BALTIMORE -- A poor start by Yovani Gallardo and an abundance of missed scoring opportunities cost the Baltimore Orioles a chance to enhance their position in the playoff picture.
Evan Longoria homered and drove in five runs, and the last-place Tampa Bay Rays again played the spoiler's role in a 7-6 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night.
Baltimore dropped two games behind AL East-leading Boston and dripped into a tie with Toronto for the two AL wild cards after the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels later Thursday.
Gallardo (5-8) gave up six runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.
When Orioles manager Buck Showalter emerged from the dugout to pull Gallardo in the fourth, many of the hometown fans cheered. They subsequently booed the right-hander as he walked toward the dugout.
In spite of this, Baltimore had runners on the corners with one out in the ninth inning before Alex Colome struck out major league home run leader Mark Trumbo and slugger Chris Davis to earn his 33rd save.
"It's a tough loss because we fought back and had a chance there at the end," catcher Matt Wieters said.
Baltimore went 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position.
Tampa Bay has won three straight, including the last two of a three-game series in Toronto. The Rays also defeated the wild-card contending Yankees on Sunday.
"It's fun that we are playing competitive baseball," Longoria said. "It's one thing to go out in a great environment against a team that is a playoff contender, but to be in the game and winning games is the best thing about it."
Longoria hit his career high-tying 33rd homer with two on in the first inning and added a two-run single in the fourth to increase his team-high RBI total to 91.
Coming off a 6-3 road trip culminated with two successive wins in Boston, the Orioles fell flat against a team they dominated for much of the season. Baltimore is now 11-5 against Tampa Bay, 6-1 at home.
"First game back home, you obviously want to get home and start off on a good note," Gallardo said. "I've been feeling good my past few starts, and I was just a little off."
Although the temperature was a comfortable 72 degrees and the Orioles are in the midst of a playoff push, the game attracted an announced crowd of only 19,233.
Longoria put the Rays up 3-0 before Gallardo got an out. In 21 starts this season, he's surrendered 21 earned runs in the first inning.
Baltimore answered in the bottom half with a two-run single by Wieters and a two-run double by J.J. Hardy.
Tampa Bay pulled even in the second, went ahead in the third and used Longoria's two-run single to make it 7-4 in the fourth.
Baltimore's Nolan Reimold hit into a double play with runners on the corners in the fourth. The Rays worked out of an even bigger jam in the fifth, retiring Manny Machado, Trumbo and Davis with runners at second and third.
Brad Boxberger (4-1) got the last two outs in the fifth.
Run-scoring groundouts by Hardy and Michael Bourn made it 7-6 in the eighth.
Tampa Bay was eliminated from playoff contention when Toronto beat the Angels.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: 1B Nick Franklin left in the fifth inning with a left hamstring strain. He's day to day, manager Kevin Cash said. ... 1B Logan Morrison will get a second opinion on whether surgery is required for his season-ending left wrist injury. Morrison was injured while taking a swing Sunday and received an MRI this week.
Orioles: OF Steve Pearce will be sidelined until the final week of the season, maybe longer, after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his throwing arm Wednesday. ... RHP Darren O'Day (rotator cuff strain) will throw a simulated game Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: Chris Archer (8-18, 4.05 ERA) starts Friday night, seeking to pad his AL-leading strikeout total of 217. He also hopes to avoid setting the franchise record for losses in a season. The right-hander is currently tied with Tanyon Sturtze, who lost 18 in 2002.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.98) strives to win his fourth straight start. He's got a 2.83 ERA in his last four outings.
Tampa Bay Rays
Evan Longoria homered and drove in five runs, and the last-place Tampa Bay Rays again played the spoiler's role in a 7-6 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night.
Baltimore dropped two games behind AL East-leading Boston and dripped into a tie with Toronto for the two AL wild cards after the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels later Thursday.
Gallardo (5-8) gave up six runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.
When Orioles manager Buck Showalter emerged from the dugout to pull Gallardo in the fourth, many of the hometown fans cheered. They subsequently booed the right-hander as he walked toward the dugout.
In spite of this, Baltimore had runners on the corners with one out in the ninth inning before Alex Colome struck out major league home run leader Mark Trumbo and slugger Chris Davis to earn his 33rd save.
"It's a tough loss because we fought back and had a chance there at the end," catcher Matt Wieters said.
Baltimore went 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position.
Tampa Bay has won three straight, including the last two of a three-game series in Toronto. The Rays also defeated the wild-card contending Yankees on Sunday.
"It's fun that we are playing competitive baseball," Longoria said. "It's one thing to go out in a great environment against a team that is a playoff contender, but to be in the game and winning games is the best thing about it."
Longoria hit his career high-tying 33rd homer with two on in the first inning and added a two-run single in the fourth to increase his team-high RBI total to 91.
Coming off a 6-3 road trip culminated with two successive wins in Boston, the Orioles fell flat against a team they dominated for much of the season. Baltimore is now 11-5 against Tampa Bay, 6-1 at home.
"First game back home, you obviously want to get home and start off on a good note," Gallardo said. "I've been feeling good my past few starts, and I was just a little off."
Although the temperature was a comfortable 72 degrees and the Orioles are in the midst of a playoff push, the game attracted an announced crowd of only 19,233.
Longoria put the Rays up 3-0 before Gallardo got an out. In 21 starts this season, he's surrendered 21 earned runs in the first inning.
Baltimore answered in the bottom half with a two-run single by Wieters and a two-run double by J.J. Hardy.
Tampa Bay pulled even in the second, went ahead in the third and used Longoria's two-run single to make it 7-4 in the fourth.
Baltimore's Nolan Reimold hit into a double play with runners on the corners in the fourth. The Rays worked out of an even bigger jam in the fifth, retiring Manny Machado, Trumbo and Davis with runners at second and third.
Brad Boxberger (4-1) got the last two outs in the fifth.
Run-scoring groundouts by Hardy and Michael Bourn made it 7-6 in the eighth.
Tampa Bay was eliminated from playoff contention when Toronto beat the Angels.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: 1B Nick Franklin left in the fifth inning with a left hamstring strain. He's day to day, manager Kevin Cash said. ... 1B Logan Morrison will get a second opinion on whether surgery is required for his season-ending left wrist injury. Morrison was injured while taking a swing Sunday and received an MRI this week.
Orioles: OF Steve Pearce will be sidelined until the final week of the season, maybe longer, after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his throwing arm Wednesday. ... RHP Darren O'Day (rotator cuff strain) will throw a simulated game Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: Chris Archer (8-18, 4.05 ERA) starts Friday night, seeking to pad his AL-leading strikeout total of 217. He also hopes to avoid setting the franchise record for losses in a season. The right-hander is currently tied with Tanyon Sturtze, who lost 18 in 2002.
Orioles: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.98) strives to win his fourth straight start. He's got a 2.83 ERA in his last four outings.
7:05PM,EDT,September 15,2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Forsythe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier walked, Forsythe to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria homered to center (423 feet), Forsythe and Kiermaier scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin popped out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Jones singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado singled to right, Jones to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo walked, Jones to third, Machado to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Wieters singled to left, Jones and Machado scored, Trumbo to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Hardy doubled to deep left center, Trumbo and Wieters scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Stubbs struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Souza Jr. singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Mahtook singled to left, Souza Jr. to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Maile struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Forsythe singled to right, Souza Jr. scored, Mahtook to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Kiermaier struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| Longoria flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Reimold struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Miller doubled to deep right. | 4 | 4 |
| Franklin struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to center, Miller scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Machado lined out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Maile grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Forsythe doubled to deep right. | 5 | 4 |
| Hunter relieved Gallardo. | 5 | 4 |
| Kiermaier singled to center, Forsythe to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Kiermaier stole second. | 5 | 4 |
| Longoria singled to center, Forsythe and Kiermaier scored. | 7 | 4 |
| Miller lined out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Wieters flied out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| Hardy safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Longoria. | 7 | 4 |
| Stubbs singled to right, Hardy to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Reimold grounded into double play, third to second to first, Stubbs out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Dickerson doubled to deep center. | 7 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center, Dickerson to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Mahtook grounded into double play, third to second to first, Souza Jr. out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| Maile flied out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Shaffer at first base. | 7 | 4 |
| Jones walked. | 7 | 4 |
| Schoop hit a ground rule double to deep left, Jones to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Boxberger relieved Snell. | 7 | 4 |
| Trumbo fouled out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| Davis grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Drake relieved Hunter. | 7 | 4 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 4 |
| Longoria grounded out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| E. Ramírez relieved Boxberger. | 7 | 4 |
| Wieters lined out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| Hardy walked. | 7 | 4 |
| Bourn hit for Stubbs. | 7 | 4 |
| Bourn grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hardy out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| Álvarez hit for Reimold. | 7 | 4 |
| Álvarez fouled out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Drake pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Bourn in left field. | 7 | 4 |
| Flaherty in right field. | 7 | 4 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Shaffer struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Dickerson flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Jones walked. | 7 | 4 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop, Jones to second. | 7 | 4 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| Trumbo popped out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Givens relieved Drake. | 7 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Mahtook flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| Maile singled to left. | 7 | 4 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Eveland relieved E. Ramírez. | 7 | 4 |
| Davis walked. | 7 | 4 |
| Wieters doubled to deep left center, Davis to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Farquhar relieved Eveland. | 7 | 4 |
| Hardy grounded out to first, Davis scored, Wieters to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Bourn grounded out to second, Wieters scored. | 7 | 6 |
| Flaherty grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | TB | BAL |
| Hart relieved Givens. | 7 | 6 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| Longoria flied out to left. | 7 | 6 |
| Miller walked. | 7 | 6 |
| Brach relieved Hart. | 7 | 6 |
| Shaffer grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BAL |
| Colomé relieved Farquhar. | 7 | 6 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| Schoop singled to center. | 7 | 6 |
| Machado singled to center, Schoop to third. | 7 | 6 |
| Trumbo struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .281 | .351 | .472 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .250 | .334 | .431 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .274 | .321 | .519 |
| Miller SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .247 | .304 | .489 |
| Franklin 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .280 | .343 | .465 |
Shaffer 1B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .294 | .267 |
| Dickerson DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .247 | .293 | .468 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .243 | .300 | .411 |
| Mahtook LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .170 | .221 | .230 |
| Maile C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .230 | .260 | .370 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 163 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Miller (26, Gallardo); Souza Jr. (17, Gallardo); Forsythe (23, Gallardo); Dickerson (33, Hunter) HR: Longoria (33, 1st inning off Gallardo 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: Longoria 5 (91), Forsythe (51), Souza Jr. (49) 2-out RBI: Souza Jr. GIDP: Mahtook Rays RISP: 6-14 (Franklin 0-1, Forsythe 1-1, Dickerson 0-1, Kiermaier 1-2, Souza Jr. 2-2, Longoria 2-3, Mahtook 0-2, Maile 0-2) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Kiermaier (19, 2nd base off Hunter/Wieters) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Longoria (9, throw) DP: 1 (Longoria-Forsythe-Franklin). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B FRANKLIN (LEFT HAMSTRING) LEFT GAME BOT 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 19,233 (41.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
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