ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Even after his team nearly blew a big lead, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter was feeling good.
Adam Jones drove in two with a double during a four-run first inning, and the Orioles hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 Tuesday night.
"Not tough at all when you win," Showalter said when asked how it was getting through the game. "6-0, nobody thinks the game is over by any chance. We know them. They're going to play hard and keep trying."
Steve Pearce homered for the second straight game, a two-run drive that made it 6-0 in the second for the Orioles, who won Monday's opener 6-2. Pearce, from nearby Lakeland, has five homers in his last 11 games at Tropicana Field.
Baltimore's Chris Davis went 0 for 3, including an eighth-inning fly to the warning track, and was hit by a pitch as the designated hitter in his return after a 25-game suspension for a positive amphetamine test. Showalter said Davis will play first base in Wednesday night's series finale.
"The first couple at-bats I was pretty fired up," Davis said. "I was over-swinging a little bit. As the game progressed I settled down a little bit. Took some better swings. Definitely a little rusty, but felt good to be back in there."
Tampa Bay got two-run homers from Logan Forsythe and Kevin Kiermaier.
Forsythe cut the deficit to 6-3 with a home run that culminated an 11-pitch at-bat in the fourth against Wei-Yin Chen, who allowed three runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Kiermaier made it 6-5 with his homer off Kevin Gausman (1-0) during the sixth.
Zach Britton struck out three straight batters in a perfect ninth for his first save.
New Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash has lost his first two games. He replaced Joe Maddon, who exercised an opt-out clause during the offseason and became manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Travis Snider had an RBI single and Manny Machado hit a sacrifice fly in the first off Nathan Karns (0-1), who gave up six runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
"I tried to do too much in the first two, tried to make pitch sequences that I don't normally try to do," Karns said. "But that's just the learning curve."
Acquired from Pittsburgh in January, Snider has three RBIs in his first two games with the Orioles.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy, on the disabled list with a strained left shoulder, could start an injury rehabilitation assignment next week at Class A Frederick.
Rays: 1B James Loney was a late scratch due to a right side injury. ... RHP Alex Cobb said he had his best day playing catch since being sidelined last month by right forearm tendinitis. There is no timetable for when Cobb might throw off a mound. ... DH John Jaso still had soreness and restricted movement one day after spraining his left wrist sliding in the first inning.
UNIQUE DAY
Tampa Bay RHP Steve Geltz faced four batters and struck them all out in Monday's opener. The Rays said Geltz became the first pitcher since records were first available in 1914 to pitch more than one inning and strike out every batter he faced on opening day.
"It's pretty exciting," he said. "It's unreal."
Geltz didn't have a strikeout, but got a double-play grounder from Jones, in a scoreless inning Tuesday.
SNIDER'S START
Snider walked in his three other plate appearances Tuesday after going 3 for 4 in the opener.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Miguel Gonzalez is Wednesday night's starter against the Rays.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi will face the Orioles on Wednesday night.
Adam Jones drove in two with a double during a four-run first inning, and the Orioles hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 Tuesday night.
"Not tough at all when you win," Showalter said when asked how it was getting through the game. "6-0, nobody thinks the game is over by any chance. We know them. They're going to play hard and keep trying."
Steve Pearce homered for the second straight game, a two-run drive that made it 6-0 in the second for the Orioles, who won Monday's opener 6-2. Pearce, from nearby Lakeland, has five homers in his last 11 games at Tropicana Field.
Baltimore's Chris Davis went 0 for 3, including an eighth-inning fly to the warning track, and was hit by a pitch as the designated hitter in his return after a 25-game suspension for a positive amphetamine test. Showalter said Davis will play first base in Wednesday night's series finale.
"The first couple at-bats I was pretty fired up," Davis said. "I was over-swinging a little bit. As the game progressed I settled down a little bit. Took some better swings. Definitely a little rusty, but felt good to be back in there."
Tampa Bay got two-run homers from Logan Forsythe and Kevin Kiermaier.
Forsythe cut the deficit to 6-3 with a home run that culminated an 11-pitch at-bat in the fourth against Wei-Yin Chen, who allowed three runs and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Kiermaier made it 6-5 with his homer off Kevin Gausman (1-0) during the sixth.
Zach Britton struck out three straight batters in a perfect ninth for his first save.
New Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash has lost his first two games. He replaced Joe Maddon, who exercised an opt-out clause during the offseason and became manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Travis Snider had an RBI single and Manny Machado hit a sacrifice fly in the first off Nathan Karns (0-1), who gave up six runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
"I tried to do too much in the first two, tried to make pitch sequences that I don't normally try to do," Karns said. "But that's just the learning curve."
Acquired from Pittsburgh in January, Snider has three RBIs in his first two games with the Orioles.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: SS J.J. Hardy, on the disabled list with a strained left shoulder, could start an injury rehabilitation assignment next week at Class A Frederick.
Rays: 1B James Loney was a late scratch due to a right side injury. ... RHP Alex Cobb said he had his best day playing catch since being sidelined last month by right forearm tendinitis. There is no timetable for when Cobb might throw off a mound. ... DH John Jaso still had soreness and restricted movement one day after spraining his left wrist sliding in the first inning.
UNIQUE DAY
Tampa Bay RHP Steve Geltz faced four batters and struck them all out in Monday's opener. The Rays said Geltz became the first pitcher since records were first available in 1914 to pitch more than one inning and strike out every batter he faced on opening day.
"It's pretty exciting," he said. "It's unreal."
Geltz didn't have a strikeout, but got a double-play grounder from Jones, in a scoreless inning Tuesday.
SNIDER'S START
Snider walked in his three other plate appearances Tuesday after going 3 for 4 in the opener.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Miguel Gonzalez is Wednesday night's starter against the Rays.
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi will face the Orioles on Wednesday night.
7:10PM,EDT,April 7,2015
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| De Aza singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce singled to left, De Aza to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider singled to right, De Aza scored, Pearce to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones doubled to deep center, Pearce and Snider scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Jones to third on wild pitch by Karns. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado hit sacrifice fly to center, Jones scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Flaherty flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Guyer grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Joseph walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| De Aza flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Pearce homered to left center (397 feet), Joseph scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Snider walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Longoria walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Jennings singled to right, Longoria to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Forsythe flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Rivera grounded out to pitcher, Longoria to third, Jennings to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Flaherty grounded out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Kiermaier tripled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to second, Kiermaier scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Longoria singled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| Jennings flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Forsythe homered to left (412 feet), Longoria scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Rivera flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Beckham flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Pearce flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Snider walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Snider out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| Guyer hit by pitch. | 6 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. walked, Guyer to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Gausman relieved Chen. | 6 | 3 |
| Guyer stole third, Souza Jr. stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Longoria walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Jennings lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nathan Karns pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Davis hit by pitch. | 6 | 3 |
| Machado grounded into double play, second to first, Davis out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Flaherty walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Balfour relieved Karns. | 6 | 3 |
| Joseph lined out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Forsythe walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Beckham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Forsythe out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| Kiermaier homered to center (419 feet), Beckham scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Cabrera singled to left. | 6 | 5 |
| De Aza walked, Cabrera to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Geltz relieved Balfour. | 6 | 5 |
| Pearce grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, De Aza out at second, Cabrera to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Snider walked, Pearce to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Snider out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| Cabrera flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| O'Day relieved Gausman. | 6 | 5 |
| Longoria lined out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Jepsen relieved Geltz. | 6 | 5 |
| Davis flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Flaherty grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Jennings grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Rivera flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Boxberger relieved Jepsen. | 6 | 5 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Cabrera flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Flaherty at shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Schoop at second base. | 6 | 5 |
| Britton relieved O'Day. | 6 | 5 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| De Aza LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .222 | .300 | .556 |
| Pearce 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .429 | .500 | 1.286 |
| Snider RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .800 | .875 | 1.000 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .143 | .250 | .286 |
| Davis DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Machado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| Flaherty 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .143 | .250 | .571 |
| Joseph C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .143 | .250 | .286 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Schoop 2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 151 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Jones (1, Karns) HR: Pearce (2, 2nd inning off Karns 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Snider (3), Jones 2 (2), Machado (1), Pearce 2 (3) SF: Machado 2-out RBI: Pearce 2 GIDP: Jones 2, Machado Orioles RISP: 2-5 (Pearce 0-1, Snider 1-1, Jones 1-2, Davis 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 13,906 (40.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Dana DeMuth |
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