Tampa Bay remained 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East. Rays leadoff hitters reached base in five of nine innings but the team finished 1 for 6 with runners in scoring

The Orioles wore down Tampa Bay’s pitching staff with 13 hits while the bullpen continued its dominance to close out a bounce-back win.

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on June 16 at George M. Steinbrenner Field, improving their record to 40-32 and holding second place in the American League East. The Orioles, now 30-41,