 has yielded 17 runs and 30 hits.Chance Sisco homered and newcomer Jace Peterson had two RBIs for the Orioles, who have lost 10 of 11.A steady rain began to fall in the fifth inning, and that's when Tampa Bay began pelting Cobb with hits to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 5-3 lead. C. J. Cron doubled in two runs, Brad Miller delivered a sacrifice fly and Wendle added an RBI single.Sisco connected off starter Jake Faria in the bottom half, but Hechavarria restored the two-run cushion with a solo shot in the sixth.Rookie Andrew Kittredge (1-2) got two outs in the fifth to earn his first major league win.TRAINER'S ROOMRays: INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) could be activated from the DL on Friday, manager Kevin Cash said. ... RHP Nathan Eovaldi, who underwent surgery on March 30 to remove loose pieces of cartilage from his elbow, has had a ''pretty remarkable'' recovery so far, Cash said, though no timetable has been set for his return.Orioles: INF Tim Beckham (groin) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. Beckham must decide whether to have surgery, which would likely fix the problem but force him to miss at least six weeks. ... DH Mark Trumbo (quad strain) went 0 for 4 with Double-A Bowie but is edging closer to returning. ''He feels good,'' manager Buck Showalter said.UP NEXTRays: Chris Archer (1-1, 6.59 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday night. Archer has yielded at least one HR in five straight games.Orioles: Dylan Bundy (1-2, 1.42 ERA) has given up five earned runs in his five starts and limited the opposition to a .220 batting average.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Rays, Orioles finally get series going 4h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- The Tampa Bay Rays will need to wait one more day to try to extend their four-game winning streak and see an old friend.Tampa Bay's series opener with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday was postponed two hours before the planned 7:05 p.m. start time as bad weather was heading for the city.The game is going to be rescheduled on May 12 as part of a single-admission doubleheader starting at 3:05 p.m.For Wednesday's series opener, the starting pitchers will remain the same. The Rays' Jake Faria (1-1, 5.82 ERA) will go against former Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb (0-2, 15.43).The Rays pushed back Chris Archer one day, and Baltimore did the same with ace Dylan Bundy. Both will start on Thursday.The sub-plot to the Wednesday game will be the Rays going up against long-time Tampa Bay starter Cobb. He made 115 starts for the Rays from 2011-2017 and had a 48-35 record with a 3.50 ERA in those games.Cobb will be making his first start versus his old team."I miss Cobb a lot," said Tampa Bay infielder Brad Miller. "He was a guy (who was the) ultimate competitor. He's a bulldog, just really intense." Cobb has started poorly this season for Baltimore, allowing 12 earned runs on 20 hits in just seven innings so far.However, his former skipper is not concerned."We felt good when Alex Cobb took the ball every fifth day for us; we felt we had a really good chance to win," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "He's going to get going here. Hopefully, he can wait one more start before he does." Cobb also said the entire experience will be a bit unusual for him."It will be a little odd seeing the jersey," Cobb said to the Tampa Bay Times. "Been part of the family for so long." Faria is 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA in four career games, including three starts, against the Orioles. He has had just one bad start out of four this season and will be facing a Baltimore team struggling at the plate.Tampa Bay also had the day off on Monday but is coming off a big win on Sunday when Carlos Gomez homered to beat the Twins 8-6 and stretched the team's winning streak to four.Gomez came into the game mired in a 2-for-34 skid. But he ended the game feeling much better about things.The Rays scored 26 runs in their three-game sweep of the Twins, getting at least eight in every game.Cash said he knows the Orioles are banged up, and they may lose another starter as infielder Tim Beckham (groin/foot) appears headed to the disabled list Wednesday. Baltimore claimed infielder Jace Peterson off waivers from the Yankees, and he joins the team for this game.The Orioles also transferred pitcher Gabriel Ynoa to the 60-day disabled list (right shoulder inflammation), but they are hoping to get some quick help from Peterson."Peterson is a versatile player who has experience playing all over the field, who had his best year in 2015 playing second base," Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette told The Baltimore Sun in a text message. "Given our need and his experience, he should be able to contribute right away to the O's." The Orioles need contributions on offense, which has struggled throughout the team's 6-17 start. Cleveland took three of four from the Orioles, who have lost nine of their last 10.
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