ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Everyone in Tampa Bay's lineup didn't have a hit or
drive in a run. It just seemed that way during another tough outing for
Baltimore's struggling pitchers.
Evan Longoria and Shane Peterson drove in four runs apiece, Logan Morrison slugged his 22nd homer, and the surging Rays beat the reeling Orioles 15-5 for their fifth win in six games on Friday night.
"Everybody seemed to find a way to connect with the baseball," Rays manager Kevin Cash said after his team rocked starter Ubaldo Jimenez (2-3) for nine runs in 2⅓ innings.
Peterson and Derek Norris hit two-run homers as Orioles pitchers allowed at least five runs for the 20th consecutive game, tying a major league record set by the 1924 Philadelphia Phillies.
"It's not easy coming to the stadium every day knowing that you're going to be struggling," said Jimenez, who walked the first two batters he faced to set the tone for a long night.
"I know we're all expecting things are going to end one of these days. It just can't keep happening," the 33-year-old right-hander added. "The only thing we can do is keep being positive and fight every day."
Longoria had a two-run single during Tampa Bay's four-run first inning, and Peterson and Norris both went deep in the third to chase Jimenez, who walked four and yielded seven hits in his shortest appearance of the season.
"Pretty much I didn't have anything. The fastball wasn't sinking at all, the breaking ball wasn't there," Jimenez said. "I just got hit."
Chris Archer (6-4) wasn't especially sharp for Tampa Bay but the right-hander didn't have to be with the Rays posting a season-high for runs.
Jonathan Schoop and Trey Mancini each drove in two runs off the Tampa Bay starter, who allowed five runs and eight hits over six innings.
Rookie reliever Austin Pruitt inherited a 14-5 lead and pitched the final three innings for his first big league save.
The Orioles fell to 6-14 over a dubious stretch that has seen them allow 10 or more runs six times. The Rays scored five runs on one hit -- Norris' infield single -- in the fifth inning, and Jimenez's ERA jumped from 6.25 to 7.26 during his shortest outing of the season.
Baltimore manager Buck Showalter rejoined the team after missing one game while attending the birth of his first grandchild. He remains at a loss to explain the pitching woes.
"The help's got to come from within," Showalter said, noting the Orioles finished with 11 hits, the same number as the Rays. "They earned some things and we made some things easy for them, obviously."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Darren O'Day (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day DL. ... CF Adam Jones, who has missed time with a sore hip, was back in the lineup after being rested Thursday. Friday's game began a stretch of six straight games on artificial turf for Baltimore.
Rays: SS Matt Duffy, who had his rehab assignment for offseason Achilles tendon surgery shut down due to heel soreness, had a pea-sized calcium deposit removed this week. ... OF Colby Rasmus was placed on the 10-day DL with left hip tendinitis.
HELP ON THE WAY
Cash said there is a "good chance" C Wilson Ramos (right knee surgery) and RHP Brad Boxberger (flexor mass strain) will return from the DL this weekend. Neither has played a big league game this season.
UP NEXT
Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (7-6) and Rays rookie RHP Jake Faria (3-0) are Saturday's starters. According to Baseball Reference, Faria is the fifth pitcher since 1913 to go at least six innings, allow one or fewer runs and get the win in his first three career starts.
Evan Longoria and Shane Peterson drove in four runs apiece, Logan Morrison slugged his 22nd homer, and the surging Rays beat the reeling Orioles 15-5 for their fifth win in six games on Friday night.
"Everybody seemed to find a way to connect with the baseball," Rays manager Kevin Cash said after his team rocked starter Ubaldo Jimenez (2-3) for nine runs in 2⅓ innings.
Peterson and Derek Norris hit two-run homers as Orioles pitchers allowed at least five runs for the 20th consecutive game, tying a major league record set by the 1924 Philadelphia Phillies.
"It's not easy coming to the stadium every day knowing that you're going to be struggling," said Jimenez, who walked the first two batters he faced to set the tone for a long night.
"I know we're all expecting things are going to end one of these days. It just can't keep happening," the 33-year-old right-hander added. "The only thing we can do is keep being positive and fight every day."
Longoria had a two-run single during Tampa Bay's four-run first inning, and Peterson and Norris both went deep in the third to chase Jimenez, who walked four and yielded seven hits in his shortest appearance of the season.
"Pretty much I didn't have anything. The fastball wasn't sinking at all, the breaking ball wasn't there," Jimenez said. "I just got hit."
Chris Archer (6-4) wasn't especially sharp for Tampa Bay but the right-hander didn't have to be with the Rays posting a season-high for runs.
Jonathan Schoop and Trey Mancini each drove in two runs off the Tampa Bay starter, who allowed five runs and eight hits over six innings.
Rookie reliever Austin Pruitt inherited a 14-5 lead and pitched the final three innings for his first big league save.
The Orioles fell to 6-14 over a dubious stretch that has seen them allow 10 or more runs six times. The Rays scored five runs on one hit -- Norris' infield single -- in the fifth inning, and Jimenez's ERA jumped from 6.25 to 7.26 during his shortest outing of the season.
Baltimore manager Buck Showalter rejoined the team after missing one game while attending the birth of his first grandchild. He remains at a loss to explain the pitching woes.
"The help's got to come from within," Showalter said, noting the Orioles finished with 11 hits, the same number as the Rays. "They earned some things and we made some things easy for them, obviously."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Darren O'Day (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day DL. ... CF Adam Jones, who has missed time with a sore hip, was back in the lineup after being rested Thursday. Friday's game began a stretch of six straight games on artificial turf for Baltimore.
Rays: SS Matt Duffy, who had his rehab assignment for offseason Achilles tendon surgery shut down due to heel soreness, had a pea-sized calcium deposit removed this week. ... OF Colby Rasmus was placed on the 10-day DL with left hip tendinitis.
HELP ON THE WAY
Cash said there is a "good chance" C Wilson Ramos (right knee surgery) and RHP Brad Boxberger (flexor mass strain) will return from the DL this weekend. Neither has played a big league game this season.
UP NEXT
Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (7-6) and Rays rookie RHP Jake Faria (3-0) are Saturday's starters. According to Baseball Reference, Faria is the fifth pitcher since 1913 to go at least six innings, allow one or fewer runs and get the win in his first three career starts.
| 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 |
| Smith lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Smith walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson walked, Smith to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith to third, Dickerson to second on passed ball by Castillo. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria singled to center, Smith and Dickerson scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Morrison tripled to deep right center, Longoria scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Peterson grounded out to first, Morrison scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Beckham walked. | 0 | 4 |
| Robertson grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Trumbo singled to left. | 0 | 4 |
| Schoop singled to right, Trumbo to second. | 0 | 4 |
| Mancini singled to center, Trumbo scored, Schoop to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Castillo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Schoop scored, Mancini out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Norris doubled to left center. | 2 | 4 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Dickerson reached on infield single to shortstop, Norris to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Longoria hit sacrifice fly to center, Norris scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Morrison flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Tejada walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Smith grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Tejada out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 2 | 5 |
| Peterson homered to right, Souza Jr. scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Beckham flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| Robertson singled to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Norris homered to left, Robertson scored. | 2 | 9 |
| Asher relieved Jiménez. | 2 | 9 |
| Smith popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 9 |
| Dickerson singled to left. | 2 | 9 |
| Longoria flied out to left. | 2 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Jones singled to center. | 2 | 9 |
| Trumbo safe at first on error by shortstop Beckham, Jones to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Schoop doubled to right center, Jones and Trumbo scored. | 4 | 9 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 4 | 9 |
| Kim lined out to third. | 4 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alec Asher pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 4 | 9 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 4 | 9 |
| Peterson walked. | 4 | 9 |
| Beckham flied out to center. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Tejada struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 4 | 9 |
| Machado lined out to right. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alec Asher pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Robertson grounded out to third. | 4 | 9 |
| Norris reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 9 |
| Smith walked, Norris to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Dickerson walked, Norris to third, Smith to second. | 4 | 9 |
| Castro relieved Asher. | 4 | 9 |
| Longoria walked, Norris scored, Smith to third, Dickerson to second. | 4 | 10 |
| Morrison safe at first on error by first baseman Mancini, Smith scored, Dickerson to third, Longoria to second. | 4 | 11 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Dickerson and Longoria scored on throwing error by shortstop Tejada, Morrison safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Tejada. | 4 | 13 |
| Peterson hit sacrifice fly to left, Morrison scored, Souza Jr. to second. | 4 | 14 |
| Beckham grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 14 |
| 5 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Jones singled to center. | 4 | 14 |
| Trumbo lined out to center. | 4 | 14 |
| Schoop popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 14 |
| Mancini doubled to deep right, Jones scored. | 5 | 14 |
| Castillo walked. | 5 | 14 |
| Kim grounded out to third. | 5 | 14 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Robertson grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 14 |
| Norris hit by pitch. | 5 | 14 |
| Smith flied out to center. | 5 | 14 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 5 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Bourjos in right field. | 5 | 14 |
| Featherston at second base. | 5 | 14 |
| Robertson at shortstop. | 5 | 14 |
| Sucre catching. | 5 | 14 |
| Pruitt relieved Archer. | 5 | 14 |
| Tejada flied out to center. | 5 | 14 |
| Smith singled to left. | 5 | 14 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to first, Smith out at second. | 5 | 14 |
| Jones singled to center, Machado to third. | 5 | 14 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 5 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Gentry in center field. | 5 | 14 |
| Rickard in right field. | 5 | 14 |
| Longoria lined out to right. | 5 | 14 |
| Morrison homered to right. | 5 | 15 |
| Bourjos doubled to deep left. | 5 | 15 |
| Bourjos to third on passed ball by Castillo. | 5 | 15 |
| Peterson fouled out to third. | 5 | 15 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 5 | 15 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 5 | 15 |
| Mancini grounded out to third. | 5 | 15 |
| Castillo singled to center. | 5 | 15 |
| Janish ran for Castillo. | 5 | 15 |
| Kim lined out to right. | 5 | 15 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TB |
| Joseph catching. | 5 | 15 |
| Janish at shortstop. | 5 | 15 |
| Tejada at second base. | 5 | 15 |
| O'Day relieved Castro. | 5 | 15 |
| Robertson flied out to left. | 5 | 15 |
| Sucre struck out swinging. | 5 | 15 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 5 | 15 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | BAL | TB |
| Tejada flied out to right. | 5 | 15 |
| Smith lined out to first. | 5 | 15 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 5 | 15 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Smith DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .270 | .344 | .466 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .224 | .295 | .448 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .276 | .314 | .441 |
Gentry CF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .292 | .275 |
| Trumbo RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .255 | .314 | .397 |
Rickard RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .280 | .342 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .295 | .347 | .540 |
Joseph C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .283 | .385 |
| Mancini 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .317 | .358 | .564 |
| Castillo C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .287 | .320 | .451 |
Janish PR-SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kim LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .245 | .310 | .304 |
| Tejada SS-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .182 | .250 | .242 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 127 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Schoop (22, Archer); Mancini (12, Archer) RBI: Mancini 2 (40), Schoop 2 (46) 2-out RBI: Mancini GIDP: Castillo, Smith Orioles RISP: 2-8 (Kim 0-2, Schoop 1-1, Mancini 1-2, Castillo 0-2, Trumbo 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Mancini (3, ground ball); Tejada (1, throw) PB: Castillo 2. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 18,929 (61% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Carlos Torres, Second Base - Clint Fagan, Third Base - Dana DeMuth |
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