Yandy Díaz homers, leads Rays to 4-1 win over Orioles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI double, Griffin Jax allowed one run and had six strikeouts in five innings, and Tampa Bay beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Tuesday night for the Rays' third consecutive win.
Tampa Bay has won 20 of 24, has the best record in MLB at 32-15 and is a season-high 17 games above . 500. Jax gave up three hits and walked one before Kevin Kelly (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless sixth.
Bryan Baker pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save. Díaz homered to leadoff the sixth and give the Rays a 2-1 lead. Taylor Ward hit a home run to leadoff the game for the Orioles' only run.
Kyle Bradish (2-6) allowed two runs and four hits, walked three and stuck out six. Samuel Basallo went 0 for 3 and had his career-best 10-game hitting streak snapped. It was the longest active streak of its kind and the longest by an Orioles player this season.
The 21-year-old’s string of five consecutive games with a run scored also came to an end. After Jonathan Aranda walked with two out, Díaz hit an RBI double that made it 1-1 going in the second inning. Díaz was hit by a pitch with two out in the eighth and was replaced by pinch-runner Carson Williams.