BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Blaze Alexander hit his first home run of the season and drove in six runs, Gunnar Henderson homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles erupted for five runs in the first inning, setting the tone against Tampa Bay starter Steven Matz. Henderson’s first homer, a two-run shot to right field, tied the game at 2 after the Rays had taken an early lead. Leody Taveras singled in a run, then Alexander delivered a two-run single to put Baltimore ahead for good.

Alexander added a two-run double in the fifth inning and a two-run homer in the seventh as the Orioles piled up 16 hits. Henderson connected for his 13th homer of the season, a solo shot in the sixth.

Rookie right-hander Trey Gibson earned his first major league victory, allowing one run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He struck out one and walked none.

Matz took the loss, giving up nine runs, eight earned, on 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings. He fell to 4-2 on the season.

Tampa Bay scored its runs on a groundout by Ryan Vilade in the sixth and a bases-loaded walk by Vilade in the eighth. The Rays managed 10 hits but grounded into three double plays and left eight runners on base.

Adley Rutschman had three hits for Baltimore, including two doubles. Taveras added two hits and an RBI. For the Rays, Hunter Feduccia had three hits.

Baltimore improved to 26-30 with its fifth win in six games on a 10-game homestand. Tampa Bay dropped to 34-19.

The game’s pivotal moment came in the first inning. After the Rays took a 2-0 lead on Chandler Simpson’s RBI single, the Orioles responded immediately. Taylor Ward singled, Henderson homered, and then singles by Pete Alonso and Coby Mayo loaded the bases. Taveras drove in a run with a fly-ball single to right, and Alexander followed with a two-run single to left, making it 5-2. The Orioles never trailed the rest of the game.

Alexander’s performance was the highlight of the night. In his previous five games, he had gone 3 for 15 with two RBIs, including an 0-for-4 showing Tuesday against the same Rays. His six RBIs Wednesday were a season high.

Henderson’s two homers gave him 13 on the season, tying him for the team lead. He also drove in three runs.

The Orioles’ bullpen combined for three scoreless innings. Andrew Kittredge struck out three in a perfect eighth, Keegan Akin allowed one hit in 1 1/3 innings and Anthony Nunez worked a scoreless ninth.

Tampa Bay had won four of its previous five games against Baltimore before the series sweep, including a 5-3 victory at home on May 20. The Rays had entered the series with the best record in the American League but were outscored 26-10 over the three games.

Baltimore’s next game is Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays at home. Tampa Bay returns home to host the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.

Attendance was 16,317, and the game lasted 2 hours, 43 minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tampa Bay Rays 6, Baltimore Orioles 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tampa Bay with a 53.30 percent probability to win. Tampa Bay had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5 runs. The total score of 13 went under the over-under line of 9.