TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Gunnar Henderson went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at George Steinbrenner Field.

Henderson homered in the eighth inning, scoring Tyler O’Neill, to give Baltimore a 6-2 lead. Colton Cowser also homered for the Orioles, who collected 12 hits. Baltimore scored one run in the second, one in the third, two in the seventh and two in the eighth. Tampa Bay scored one in the second, one in the third and three in the ninth. Baltimore grounded into two double plays.

Josh Walker (1-0) earned the win with two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Cam Sanders recorded his second save with one-third of an inning. Garrett Cleavinger (4-4) took the loss. Chris Bassitt started for Baltimore, allowing two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with three strikeouts.

The Rays had nine hits and mounted a late rally but fell short. Attendance was 18,343, and the game lasted 3:06. Baltimore improved to 59-63; Tampa Bay dropped to 74-47.