Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles

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BAL	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	—	5	8	0

First pitch was 7:15 PM ET, with Freddy Peralta going for Tampa Bay against Trevor Rogers for Baltimore. Peralta arrived at the deadline as the Rays' big rotation add, but he's carried a 5.41 ERA into this one and was chasing his first real bounce-back start since the trade. Rogers, meanwhile, has quietly turned himself back into a strike-thrower, working off a 4.17 ERA and a win over this same Rays lineup his last time out.

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Rays(76-51)

LWLWL

3

+1.5-190+108o8.5+125

Orioles(61-67)

LLLLW

5

-1.5+186-111u8.5-125

Best BetRays +117

Postgame

This one missed. Peralta walked 3 in his last look and did it again here, and Baltimore's lineup made him pay with 2 early runs before Trevor Rogers settled in behind a 3-run 5th that flipped the game. The season-long gap between these two clubs didn't show up on this particular night.

Pregame

Tampa Bay's the better team by a wide margin and still gets plus money here, which is the kind of gap worth taking. Baltimore's moneyline price leans almost entirely on Rogers' recent form, but a shorthanded bullpen and a lineup that's gone cold make the Orioles a shakier bet to close it out. Peralta's ugly ERA has more to do with batted-ball luck than diminished stuff, and this Rays lineup gives him plenty of cushion.

The Orioles' bigger issue heading in wasn't the arm on the mound — it was who's no longer in the lineup. Baltimore shipped catcher Adley Rutschman to Boston at the deadline as part of a broader sell-off, and the roster has felt thinner for it during the four-game skid that included getting swept by the Yankees. Tampa Bay's own bullpen picture isn't clean either, with Cole Sulser, Griffin Jax and Edwin Uceta all still working back from injury.

Freddy Peralta

(5-11)·5.33 ERA

Aug 16 vs Orioles

L

4.2IP

2ER

2K

3BB

76P

08/21 Lineup

Trevor Rogers

(9-8)·4.14 ERA

Aug 16 @ Rays

W

6.0IP

2ER

6K

1BB

98P

08/21 Lineup

Both clubs came in beat up in the pen and short on certainty, which made this one as much about who could avoid the big mistake as who had the better arm on the mound.

Tampa Bay Rays

(9)

• 10-Day-ILBen Williamson (2B) — The Rays placed Williamson on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Thursday, due to a right hamstring strain.08/07
• 15-Day-ILCole Sulser (RP) — Sulser (back) threw a clean inning for Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, per MLB.com.08/20
• 15-Day-ILGriffin Jax (SP) — Manager Kevin Cash said Jax (elbow) is expected to make a rehab start for Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.08/18
• 60-Day-ILManuel Rodriguez (RP) — Rodriguez (elbow) has a 6.14 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 13:3 K:BB over 7.1 innings during his minor-league rehab assignment.08/17
• 60-Day-ILEdwin Uceta (RP) — Uceta (shoulder) is playing catch from 75 feet, per MLB.com.08/15
• 60-Day-ILJake Fraley (RF) — Manager Kevin Cash said Friday that Fraley (hernia) is scheduled to play a few games at the team's complex in Florida before beginning a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.08/14
• 60-Day-ILGavin Lux (LF) — Lux (shoulder) is unlikely to return this season, per MLB.com.08/11
• 60-Day-ILJonathan Heasley (RP) — Heasley was returned to the major-league roster and placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow stress reaction.06/08
• 60-Day-ILRyan Pepiot (SP) — Pepiot will undergo surgery on his right hip May 13 and miss the rest of the 2026 season, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.05/08

Baltimore Orioles

(8)

• 10-Day-ILBlaze Alexander (3B) — X-rays taken Tuesday showed that Alexander's fractured left hand is fully healed, and he is aiming to rejoin the Orioles' active roster for their series against the Athletics that runs Aug. 28-30, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.08/19
• 60-Day-ILFelix Bautista (RP) — Bautista (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Chesapeake on Sunday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.08/21
• 60-Day-ILRyan Helsley (RP) — Helsley (elbow) said Sunday that he's about a week into his throwing program but is likely a couple of weeks away from getting back on a mound, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.08/10
• 60-Day-ILColin Selby (RP) — Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said Friday that Selby underwent right shoulder surgery Tuesday to repair his labrum and rotator cuff, Andy Kostka of TheBanner.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILRyan Mountcastle (1B) — The Orioles announced that Mountcastle (foot) suffered a "significant" oblique strain while warming up for his first rehab game and will now be out a couple more months, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILKeegan Akin (RP) — Akin (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/15
• 60-Day-ILJordan Westburg (3B) — Westburg (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Andrew Golden of TheBanner.com reports.05/15
• 60-Day-ILZach Eflin (SP) — Eflin underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.05/08

Tampa Bay grabbed control early, plating 3 runs in the 2nd inning and putting Rogers on his heels. But Baltimore chipped away — a run in the 1st, another in the 2nd — before breaking the game open with a 3-run 5th that flipped a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead the Orioles wouldn't relinquish.

The win halts Baltimore's 4-game slide and hands Rogers a measure of redemption after a 2026 season that started with a 10.01 ERA before he rebuilt himself into a reliable arm again. For the Rays, it's a second straight loss and another shaky night for Peralta, whose command issues — 3 walks against a single hit allowed in his prior outing — have been the story of his time in Tampa Bay so far.

Tampa Bay Rays

(76-51)

Aug 20Lvs Blue Jays1-5

Aug 19Wvs Blue Jays7-6

Aug 18Lvs Blue Jays5-10

Aug 17Wvs Orioles7-6

Aug 16Lvs Orioles2-10

Baltimore Orioles

(61-67)

Aug 20Lvs Yankees1-6

Aug 19Lvs Yankees3-5

Aug 18Lvs Yankees1-3

Aug 17L@ Rays6-7

Aug 16W@ Rays10-2