TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field.

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the third when Pete Alonso singled in Taylor Ward. The Orioles added two runs in the sixth on solo home runs by Alonso and Samuel Basallo.

Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the eighth, the Rays struck back. Jonathan Aranda doubled to center to score Chandler Simpson and Oliver Dunn, tying the game. Richie Palacios followed with a single that drove in Aranda for the go-ahead run.

Tampa Bay’s Jesse Scholtens (5-2) earned the win with four innings of relief, allowing two runs on six hits. Ian Seymour notched his second save with a scoreless ninth. Baltimore’s Anthony Nunez (2-1) took the loss.

Shane Baz started for Baltimore, striking out six over six innings and allowing one earned run. Steven Matz fanned five in four innings for Tampa Bay.

The Rays improved to 33-15, while the Orioles fell to 21-30. Attendance was 11,846, with a game time of 2:31.