Cowser’s walk-off homer lifts Orioles past Rays in 13 innings

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Colton Cowser hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 9-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles trailed 7-2 entering the 11th but rallied to tie. After the Rays scored twice in the top of the 13th, Baltimore answered with four runs in the bottom half. Leody Taveras doubled in a run, Jackson Holliday tied it with a sacrifice fly and Cowser ended it with his third homer of the season.

Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish pitched six innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with three strikeouts. Dietrich Enns earned the win, improving to 3-0. Jesse Scholtens took the loss for Tampa Bay, falling to 5-3.

Jonathan Aranda homered and drove in two runs for the Rays, while Victor Mesa Jr. also hit a two-run homer. Each team collected 12 hits in the game that lasted 4 hours, 12 minutes before an announced crowd of 22,388.

Tampa Bay fell to 34-17, while Baltimore improved to 23-31.