BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Trevor Rogers pitched seven strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Rogers (9-9) allowed three runs and six hits with six strikeouts over seven innings for Baltimore. Rico Garcia earned his sixth save with a scoreless ninth, striking out two. Freddy Peralta (5-11) took the loss, surrendering five runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Alonso singled home Jackson Holliday in the first to give Baltimore a 1-0 lead. Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead in the second on Kenny Piper’s two-run homer after Chandler Simpson had tied the game. Dylan Beavers cut it to 3-2 with a solo homer in the bottom of the second. Jackson Holliday’s sacrifice fly tied it in the fifth, and Alonso followed with his 30th homer to put Baltimore ahead.

Alonso finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Junior Caminero had two hits for the Rays. Attendance was 25,963, and the game lasted 2:13. Baltimore improved to 62-70, while Tampa Bay fell to 76-53.