Jones, Machado Lead Orioles Past Rays 6-3
BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones homered to ignite a four-run sixth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated Tampa Bay 6-3 on Friday night to extend the Rays' losing streak to eight games.
Manny Machado of the Orioles marked his return from a four-game suspension by hitting his 18th home run in the eighth. Machado received the suspension for charging Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura on June 7.
After falling into an early 3-0 hole, the Orioles finally got their first baserunner against Matt Moore (3-5) in the fifth inning and turned the game around in the sixth.
Jones got the AL East-leaders within a run with his 14th homer, Chris Davis added a two-run single and a Tampa Bay throwing error made it 5-3.
Rookie Ashur Tolliver (1-0) got two outs in the sixth to earn his first major league win and Zach Britton worked the ninth for his 22nd save.
Corey Dickerson homered for the last-place Rays, who are mired in their longest skid since a 10-game run in 2014. Tampa Bay has given up at least five runs in eight consecutive games.
The Rays couldn't have gotten off to a better start in this one, scoring three runs before right-hander Yovani Gallardo got an out.
Logan Forsythe led off with a double, Dickerson homered on the game's fifth pitch and Evan Longoria followed with a double. Cleanup hitter Logan Morrison made it 3-0 with an RBI single, and Brad Miller drew a walk before Gallardo finally got an out.
Moore's performance was the complete opposite. The left-hander retired the first 13 batters with an assist from Desmond Jennings and Taylor Motter, who both reached above the outfield wall to snag deep flies.
After Motter robbed Jones in the fourth, Baltimore's leadoff hitter feigned crying as he rounded first base.
The scenario was much different in the sixth, when Jones hit a drive well beyond Motter's reach and into the seats in left.
Moore gave up five runs, seven hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings. After his run of 13 straight outs, the left-hander permitted seven of the next nine batters to reach.
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