MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/31/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2163 - MONDAY, JULY 31ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (54-53) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Tampa Bay Rays (46-60) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Orioles Lose to Rays, 5-3
Tampa Bay beat Baltimore on the strength of starter Cameron Varga's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. Earning the save was Joe Montgomery. He's now cashed in 29 of 31 save opportunities. Tampa Bay is now 46-60.

Eric Cox had an important at-bat with no one out in the bottom of the fourth, when he hit a grand slam home run. His 20th home run of the season put Tampa Bay on top, 4-3.

"Another day, another win. On to the next one," Varga told the Tampa Bay Chronicle.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Urena SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 4 47
J. Mateo 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .251 6 42
   a-C. Yelich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 2 14
   c-N. Jorge 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 1 26
E. Vázquez LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .256 24 65
N. Mazara RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .243 18 74
P. Tucker DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 6 21
   b-Y. Munoz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 1 9
G. Manley CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .254 5 26
P. Fielder 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 1 2
S. Zarraga C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 5 18
Y. Yrizarri 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 11 8      
a - C. Yelich pinch hit for J. Mateo in the 8th
b - Y. Munoz inserted as DH in the 8th
c - N. Jorge substituted for C. Yelich in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mateo (16, 1st Inning off C. Varga, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Manley (17, 1st Inning off C. Varga, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Urena 2 , J. Mateo 2 , N. Mazara 2 , P. Tucker , G. Manley 2
2-out RBI: N. Mazara , G. Manley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Vázquez , Y. Munoz , P. Fielder
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Jorge (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Yrizarri-Mateo-Fielder, Mateo-Fielder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .301 6 18
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 8 33
J. Martinez RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .366 5 11
   a-L. Cardenas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 7 42
E. Cox CF, RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 .200 20 54
N. Castellanos 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .251 6 31
J. Engram DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 2 21
N. Ciuffo C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 2 28
D. Veeck 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 5 28
A. Rondon SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 3 26
Totals 31 5 8 5 1 4 7      
a - L. Cardenas substituted for J. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Castellanos (21, 4th Inning off M. Lara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Cox (20, 4th Inning off M. Lara, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Pacheco (6, 5th Inning off M. Lara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 5 , I. Ramírez , J. Martinez , E. Cox 4 , N. Castellanos 3 , N. Ciuffo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Engram
GIDP: J. Engram , D. Veeck
Hit by Pitch: N. Castellanos
Team LOB: 4
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lara L (7-5) 4.1 6 5 5 1 3 2 65 4.06   
R. Marte 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.99   
J. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lara 33
Batters Faced: M. Lara 19, R. Marte 6, J. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lara 5-4, R. Marte 1-3, J. Hernandez 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lara 65-42, R. Marte 18-12, J. Hernandez 30-17
Hit Batsmen: R. Marte
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Varga W (2-1) 6.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 87 3.49   
M. Del Pozo H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4.26   
J. Ingram H (16) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.72   
J. Carver H (15) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.70   
J. Montgomery SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Varga 55
Batters Faced: C. Varga 24, M. Del Pozo 3, J. Ingram 3, J. Carver 2, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Varga 7-5, M. Del Pozo 0-2, J. Ingram 0-0, J. Carver 0-1, J. Montgomery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Varga 87-62, M. Del Pozo 15-8, J. Ingram 11-8, J. Carver 11-7, J. Montgomery 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Carver 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cameron Varga
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 20372
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