BALTIMORE -- First, Seth Smith
circled the bases on a single. Then, much later in a very strange game,
he drove in the winning run without lifting the bat off his shoulder.
Smith drew a bases-loaded, four-pitch walk from Danny Farquhar to force in the deciding run with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Wednesday night.
The 4-hour, 8-minute contest featured a play more appropriate for the Little League -- or the Big Top.
The wacky sequence began when Smith singled with Ryan Flaherty on first. After Kevin Kiermaier threw wildly to third base from center field, starting pitcher Alex Cobb retrieved the ball near the Tampa Bay dugout. Cobb's errant throw to third hit Flaherty in the helmet and went into left field, allowing both runners to race home.
"I was trying to steal second and he put the ball in play and it turned into a circus," Flaherty said.
Smith stopped at every base until a Tampa Bay miscue enabled him to move up an additional 90 feet.
"It was just a bad play," Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said. "We had the one mistake play with Cobb that cost us the two runs."
Manager Kevin Cash said: "That was a deflating inning. No doubt about it."
Tim Beckham hit two solo homers for the Tampa Bay, but he also made one of the Rays' three errors.
After Tampa Bay scored a run in the top of the 11th, the Orioles answered against closer Alex Colome (0-1). Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Jonathan Schoop, who hit a sacrifice fly. Flaherty walked to reload the bases, and Farquhar entered and threw four pitches -- all outside the strike zone.
Colome hadn't given up a run this season, but proved vulnerable in his second inning of work.
"I asked a lot of Alex. There's no doubt about that," Cash said. "I knew I was stretching him. But you want your best guy out there when the game's on the line."
Alec Asher (1-0) got the win for the Orioles despite giving up an RBI single to Jesus Sucre in the 11th.
Baltimore took two of three from Tampa Bay and has not lost a series this season.
"Being down in extra innings and coming back to win is always good for the morale and moving forward," Smith said.
Dylan Bundy gave up two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore. He left with a 3-2 lead, but the bullpen gave it up.
Down 3-2 in the eighth, Tampa Bay used a double, a hit batter and a walk to load the bases with no outs. Darren O'Day entered and got a force out at the plate before an infield out by Brad Miller tied it.
Cobb allowed three runs, two earned, and eight hits in five innings. Though he pitched decently, his one poor throw in the field proved costly.
Beckham's drive leading off the third ended Bundy's run of consecutive scoreless innings at 15. It was the first home run allowed by Bundy in five starts.
Beckham connected again in the fifth to bring Tampa Bay within 3-2.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (hamstring) said he felt pain-free and "really fresh" while throwing 65 pitches during a four-inning simulated game. He is expected to come off the DL on Monday when the Rays visit the Marlins. ... OFs Mallex Smith (hamstring) and Colby Rasmus (groin) are both rehabbing in the minors and "all the reports are very good," Cash said.
Orioles: OF Joey Rickard (sprained finger) played both games of a doubleheader with Class A Delmarva as DH and will likely be activated from the 10-day disabled list Friday, manager Buck Showalter said. ... Closer Zach Britton (forearm) is on the mend and could begin his rehab assignment with Class AA Bowie on Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: After taking Thursday off, Tampa Bay calls on LHP Blake Snell (0-2, 3.38 ERA) on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Toronto.
Orioles: Following a day off, Baltimore sends struggling RHP Kevin Gausman (1-2, 7.50 ERA) to the mound to face New York at Yankee Stadium.
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Tampa Bay Rays
Smith drew a bases-loaded, four-pitch walk from Danny Farquhar to force in the deciding run with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Wednesday night.
The 4-hour, 8-minute contest featured a play more appropriate for the Little League -- or the Big Top.
The wacky sequence began when Smith singled with Ryan Flaherty on first. After Kevin Kiermaier threw wildly to third base from center field, starting pitcher Alex Cobb retrieved the ball near the Tampa Bay dugout. Cobb's errant throw to third hit Flaherty in the helmet and went into left field, allowing both runners to race home.
"I was trying to steal second and he put the ball in play and it turned into a circus," Flaherty said.
Smith stopped at every base until a Tampa Bay miscue enabled him to move up an additional 90 feet.
"It was just a bad play," Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said. "We had the one mistake play with Cobb that cost us the two runs."
Manager Kevin Cash said: "That was a deflating inning. No doubt about it."
Tim Beckham hit two solo homers for the Tampa Bay, but he also made one of the Rays' three errors.
After Tampa Bay scored a run in the top of the 11th, the Orioles answered against closer Alex Colome (0-1). Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for Jonathan Schoop, who hit a sacrifice fly. Flaherty walked to reload the bases, and Farquhar entered and threw four pitches -- all outside the strike zone.
Colome hadn't given up a run this season, but proved vulnerable in his second inning of work.
"I asked a lot of Alex. There's no doubt about that," Cash said. "I knew I was stretching him. But you want your best guy out there when the game's on the line."
Alec Asher (1-0) got the win for the Orioles despite giving up an RBI single to Jesus Sucre in the 11th.
Baltimore took two of three from Tampa Bay and has not lost a series this season.
"Being down in extra innings and coming back to win is always good for the morale and moving forward," Smith said.
Dylan Bundy gave up two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore. He left with a 3-2 lead, but the bullpen gave it up.
Down 3-2 in the eighth, Tampa Bay used a double, a hit batter and a walk to load the bases with no outs. Darren O'Day entered and got a force out at the plate before an infield out by Brad Miller tied it.
Cobb allowed three runs, two earned, and eight hits in five innings. Though he pitched decently, his one poor throw in the field proved costly.
Beckham's drive leading off the third ended Bundy's run of consecutive scoreless innings at 15. It was the first home run allowed by Bundy in five starts.
Beckham connected again in the fifth to bring Tampa Bay within 3-2.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (hamstring) said he felt pain-free and "really fresh" while throwing 65 pitches during a four-inning simulated game. He is expected to come off the DL on Monday when the Rays visit the Marlins. ... OFs Mallex Smith (hamstring) and Colby Rasmus (groin) are both rehabbing in the minors and "all the reports are very good," Cash said.
Orioles: OF Joey Rickard (sprained finger) played both games of a doubleheader with Class A Delmarva as DH and will likely be activated from the 10-day disabled list Friday, manager Buck Showalter said. ... Closer Zach Britton (forearm) is on the mend and could begin his rehab assignment with Class AA Bowie on Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: After taking Thursday off, Tampa Bay calls on LHP Blake Snell (0-2, 3.38 ERA) on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in Toronto.
Orioles: Following a day off, Baltimore sends struggling RHP Kevin Gausman (1-2, 7.50 ERA) to the mound to face New York at Yankee Stadium.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Dickerson singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded into fielder's choice to first, Dickerson out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Smith singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado singled to left, Smith to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging, Smith to third, Machado to second on wild pitch by Cobb. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Miller flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kim singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to center, Kim to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Flaherty singled to center, Kim scored, Schoop to second, Schoop thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith singled to center, Flaherty to third. Smith to second on throwing error by Kiermaier. Flaherty and Smith scored on throwing error by Cobb. | 0 | 3 |
| Jones singled to center. Machado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Jones out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Beckham homered to left (394 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Peterson lined out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Dickerson lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| Trumbo grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Kiermaier popped out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Kim grounded out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| Schoop singled to shallow right. | 1 | 3 |
| Flaherty lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Morrison lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Beckham homered to left (375 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Peterson walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Norris fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Machado walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Machado caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to third, Davis out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Dickerson flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Kiermaier safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Bundy. | 2 | 3 |
| Longoria grounded out to second, Kiermaier to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Miller flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Ramírez relieved Cobb. | 2 | 3 |
| Castillo singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Schoop grounded into double play, third to second to first, Castillo out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Souza Jr. lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Morrison doubled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Givens relieved Bundy. | 2 | 3 |
| Beckham lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Peterson grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Flaherty grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Smith lined out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Norris doubled to deep right center. | 2 | 3 |
| Hart relieved Givens. | 2 | 3 |
| Weeks Jr. hit for Dickerson. | 2 | 3 |
| Bourjos ran for Norris. | 2 | 3 |
| Weeks Jr. hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Kiermaier walked, Bourjos to third, Weeks Jr. to second. | 2 | 3 |
| O'Day relieved Hart. | 2 | 3 |
| Longoria grounded into fielder's choice to first, Bourjos out at home, Weeks Jr. to third, Kiermaier to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Miller grounded into fielder's choice to first, Weeks Jr. scored, Longoria out at second, Kiermaier to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Sucre catching. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado reached on infield single to shortstop, Machado to second on throwing error by shortstop Beckham. | 3 | 3 |
| Davis walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Trumbo struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Castillo grounded into double play, third to second to first, Davis out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 3 | 3 |
| Morrison grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Beckham doubled to deep center. | 3 | 3 |
| Peterson grounded out to catcher, Beckham to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Sucre popped out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Kim struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Flaherty grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Weeks Jr. fouled out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| Kiermaier popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Longoria singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Colomé relieved Ramírez. | 3 | 3 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Alec Asher pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Asher relieved Brach. | 3 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Morrison walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Beckham flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Peterson hit by pitch, Morrison to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Sucre singled to right, Morrison scored, Peterson to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Weeks Jr. hit by pitch, Sucre to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Davis singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Castillo singled to left, Davis to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Kim walked, Davis to third, Castillo to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Gentry ran for Castillo. | 4 | 3 |
| Schoop hit sacrifice fly to center, Davis scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Flaherty walked, Gentry to third, Kim to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Farquhar relieved Colomé. | 4 | 4 |
| Smith walked, Gentry scored, Kim to third, Flaherty to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .325 | .366 | .623 |
a-Weeks Jr. PH-DH
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .182 | .325 | .333 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | .233 | .327 | .326 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .227 | .324 | .386 |
| Miller 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .225 | .347 | .375 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .330 | .404 | .557 |
| Morrison 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .243 | .346 | .443 |
| Beckham SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .280 | .299 | .493 |
| Peterson LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .300 | .344 | .467 |
| Norris C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .164 | .197 | .197 |
Bourjos PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .290 | .296 |
Sucre C
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .304 | .409 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 180 | |||
| a-hit by pitch for C Dickerson in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Morrison (2, Bundy); Norris (2, Givens); Beckham (2, Brach) HR: Beckham 2 (4, 3rd inning off Bundy 0 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off Bundy 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Beckham 2 (8), Miller (10), Sucre (6) 2-out RBI: Beckham, Sucre Rays RISP: 1-11 (Miller 0-2, Peterson 0-2, Kiermaier 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Longoria 0-2, Sucre 1-2, Beckham 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Kiermaier (2, 2nd base by Bundy/Castillo) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Cobb (1, throw); Kiermaier (1, throw); Beckham (2, throw) DP: 2 (Longoria-Miller-Morrison 2). Outfield Assist: Kiermaier (Schoop at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 16,289 (35.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:08 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Will Little, First Base - Jeff Kellogg, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - James Hoye |
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