Rays rally for 4 in the eighth, beat the Orioles 5-3 to finish a sweep
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Richie Palacios hit a go-ahead single, Hunter Feduccia homered and the Tampa Bay Rays used a four-run eighth inning to complete a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 5-3 win on Wednesday.
Jonathan Aranda tied the game 3-3 in the eighth inning with a two-run double to centerfield that scored two runners. Palacios followed up with his single to take the lead before stealing second, which allowed Ryan Vilade to steal home and cap the scoring. Feduccia had the game’s first run on a 421-foot shot to centerfield in the second inning.
It was his first career homer in 182 plate appearances. Jesse Scholtens (5-2) pitched four innings, giving up two runs on six hits while striking out four for the win. The Orioles tied the game in the third on a Pete Alonso RBI single.
Alonso then added his ninth home run of the year in the sixth, and Samuel Basallo followed with a homer of his own to put Baltimore ahead 3-1. Anthony Nunez (2-1) took his first loss of the year after blowing his second save. He pitched 2/3 innings and surrendered four runs on three hits.
Ian Seymour got his second save of the season. TWINS 4, ASTROS 1 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan matched his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings, Ryan Kreidler hit a three-run home run and Minnesota beat Houston . Ryan (3-3) retired his last 16 batters after an RBI single by his former catcher Christian Vázquez in the second, the only hard-hit ball the Astros managed against the All-Star right-hander.
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