Overview
- The Orioles beat the Rays 6-1 Tuesday at Camden Yards as Shane Baz struck out a season-high nine and worked seven innings of one-run ball.
- Samuel Basallo hit a three-run, 405-foot homer that extended the lead to 6-1 and marked the 21-year-old rookie's eighth long ball of the season.
- All six Baltimore runs were recorded as unearned after Tampa Bay committed three errors and a passed ball that directly produced the second- and fifth-inning rallies.
- Rays starter Griffin Jax left after being struck in the back by a 107-mph line drive in the second and Craig Kimbrel made his Tampa Bay debut in the eighth following a same-day signing.
- The outing signals a bounceback for Baz after early-season struggles and gives the Orioles momentum during a long home stretch while highlighting how defensive lapses can change the look of a game.