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Righty throws seven frames of one-hit ball, whereas Lowe and Ramírez slug clutch homers
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BALTIMORE — With a sold-out crowd available, a postseason-like really feel within the air and the American League East lead on the road, Camden Yards was searching for a purpose to get rowdy on Friday night time.
The Rays wouldn’t permit it.
With a convincing 7-1 win over the Orioles earlier than a crowd of 43,359, their second straight victory to start this significant four-game battle for the division lead, the Rays reclaimed a share of first place within the AL East for the primary time since July 21.
“It was really important to come here and take care of business, and so far we’ve done that. We’ve got to continue that through the weekend,” stated starter Zach Eflin, who sailed by seven dominant innings on 84 pitches. “It’s a huge series for us, and so are the rest of their games along the way.”
- Games remaining 13: at BAL (2), vs. LAA (3), vs. TOR (3), at BOS (2), at TOR (3)
- Standings replace: The Rays (92-57) have a share of first place within the AL East with the Orioles (91-56). However, Baltimore presently leads the season collection, 6-5, so Tampa Bay should sweep this four-game collection to say the tiebreaker and thus land atop the division in the event that they end the common season with similar data. Both golf equipment would have a snug lead within the AL Wild Card race.
But Rays supervisor Kevin Cash acknowledged afterward that Friday night time was arguably “the biggest game of the year for us,” and Tampa Bay turned in a complete crew effort worthy of the second.
Eflin carried a no-hitter into the sixth and allowed only one hit all night time. Brandon Lowe homered, Manuel Margot had three hits in his return to the lineup and Randy Arozarena continued his assault on Baltimore pitching with three hits of his personal. Then Harold Ramírez punctuated the entire thing with a pinch-hit, three-run homer to cap a four-run sixth.
“We know there’s huge implications,” Lowe stated. “To get that playoff-type atmosphere in September, to see how people react to it — [I] feel like everybody’s just passing with flying colors at this point.”
Nobody extra so than Eflin, whom Lowe dubbed “the stoic starter that we needed.”
The veteran right-hander, seasoned by final yr’s postseason run with the Phillies, appeared fully unfazed by the environment or the importance of the scenario. Eflin struck out eight with no stroll, recorded not less than one swinging strike on every of his six pitches and earned his AL-leading fifteenth win.
“I’ve been dying for an outing like that,” Eflin stated. “Looking back at it, I think pretty much everything felt really good. It was just kind of one of those games where [catcher René] Pinto would call a pitch, and I’d most of the time execute it — which is what I try to do every time, but I haven’t been able to do that the past couple outings.”
Orioles leadoff man Gunnar Henderson reached within the first inning on an error by third baseman Isaac Paredes, however Eflin erased him with an inning-ending double play, then retired the subsequent 12 Orioles in a row. Rookie Heston Kjerstad broke up Eflin’s no-hit bid with a homer to steer off the sixth.
“I don’t think he threw a ball where he didn’t want to the entire night,” stated Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde, whose membership has misplaced a season-high-tying 4 straight video games. “He pretty much carved us up.”
Orioles starter Jack Flaherty held the Rays in examine for 3 innings, however they broke by in an enormous means after that. Lowe opened the scoring within the fourth by launching his twentieth homer of the season. Margot tacked on one other run with a single to left in his first begin since coming off the injured record because of an elbow harm.
“Tremendous,” Margot stated by interpreter Manny Navarro. “I was a little anxious to get out here, and I’m glad I was able to help out the team.”
The Rays pulled forward by three on a fifth-inning sacrifice fly by Lowe, then broke the sport open within the sixth, a welcome change of tempo after taking part in 10 straight video games determined by three runs or fewer.
With two on and no one out within the sixth, the Rays despatched up Ramírez to pinch-hit. The Orioles countered with right-hander Bryan Baker, and Ramírez promptly pummeled the primary pitch he noticed, a 96.2 mph fastball, out to left-center for a three-run homer. With an exit velocity of 112.5 mph, in response to Statcast, it was the hardest-hit homer of Ramírez’s profession.
“I just enjoyed it a lot, because I know I got that ball pretty good,” he stated. “Every game is very important for us. For that reason, I just feel very excited.”
After watching the ball zip out of the park, Ramírez let free an uncharacteristically emphatic bat toss about midway down the first-base line — a high-flying exclamation level on a press release victory for the Rays.
“That was freaking awesome,” Lowe stated, grinning. “You do that, you can bat-flip however you like.”
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