Tampa Bay Rays Defeat Baltimore Orioles 3-1, Improve to 77-53

Final result

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Tampa Bay Rays at 77-53 (.592).

MLB data listed Baltimore Orioles at 63-68 (.481).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 6th — Tampa Bay Rays 3 runs; 9th — Baltimore Orioles 1 run.

Colton Cowser (Baltimore Orioles): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Nick Martinez (Tampa Bay Rays): 6.0 innings and 4 strikeouts, (W, 13-4). Chandler Simpson (Tampa Bay Rays): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 0 runs. Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run. Shane Baz (Baltimore Orioles): 5.2 innings and 3 strikeouts, (L, 4-14). Jonathan Aranda (Tampa Bay Rays): 1 hit, 0 RBI, 1 run.

Colton Cowser hit a home run for Baltimore Orioles in the bottom of the 9th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 3 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Tampa Bay Rays were 77-53, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 30.

In the 2026 standings, the Baltimore Orioles were 63-68, 5th in the division, 14.5 games back in the division, 7th in the wild-card standings, 2.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 18, wild-card elimination number 30.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings