ST. PETERSURG, Fla. — Aaron Hicks homered and had 4 RBIs because the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 after almost blowing a seven-run lead Tuesday night time in a matchup of the highest two groups within the AL East.

Anthony Santander and Ryan O’Hearn additionally went deep, and Kyle Bradish (3-3) gave up two runs and 4 hits over 5 innings for the Orioles, who moved inside 4 video games of the first-place Rays. Félix Bautista, the fifth Baltimore reliever, acquired 4 outs to earn his twentieth save on his twenty eighth birthday.

“I just think we’ve just got to keep playing good baseball,” Hicks stated. “You can’t really worry about the standings, what other teams are doing. You just have to go out and play hard, and get as many wins as you can.”

Francisco Mejía had an RBI double off Bradish throughout a two-run fifth earlier than Manuel Margot drove in two with a pinch-hit single in a four-run sixth towards three Baltimore relievers because the Rays acquired inside 7-6.

Orioles second baseman Adam Frazier made a nifty working catch on Randy Arozarena’s flare to heart with two on to finish the inning.

Rays supervisor Kevin Cash stated off the bat he thought it could be a bloop hit.

PHOTOS: Hicks homers and drives in 4 because the Orioles beat the Rays 8-6 after almost blowing a 7-run lead

Tampa Bay dropped to 31-8 at house, and has misplaced three straight general. The Rays entered as the one workforce within the majors and not using a three-game skid this 12 months.

Baltimore’s Austin Hays, who began the day main the AL in batting, went 3 for 4 and raised his common from .320 to .327. He has a career-high streak of 5 multiple-hit video games.

Gunnar Henderson, who missed Sunday’s recreation on the Chicago Cubs with the flu, doubled on Tyler Glasnow’s first pitch and scored on Santander’s single. Hicks made it 4-0 together with his three-run drive.

Hicks gave Baltimore an 8-6 benefit on his RBI single within the eighth off Robert Stephenson.

Hicks, launched by the New York Yankees on May 26 and signed by Baltimore 4 days later, has three homers and 7 extra-base hits in 17 video games with the Orioles. The outfielder had one homer and three extra-base hits over 28 video games with the Yankees.

“It’s been awesome,” Hicks stated. “The team has really welcomed me since I got here, and been able to have opportunities pretty much from day one to play every single day. It’s been fun.”

Hicks is hitting .340 with the Orioles, in comparison with .188 with the Yankees.

The Orioles took a 6-0 lead on Santander’s two-run shot within the second. O’Hearn hit a solo homer off reliever Shawn Armstrong within the fifth.

Glasnow (2-1), making his fifth begin after starting the season on the injured checklist with a strained left indirect, allowed six runs and 6 hits in 4 1/3 innings. He entered 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in six begins towards the Orioles.

“He was a little out of sorts,” Cash stated. “We’ll bet he’s going to bounce right back.”

LONG BALLS

Arozarena, anticipated to be an AL All-Star this 12 months, want to take part within the Home Run Derby.

“I would love to go out there and put on a show in the derby,” Arozarena stated via a translator. “Hopefully they invite me.”

When Arozarena struck out towards Bradish within the third, he misplaced his grip on the bat, which ended up close to shortstop.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: OF Cedric Mullins (groin) and INF Ryan Mountcastle (vertigo) have been set to begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Norfolk, however the recreation was postponed by rain.

Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe (herniated disc) has resumed on-field baseball drills. … CF Jose Siri acquired an injection Monday for his ailing proper shoulder and would possibly return to the lineup Wednesday.

UP NEXT

Baltimore RHP Tyler Wells (6-2) and Rays RHP Taj Bradley (4-3) are Wednesday’s starters.

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