Tampa Bay RaysvsBaltimore Orioles
TB 1/BAL 6
Things to say
Baltimore beat Tampa Bay 6-1 at Camden Yards.
01
Orioles took it 6-1 last night. Rays looked flat the whole way. Camden was rocking.
02
key player
Whoever Baltimore ran out there had his stuff working, Tampa never got into the heart of the order.
03
hot take
Rays are 34-18 and still got punched in the mouth by a sub-.500 team. That tells you something.
04
deep cut
Tampa's bullpen has been overworked all month, you could see it catching up to them late.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Baltimore can carry it into the next one or if the Rays bounce back.
The recap
Orioles took the Rays down 6-1 at Camden Yards, which is the kind of upset that makes you double-check the standings since Tampa's been the class of the division all year. Baltimore's bats finally woke up and tagged the Rays staff for six, while their own arms kept the heart of the order quiet all night.
Holding a 34-18 club to a single run is the kind of pitching line that turns a season around if you can bottle it. Getaway-day energy, and the Orioles cashed it in.