Orioles right-hander Shane Baz was at his best, striking out a season-high 10 batters, carving up a mostly left-handed Yankees lineup with fastballs and knuckle curves.
ANALYSIS | Since they broke out for 10 runs on Aug. 9 in Texas, the Orioles havenβt scored fewer than four runs in a game, totaling 51 runs in their last eight (6.3 per game).
Behind an offense that produced its highest-scoring inning of the season, the Orioles beat the Rays for a third straight game. After a pair of narrow wins, this one was a 10-2 blowout that featured multiple RBIs from four hitters.
Sanders stranded two runners and earned his third save in just his sixth appearance since the Orioles acquired him in a cash trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Catcher Samuel Basallo is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, which is a key step in his recovery from right shoulder inflammation.
Beavers pulled a pinch-hit two-run single through the right side of the infield in the seventh inning. Those runs gave Baltimore the edge in its eventual 6-5 victory against Tampa Bay
ANALYSIS | The Orioles are benefiting from learning to pinch-hit on the fly, with the clubβs pinch hitters batting .295 with a 1.077 on-base-plus-slugging percentage since July 1.
Henderson wasnβt alone in this offensive showcase. Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the first, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand added a jaw-dropping 460-foot home run in the third.