Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles

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Tampa Bay Rays

71-72, 34-34 Away

Final
2 - 0

Baltimore Orioles

82-62, 42-33 Home

Jonny DeLuca homers to carry Rays past Orioles 2-0

Littell and Corbin Burnes were locked in a scoreless duel until the sixth inning, when DeLuca followed a leadoff walk with his sixth home run in 289 at-bats this season, a drive to left that barely cleared the wall.

“That 1-1 slider wasn't a bad pitch,” Burnes insisted. “He kind of went down and got it and put a good swing on it. That's the difference today.”

That was enough to outdo a struggling Baltimore offense that scored only three runs in the three-game series.

“I'm very encouraged about the pitching and the defense,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “To be able to come away with two wins in a three-game set, we've got to be pleased.”

Especially the way things have gone lately. It's the Rays' first series win on the road since early August and the first time they won a series in Baltimore since Aug. 27-29, 2021.

The Orioles, meanwhile, are locked in a duel with the New York Yankees for the top spot in the AL East. After taking two of three from the stumbling White Sox, Baltimore couldn't sustain the momentum against the sub-.500 Rays.

“We kind of go in stretches where it looks like we're coming out of it,” Burnes said. “Two steps forward, one step back. But we're still right there in the hunt. We know we're going to be a postseason team.”

Littell (6-9) was lifted after issuing a leadoff walk in the sixth. The right-hander gave up three hits and permitted only two runners past first base.

Edwin Uceta struck out Eloy Jiménez and Anthony Santander with two runners on in the eighth, then worked the ninth to earn his second save.

“Huge performance,” Cash said of Uceta, who struck out Coby Mayo with two on to end it.

Baltimore went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners.

“We're having a tough time right now, especially with runners in scoring position,” Santander conceded.

Burnes (13-8) allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings. The 2024 AL All-Star starter is 1-4 in his last five starts.

Burnes allowed three stolen bases, including a double-steal, to up his total this season to a major league high 41 — most in Orioles history.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Rays: LH Jeffrey Springs (left elbow fatigue) was placed on the 15-day IL. Springs made seven starts after being sidelined from March to the end of July while recovering from Tommy John surgery. “It's probably fatigue from coming back and missing some time," Cash said. "Will he come back this year? I feel it’s unlikely." ... 2B Brandon Lowe (finger) missed a third straight game. ... Leadoff hitter Yandy Díaz got the day off. “We're going to be managing the workload on his knee,” Cash said.

Orioles: RH Jacob Webb (elbow) is slated for a rehabilitation stint with Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. RH Danny Coulombe (elbow) begins a rehab assignment with Norfolk on Wednesday.

Rays: Tampa Bay continues its 10-game road trip in Philadelphia on Monday night.

Orioles: Rookie Chad Povich (2-7, 5.76 ERA) starts against Boston at Fenway Park on Monday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Orioles: 68.5%

Rays: 31.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Mayo struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Holliday walked.
	9th Inning	Mullins to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Slater struck out looking.
	9th Inning	Mullins singled to right.
	9th Inning	Cowser flied out to center.

Statistics

TB		BAL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	9
8	Strikeouts	11
2	Runs Batted In	0
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
8	Hits	5
3	Stolen Bases	1
2	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	0
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
34	At Bats	33
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
11	Runners Left On Base	21
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	0
16	Fly Balls	13
1	Caught Stealing	0
123	Pitches	153
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
11	Total Bases	5
36	Plate Appearances	36
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
1	Extra Base Hits	0
3.3	Runs Created	0.8
.235	Batting Average	.152
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.324	Slugging Percentage	.152
.206	Secondary Average	.121
.278	On Base Percentage	.222
.601	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.374
0.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.7
3.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	0.8
22.0	Batter Rating	6.0
34.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.75	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.42	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.25
.088	Isolated Power	.000
0.25	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.27
.056	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.083
-.029	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.030
4.0	Runs Produced	0.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.2
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.2
74.5	MLB Rating	60.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0