-foot homer, and Pete Alonso and Christian Encarnacion-Strand also went deep for Baltimore (61-64), which moved into the AL's third wild-card spot by taking the first three games against its division rival at Tropicana Field.
Jonathan Aranda's RBI single against Yennier Cano (2-3) got the Rays within 6-5 in the seventh. After Junior Caminero hit an infield single to load the bases, Josh Walker came in and gave up DeLuca's go-ahead single to center, the last of four lead changes in the game.
All-Star Bryan Baker got the final five outs for his majors-leading 35th save. Left-hander Cam Booser (1-0) struck out the side in the seventh and earned his first win in a Rays uniform.
Alonso tied it at 4-all with his homer in the fifth, and Encarnacion-Strand made it 6-4 with his two-run shot in the sixth. He finished with three hits and four RBI.
Reinstated Monday from the injured list, Rays starter Shane McClanahan made just one big mistake, a fastball down the middle that Mayo crushed to left in the second. Manager Kevin Cash lifted McClanahan with one out in the fourth, opting not to push the left-hander. Casey Legumina came in and allowed two inherited runners to score on a single by Encarnacion-Strand.
Rays: RHP Nick Martinez (12-3, 2.74) starts Tuesday against visiting Toronto and RHP José Soriano (9-6, 3.17).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Taveras struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Beavers ran for Encarnacion-Strand |
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9th Inning | Encarnacion-Strand singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Henderson grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Mayo popped out to shortstop. |
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8th Inning | Aranda struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 BAL |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 17 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 14 | Hits | 12 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 1 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 41 | At Bats | 34 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 164 | Pitches | 151 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 2 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 25 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 9.0 | Runs Created | 8.1 |
| .341 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .610 | Slugging Percentage | .647 |
| .317 | Secondary Average | .382 |
| .372 | On Base Percentage | .421 |
| .982 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.068 |
| 1.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 9.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.1 |
| 52.0 | Batter Rating | 52.0 |
| 13.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.3 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.81 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .268 | Isolated Power | .294 |
| 0.10 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .023 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
| -.024 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .029 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 101.5 | MLB Rating | 100.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 10,159 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay |
- | 61 | W1 | 0.611465 | 96 |
 New York |
6 | 67 | L1 | 0.5732484 | 90 |
 Boston |
12 | 73 | L3 | 0.53503186 | 84 |
 Toronto |
19 | 80 | L1 | 0.49044585 | 77 |
| Baltimore |
20 | 81 | W1 | 0.48407644 | 76 |