Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles
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Nick Martinez allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Rays avert sweep with 3-1 win over Orioles
The AL East-leading Rays had lost three straight and seven of nine before bouncing back behind Martinez (13-4), who retired 18 of the 19 batters he faced. The only flaw in his brilliant performance was Colton Cowser's third-inning double down the right-field line.
Cam Booser worked a perfect seventh, Kevin Kelly got three straight outs in the eighth and Bryan Baker gave up a leadoff homer to Cowser in the ninth before sealing his 37th save.
Baltimore finished with three hits and failed to draw a walk for the first time in 122 games.
Martinez and former Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz were locked in a scoreless pitching duel until the sixth, when the Rays went up 3-0 after Baz got two straight outs. Yandy Díaz singled, took third on a single by Jonathan Arana and scored when Baz threw a wild pitch to Caminero.
Caminero then grounded a run-scoring single up the middle. Baz was lifted after walking Liam Hicks, and Simpson greeted Grant Wolfram with a single to center.
Baz (4-14) gave up three runs and five hits. The hard-luck righty is 0-8 in 12 starts since June 12, in part because the Orioles have provided him only 15 runs of support in those dozen outings.
It was a disappointing finish to a 2-4 homestand for Baltimore than began with three straight losses to the Yankees.
The defeat blunted Baltimore's bid to make some progress in the crowded race for the final AL wild-card spot. The Orioles started the day one game out but tied with the Twins behind three teams.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Henderson grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Alonso grounded out to second, Taveras to third. |
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9th Inning | Holliday lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Taveras safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Caminero, Taveras safe at second on error. |
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9th Inning | Cowser homered to right (382 feet). |
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9th Inning | Baker relieved Kelly |
Statistics
 TB |
 BAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 2 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 154 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 30 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created | -0.7 |
| .226 | Batting Average | .067 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .226 | Slugging Percentage | .200 |
| .097 | Secondary Average | .133 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .067 |
| .559 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .267 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.7 |
| 17.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.28 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.20 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .133 |
| 1.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .139 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.129 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .067 |
| 5.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.0 |
| 72.0 | MLB Rating | 60.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 27,745 | 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 |