Three times Tampa Bay answered. The fourth time, there was no answer left. Baltimore scored in the 10th inning to beat the Rays 4-3 at Tropicana Field, closing out a back-and-forth night that swung through a pickoff error, two home runs and a ninth-inning tie before finally settling in extra innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Pete Alonso carried the Orioles' offense all night, going 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. His solo shot to right center in the fifth inning put Baltimore back in front, 2-1, part of a night that made him the game's top performer.
The finish came in the 10th. With the score tied 3-3, Tyler O'Neill singled to center and Colton Cowser scored, putting the Orioles ahead 4-3 for good. It capped a game that had already seen Tampa Bay erase a deficit in the ninth, when Junior Caminero reached on an infield single to third, plating Jorge Mateo to tie it at 3-3 and set up the extra frame.
Tampa Bay starter Ian Seymour struck out nine over 6.0 innings but allowed 3 runs on 6 hits. Bryan Baker took the loss in relief, charged with 1 run over 1.0 inning despite not allowing an earned run, marking his first loss of the season. Baltimore's Kyle Bradish went 6.0 innings and allowed 2 runs on 7 hits with 4 walks, leaving the game in a tie he did not factor into the decision. Andrew Kittredge picked up the win after working 1.0 inning, and Cam Sanders closed it out for his third save, tossing a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts.
Baltimore improved to 60-63 and extended its winning streak to two games. Tampa Bay fell to 74-48, dropping its second straight despite holding the division's top rank. Bradish sits 28 innings shy of 500 career innings pitched, a mark he did not reach Friday but remains within range of soon.