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Rays Stage Eighth-Inning Rally to Edge Orioles 4-3

Tampa Bay’s win ends its post–All-Star break slump with a decisive eighth-inning rally fueled by aggressive baserunning and opponent errors

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Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe (8) dives to catch a grounder by  Baltimore's Jackson Holliday before completing the throw to first base for the out during the fifth inning on Saturday in Tampa.  (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday hits a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Overview

  • Orioles starter Dean Kremer held the Rays scoreless through seven innings, allowing one run on three hits before exiting
  • Ha-Seong Kim led off the eighth inning with a single and stole second base, setting the stage for the comeback
  • Chandler Simpson delivered the tying RBI single—extending his hitting streak to 18 games—and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by Ryan O’Hearn
  • Jonathan Aranda’s grounder to first prompted O’Hearn’s errant throw past home plate, allowing two more runs to give Tampa Bay a 4–2 lead
  • Closer Pete Fairbanks yielded a run in the ninth but recorded his 16th save as the Rays improved to 52–47 with back-to-back wins after the All-Star break