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08/17 20:41 CDT Jonny DeLuca's 2-run single completes Rays' rally for 7-6 win
over Orioles to avoid sweep
Jonny DeLuca's 2-run single completes Rays' rally for 7-6 win over Orioles to
avoid sweep
By ZAK GILBERT
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) --- Pinch-hitter Jonny DeLuca put the Rays in front
with a two-run single in the seventh inning, and AL-best Tampa Bay rallied for
a 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night to avoid a four-game sweep.
Yandy Daz, 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 RBIs.
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.
Up next Orioles: Welcome the New York Yankees to Camden Yards on Tuesday, with RHP Shane Baz (4-12, 4.00 ERA) meeting LHP Carlos Rodn (4-2, 3.30). Rays: RHP Nick Martinez (12-3, 2.74) starts Tuesday against visiting Toronto and RHP Jos Soriano (9-6, 3.17). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Orioles: Welcome the New York Yankees to Camden Yards on Tuesday, with RHP Shane Baz (4-12, 4.00 ERA) meeting LHP Carlos Rodn (4-2, 3.30). Rays: RHP Nick Martinez (12-3, 2.74) starts Tuesday against visiting Toronto and RHP Jos Soriano (9-6, 3.17). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
