ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The struggling Tampa Bay Rays needed a lift, and Tim Beckham was ecstatic to provide it.
The rookie shortstop pointed to the dugout as he sprinted up the first base line after lashing a two-out, bases-loaded single that snapped an eighth-inning tie and lifted his team to a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
The sputtering Rays rallied after being limited to two hits over seven innings by Orioles starter Chris Tillman, who came within six outs of winning his sixth straight decision before walking Kevin Kiermaier leading off the eighth.
Kiermaier stole second and raced home on John Jaso's two-out single off reliever Darren O'Day (5-1) to make it 1-1. Evan Longoria followed with a bloop single and James Loney was walked intentionally before Beckham singled up the middle.
"We needed that," manager Kevin Cash said after the Rays won for just ninth time in 28 games.
Beckham received a Gatorade bath leaving the field. He hopes his teammates haven't doused his good fortune.
"I thought about my shoes. My shoes were soaking wet. Been playing pretty good in those shoes," said the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft. "It's a superstition thing. I want to keep it going. ... It feels great to contribute to it."
Alex Colome (4-4) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Jake McGee worked the ninth for his fifth save.
The Orioles, meanwhile, lost for the first time this season when leading after seven innings.
"Tilly was the reason we stayed in the ball game. One run doesn't do it very often," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique (the pitching), but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
Tillman picked up where he left off from a stellar performance at Detroit last weekend, walking three and striking out four while frustrating Tampa Bay most of the night.
Chris Davis gave Tillman all the offensive support it looked like the right-hander might need with a RBI double in the fourth off All-Star Chris Archer (9-8), who allowed one run and five hits over six innings.
The Orioles were 39-0 when leading after seven innings, but couldn't finish the Rays, who were coming off losing two of three at Philadelphia, which has the worst record in the majors.
Baltimore has lost four straight after getting swept by the first-place New York Yankees.
"(Tillman) put us in a good spot and I didn't get my job done," O'Day said. "It would have been a nice win tonight against one of the best pitchers in the American League. It just wasn't meant to be."
Tillman yielded a leadoff single to Ian Kinsler and walked Victor Martinez in the first inning before finishing a one-hit, eight-inning outing by retiring the last 23 batters he faced in a 3-0 victory at Detroit last Saturday. He fanned the first two Rays and extended his streak to 28 consecutive hitters before walking David DeJesus with two outs in the second.
Longoria doubled down the right-field line for the first hit off the Tillman, who also walked Beckham before escaping a jam in the fourth. Kiermaier bunted for a single in the fifth, but was stranded when Rene Rivera struck out and Steven Souza Jr. grounded to third to end the inning.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: INF-OF Steve Pearce (strained left oblique), placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday retroactive to July 19, had an MRI exam that showed inflammation. Manager Buck Showalter said it's iffy that Pearce will be ready when eligible to come off the DL early next month.
Rays: SS Asdrubal Cabrera (right hamstring) said he was at 80 percent during his first-base running session. ... OF Desmond Jennings (left knee) ran and took batting practice with Cabrera.
HIGH AND TIGHT
Tillman hit Beckham with a pitch leading off the seventh, so plate umpire John Tumpane warned both benches in the eighth when Colome plunked Manny Machado, the second batter the reliever faced.
IMPRESSIVE STREAK
McGee, who began the season on the disabled list following elbow surgery, extended his string of scoreless appearances to 21. It's one of five scoreless streaks of at least 20 games in the majors this year.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-6) faces the Rays for the fourth time this season. He's allowed one run in 15 2/3 innings over the past two starts against Tampa Bay.
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-3) has all of his wins joining the rotation for good on May 14.
The rookie shortstop pointed to the dugout as he sprinted up the first base line after lashing a two-out, bases-loaded single that snapped an eighth-inning tie and lifted his team to a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
The sputtering Rays rallied after being limited to two hits over seven innings by Orioles starter Chris Tillman, who came within six outs of winning his sixth straight decision before walking Kevin Kiermaier leading off the eighth.
Kiermaier stole second and raced home on John Jaso's two-out single off reliever Darren O'Day (5-1) to make it 1-1. Evan Longoria followed with a bloop single and James Loney was walked intentionally before Beckham singled up the middle.
"We needed that," manager Kevin Cash said after the Rays won for just ninth time in 28 games.
Beckham received a Gatorade bath leaving the field. He hopes his teammates haven't doused his good fortune.
"I thought about my shoes. My shoes were soaking wet. Been playing pretty good in those shoes," said the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft. "It's a superstition thing. I want to keep it going. ... It feels great to contribute to it."
Alex Colome (4-4) pitched a scoreless eighth, and Jake McGee worked the ninth for his fifth save.
The Orioles, meanwhile, lost for the first time this season when leading after seven innings.
"Tilly was the reason we stayed in the ball game. One run doesn't do it very often," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique (the pitching), but the bottom line is we need to score runs."
Tillman picked up where he left off from a stellar performance at Detroit last weekend, walking three and striking out four while frustrating Tampa Bay most of the night.
Chris Davis gave Tillman all the offensive support it looked like the right-hander might need with a RBI double in the fourth off All-Star Chris Archer (9-8), who allowed one run and five hits over six innings.
The Orioles were 39-0 when leading after seven innings, but couldn't finish the Rays, who were coming off losing two of three at Philadelphia, which has the worst record in the majors.
Baltimore has lost four straight after getting swept by the first-place New York Yankees.
"(Tillman) put us in a good spot and I didn't get my job done," O'Day said. "It would have been a nice win tonight against one of the best pitchers in the American League. It just wasn't meant to be."
Tillman yielded a leadoff single to Ian Kinsler and walked Victor Martinez in the first inning before finishing a one-hit, eight-inning outing by retiring the last 23 batters he faced in a 3-0 victory at Detroit last Saturday. He fanned the first two Rays and extended his streak to 28 consecutive hitters before walking David DeJesus with two outs in the second.
Longoria doubled down the right-field line for the first hit off the Tillman, who also walked Beckham before escaping a jam in the fourth. Kiermaier bunted for a single in the fifth, but was stranded when Rene Rivera struck out and Steven Souza Jr. grounded to third to end the inning.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: INF-OF Steve Pearce (strained left oblique), placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday retroactive to July 19, had an MRI exam that showed inflammation. Manager Buck Showalter said it's iffy that Pearce will be ready when eligible to come off the DL early next month.
Rays: SS Asdrubal Cabrera (right hamstring) said he was at 80 percent during his first-base running session. ... OF Desmond Jennings (left knee) ran and took batting practice with Cabrera.
HIGH AND TIGHT
Tillman hit Beckham with a pitch leading off the seventh, so plate umpire John Tumpane warned both benches in the eighth when Colome plunked Manny Machado, the second batter the reliever faced.
IMPRESSIVE STREAK
McGee, who began the season on the disabled list following elbow surgery, extended his string of scoreless appearances to 21. It's one of five scoreless streaks of at least 20 games in the majors this year.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-6) faces the Rays for the fourth time this season. He's allowed one run in 15 2/3 innings over the past two starts against Tampa Bay.
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (8-3) has all of his wins joining the rotation for good on May 14.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Flaherty singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado walked, Flaherty to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Hardy popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Loney lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJesus walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Elmore struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Parmelee grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Flaherty lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Rivera grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Machado singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis doubled to right, Machado scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to right center, Davis to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Snider grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Hardy out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Jaso lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| Loney flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham walked. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Parmelee struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Elmore grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Kiermaier reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Flaherty flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis walked, Machado to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Jaso grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Cedeño relieved Archer. | 1 | 0 |
| Reimold hit for Snider. | 1 | 0 |
| Reimold struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph safe at first on error by third baseman Longoria. | 1 | 0 |
| Parmelee popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Reimold in left field. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJesus popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Elmore grounded into double play, third to second to first, Beckham out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Colomé relieved Cedeño. | 1 | 0 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, Machado out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Tillman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Kiermaier walked. | 1 | 0 |
| O'Day relieved Tillman. | 1 | 0 |
| Butler hit for Rivera. | 1 | 0 |
| Butler lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Kiermaier stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Jaso singled to center, Kiermaier scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Longoria singled to shallow center, Jaso to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Loney intentionally walked, Longoria to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Beckham singled to center, Jaso and Longoria scored, Loney thrown out at third. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Casali catching. | 1 | 3 |
| McGee relieved Colomé. | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Reimold grounded out to shortstop, Hardy to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Joseph grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Schoop hit for Parmelee. | 1 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Paredes DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .289 | .320 | .454 |
| Flaherty 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .247 | .324 | .392 |
| Machado 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .301 | .373 | .536 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .283 | .324 | .485 |
| Davis RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .242 | .322 | .481 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .237 | .272 | .347 |
| Snider LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .246 | .324 | .357 |
a-Reimold PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .211 | .286 | .368 |
| Joseph C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .235 | .307 | .378 |
| Parmelee 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .222 | .255 | .456 |
b-Schoop PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .254 | .284 | .549 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 164 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for T Snider in the 7th b-struck out swinging for C Parmelee in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Davis (17, Archer) RBI: Davis (56) GIDP: Snider Orioles RISP: 1-7 (Joseph 0-1, Schoop 0-1, Jones 0-1, Snider 0-1, Hardy 1-2, Davis 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Machado-Flaherty-Parmelee). Outfield Assist: Jones (Loney at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 17,838 (57.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Tumpane, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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