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08/23 15:33 CDT Nick Martinez allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Rays avert sweep
with 3-1 win over Orioles
Nick Martinez allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Rays avert sweep with 3-1 win over
Orioles
By DAVID GINSBURG
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Nick Martinez pitched six innings of one-hit ball, Junior
Caminero and Chandler Simpson delivered RBI singles in the pivotal sixth inning
and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday to avoid a
three-game sweep.
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 Daz 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.
Up next Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen (13-5, 3.01 ERA) starts Monday night in Detroit. The Orioles have Monday off before Chris Bassitt (4-4, 5.08) starts in St. Louis on Tuesday night. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen (13-5, 3.01 ERA) starts Monday night in Detroit. The Orioles have Monday off before Chris Bassitt (4-4, 5.08) starts in St. Louis on Tuesday night. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
