Rays 9, Orioles 5
BALTIMORE -- Tampa Bay right-hander Jake Odorizzi snapped a three-game losing streak, Steven Souza had three hits, including a home run, and the Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 on Sunday.
After losing six straight, Tampa Bay has won consecutive games and took three-game series against the defending American League East champions.
Odorizzi (4-5) allowed four runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks over six-plus innings. Entering the game, Odorizzi had given up just two homers in 10 starts before allowing three to the Orioles.
Souza, who started in right field, leads all AL rookies with 10 home runs. Designated hitter Joey Butler had a career-high four hits for Tampa Bay, while left fielder David DeJesus got his fifth home run.
Baltimore right-hander Chris Tillman (2-7) lost a career-high sixth straight game. He allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits with seven strikeouts and three walks over just 4 2/3 innings. Tillman has not won since April 18.
Right fielder Delmon Young hit a pair of home runs on two pitches. It was his first multi-homer game since 2011 when he played for the Minnesota Twins. Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado also hit two home runs and has eight on the season.
With the game tied 2-2, the Rays took control with four runs in the fifth.
First baseman Logan Forsythe provided the lead on a two-out bloop single. Souza followed with a three-run homer to center that boosted the margin to 6-2.
DeJesus hit a lead-off home run in the seventh off Oliver Drake as the Rays remained in control. After Machado pulled Baltimore to within 7-4 with a two-run shot in the same inning, ending Odorizzi's day, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria responded with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Outfielder Brandon Guyer provided the ninth run with a pinch-hit single in the ninth.
Ernesto Frieri pitched a scoreless eighth before Xavier Cedeno allowed a solo home run to Machado in the ninth. This allowed Brad Boxberger to pick up his 15th save.
The Orioles took a 1-0 lead when Young hit two-out homer in the first that landed in the center field bullpen. That snapped a streak of 25 1/2 consecutive scoreless innings by Rays starters -- second most in club history and third-longest span in the majors this season.
Tampa Bay took a 2-1 lead in the second when catcher Bobby Wilson flared a single to right that scored Forsythe. A throwing error to third by Young also allowed second baseman Nick Franklin to score.
Tillman allowed leadoff doubles in three straight innings but was able to minimize the damage. Young tied the game 2-2 in the third with his second homer that stayed just inside the left field foul pole.
NOTES: Baltimore CF Adam Jones (mild ankle sprain) missed a second straight game for the first time since 2011. ... Rays INF Tim Beckham, who suffered a hamstring cramp Saturday, was held out of the starting lineup. ... Orioles C Matt Wieters (elbow) will start Tuesday at Triple-A Norfolk. Barring a setback, Wieters will join the Orioles on Friday in Cleveland, making his 2015 debut with the team. ... Tampa Bay LHP Matt Moore (elbow) had an effective bullpen session and is on track for a rehab assignment next week.