MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2700 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (92-67) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Baltimore Orioles (74-85) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 0
Orioles Lose, 4-3
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3, in American League action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Tampa Bay pitcher James Paxton had a standout performance. The win puts Tampa Bay at 92-67 this season.

Tampa Bay relied on the hitting of Miguel Sano to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Rays on top, 4-1. For the game, Sano had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Sano.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244 23 58
   a-M. Canha PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 10 26
   b-M. Yastrzemski CF, RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .150 2 12
S. Castro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 6 18
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .233 15 33
M. Sano DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .213 13 29
A. Hicks RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .222 22 66
B. Belt 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .236 10 25
B. Posey C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .262 11 39
T. Edman LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251 7 30
J. Crawford SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .407 0 5
Totals 34 4 8 4 5 10 13      
a - M. Canha pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 4th
b - M. Yastrzemski substituted for M. Canha in the 4th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (23, 1st Inning off A. Houser, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Belt (10, 2nd Inning off A. Houser, 0 on, 1 out) M. Sano (13, 5th Inning off J. Guerra, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Crawford 2 , K. Kiermaier 4 , B. Belt 4 , M. Sano 5 , T. Edman , M. Canha
2-out RBI: J. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Belt , M. Sano , S. Castro
Sac Bunt: S. Castro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Edman (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Castro-Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. La O 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 9 29
D. Murphy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .303 26 75
A. McCutchen LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .226 28 75
T. Story SS 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .276 57 114
K. Schwarber DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .220 48 109
A. Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .249 26 56
T. d'Arnaud C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221 16 49
A. Almora Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 15 40
N. Markakis RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 7 22
Totals 33 3 7 3 1 8 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Schwarber (48, 6th Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber 5 , L. La O , T. Story 2 , D. Murphy , N. Markakis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. d'Arnaud , A. McCutchen
GIDP: T. d'Arnaud
Team LOB: 4
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Paxton W (15-7) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4 1 86 50 2.70   
T. Rogers H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 2.05   
D. O'Day H (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 1.75   
K. Giles SV (44) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 13 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 49
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 25, T. Rogers 3, D. O'Day 3, K. Giles 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 10-3, T. Rogers 2-0, D. O'Day 0-1, K. Giles 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 86-50, T. Rogers 15-11, D. O'Day 10-7, K. Giles 17-13
WP: J. Paxton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Houser L (8-11) 4.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 83 50 5.30   
J. Guerra 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 14 5.26   
J. Sherfy 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20 11 4.66   
C. Estevez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 9 3.87   
B. Morrow 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Houser 39
Batters Faced: A. Houser 20, J. Guerra 6, J. Sherfy 5, C. Estevez 4, B. Morrow 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Houser 7-1, J. Guerra 0-3, J. Sherfy 1-0, C. Estevez 0-1, B. Morrow 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Houser 83-50, J. Guerra 21-14, J. Sherfy 20-11, C. Estevez 19-9, B. Morrow 11-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Estevez 1-0 , B. Morrow 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Paxton
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 19115
Special Notes: CF Kevin Kiermaier was injured on a defensive play.
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