The Tampa Bay Rays rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Monday night, avoiding a four-game sweep. Pinch-hitter Jonny DeLuca put the Rays in front with a two-run single in the seventh inning, following an RBI single by Jonathan Aranda that started the comeback, according to ESPN.
The Orioles had led 6-4 before the Rays' seventh-inning surge. Beyond DeLuca's go-ahead hit, Yandy Diaz, Ryan Vilade, and Jorge Mateo each homered in the game, per Sportsnet. The Orioles' Coby Mayo contributed a 468-foot solo home run off Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan.
Tampa Bay improved to AL-best record with the victory, per ESPN. The win keeps the Rays ahead in what ESPN notes is a tightening AL wild-card race. Manager Cash deployed closer Baker in the eighth inning to preserve the lead, per MLB.com.