The Tampa Bay Rays improved their record to 16-12 on the season after they beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Thursday afternoon. The Rays limited the Orioles to only three hits in the game.
Matt Garza pitched six innings to pick up his first win of the season for the Rays. Garza only gave up three hits and two runs. Both the runs came off a home run by Adam Jones. Dan Wheeler toss two scoreless innings in relief of Garza before Troy Percival came in and picked up the save which was his sixth of the season. The save was also Percival’s 330th career save that ties him for 10th on the all-time list.
Carl Crawford went 2-4 and had one RBI for the Rays. Carlos Pena and Jonny Gomes both had one RBI each as well. Gomes’s RBI came off a solo home run in the fourth inning.
