Rays use 4-run eighth to beat Orioles, complete MLB-best sixth sweep while improving to 21-4 in past 25 games

Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda celebrates his two-run double off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Anthony Nunez during the eighth inning of a 5-3 win on May 20. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) AP Photo/Chris O'Meara The Tampa Bay Rays’ early-season trip to the Bronx is on the horizon. But first, there was bedlam at Tropicana Field.

A Rays team with the best record in baseball once again proved why it can’t ever be counted out Wednesday during a comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles. While The Trop wasn’t full, the Tampa Bay fans in attendance were fervent — some even continuing to hop on the “Tarps Off” trend — as the Rays rallied with a four-run eighth inning to win 5-3 and complete their MLB-best sixth sweep of the season. Tampa Bay (33-15) has won 21 of its past 25 games and is comfortably atop the AL East standings heading into this week’s highly-anticipated showdown with the New York Yankees, who are in second place in the division.

Baltimore (21-29), meanwhile, has dropped five of its last six games. The Orioles, at one point 15-15, have gone 6-14 since. They saw a road victory slip through their talons in their series finale versus the Rays on Wednesday.

Jonathan Aranda ties it for @RaysBaseball in the 8th! pic. twitter.