Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles

The Rays got everything they needed Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. A spectacular start from Nick Martinez. A two-out rally fueled by three two-strike hits from the top of their lineup. Nine big outs from their bullpen. A break from a rough stretch in which they lost seven of their past nine games and three straight series. And above all, a win. Martinez shut down the Orioles for six innings, and the Rays finally broke through with a three-run sixth inning that proved to be enough in a 3-1 victory in the series finale. Tampa Bay avoided a three-game sweep and maintained a three-game lead in the American League East before heading to Detroit. “Every game counts. Every game matters,” third baseman Junior Caminero said through interpreter Kevin Vera. “Winning today to kind of give us strong momentum toward the end of this road \[trip\