Orioles club Rays 7-5
Adam Jones hit two home runs for the first time in his career and drove in four runs, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night.
Jones hit a solo shot in the first inning and a three-run drive in the second. Both homers – his seventh and eighth of the season – came off Andy Sonnanstine (1-4), who had allowed only one home run in 32 2/3 innings this season.
Now in his second full year in the majors, Jones totaled 18 homers in his first 235 games before Tuesday.
Baltimore trailed 5-1 in the second inning before rallying for its fourth win in six games. The Orioles are 4-2 against the defending AL champions after losing the season series 15-3 last year.
Kevin Bass (2-1) pitched four scoreless innings of relief and George Sherrill, the fifth Baltimore pitcher, worked the ninth for his sixth save.
Despite the loss, the Rays reached two milestones. Carl Crawford drove in two runs to pass Aubrey Huff for the franchise lead in career RBI, and Tampa Bay extended its club-record streak of games with at least one stolen base to 14.