Dylan Beavers homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a comeback as the Baltimore Orioles won their home finale, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Thursday afternoon.

It was the fourth homer for Beavers, a rookie outfielder. Ryan Mountcastle and Coby Mayo also homered for the Orioles (75-84), who trailed 5-2 in the eighth. Mountcastle, Jeremiah Jackson and Gunnar Henderson all had two hits.

Reliver Keegan Akin (5-4) was the winning pitcher with one scoreless inning in the rubber game of the series.

Kevin Kelly (2-5) who gave up two home runs and a triple among the four batters faced, took the loss. Fellow reliever Jesse Scholtens, appearing in his second game with the Rays, was in line for his first victory since 2023 before Baltimore's three-run eight

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