The Rays erased an early deficit with a late surge, defeating the Orioles 4-1 at Tropicana Field behind Yandy Díaz's two-hit, two-RBI performance.
Díaz went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and two RBI, extending his strong season that has him batting .316 with 8 homers and 33 RBI. Griffin Jax anchored the start with 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 6.
Baltimore struck first when Taylor Ward homered to left in the opening inning, but Díaz answered immediately with an RBI double that scored Jonathan Aranda to tie the game 1-1. The game remained deadlocked until the sixth, when Díaz homered to center to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead. The Rays pulled away in the eighth as Richie Palacios doubled home Carson Williams, then scored on Jonny DeLuca's RBI single.
Kyle Bradish took the loss for Baltimore, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 5.1 innings with 6 strikeouts. The right-hander now carries a 4.47 ERA and fell to 2-6 on the season.
Kevin Kelly earned the win in relief for Tampa Bay, improving to 3-1, while Bryan Baker recorded his 13th save. The Rays extended their winning streak to two games and improved to 31-15, maintaining first place in the division. Baltimore fell to 21-27. Díaz sits two runs away from 500 career runs and nine doubles away from 200 career doubles.