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Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton, right, prepares to break for home and score after a throw from Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones flies over the head of third baseman Steve Tolleson during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 3, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
(AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
B.J. Upton, Moore help Rays beat Baltimore
Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton, right, prepares to break for home and score after a throw from Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones flies over the head of third baseman Steve Tolleson during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 3, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
(AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
June 3, 2012
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—B.J. Upton hit a tiebreaking two-run double, Matt Moore won for the first time after losing four straight decisions and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Sunday.
Upton gave the Rays a 4-2 lead with a two-out hit off Jake Arrieta (2-7) in the fifth. Arrieta walked three during the inning.
Moore (2-5) allowed two runs and seven hits over six innings. The left-hander had four losses in five starts since beating Seattle on May 1.
Matt Wieters and Mark Reynolds homered for the Orioles, who have lost seven of eight. Arrieta, 0-5 over his last six starts, gave up four runs, two hits and four walks in 4 2-3 innings.
The Rays extended the lead to 8-2 during a four-run sixth, helped by two errors.
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