Davis, Jimenez power Orioles past Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Chris Davis went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday.
Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez (6-11) pitched a complete game and retired 25 of the final 26 batters he faced.
Davis hit a solo homer, his 34th of the season, off Rays starter Matt Andriese in the top of the fourth inning and added a two-RBI single in the top of the fifth.
Baltimore (75-62) erased an early three-run deficit and blew the game open with five runs in the fifth inning.
Trailing 3-2 in the top of the fifth, left fielder Hyun Soo Kim hit a double to right field and center fielder Adam Jones singled to put runners at the corners with no outs. Andriese appeared to be on his way out of the jam when he struck out designated hitter Pedro Alvarez and third baseman Manny Machado.
But Davis' short single to center plated both runners to give the Orioles a 4-3 lead. Right fielder Mark Trumbo and second baseman Jonathan Schoop added RBI singles to finish the surge.
Andriese (6-7) gave up seven runs and nine hits in five innings. He struck out seven but had two wild pitches.
Tampa Bay (58-78) jumped on Jimenez in the bottom of the first when first baseman Logan Morrison hit his 13th homer of the year, a three-run shot that scored Kevin Kiermaier and Evan Longoria for a 3-0 lead.
Jimenez shut down the Rays after that, limiting them to just one base runner in the final eight innings.
NOTES: The Rays are playing with a three-man bench -- INF Matt Duffy, INF Logan Forsythe and C Bobby Wilson. Triple-A Durham ends its season later Monday and the rosters will expand. Duffy is out with a sore Achilles after starting the past three games. ... Orioles LHP Brian Duensing is with the team after coming off the 60-day disabled list. He had cartilage chips removed from his left elbow in June. He worked some extended innings outings in rehab and manager Buck Showalter said he may help the team in that area. ... Orioles RHP Chris Tillman threw a bullpen session Monday and RHP Darren O'Day threw off a half-mound. Both are expected to throw again Wednesday.