O's Lose a Close One to Rays

For the first time since Buck Showalter took over as manager, the Orioles lost consecutive games, falling to Tampa Bay 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.

Starter Jake Arrieta turned in yet another quality start for the O's but took the loss. Arrieta (4-4) allowed three runs in the first three innings before settling down enough to keep the Birds in the game. The bullpen kept Tampa off the board through the final frames, but the offense was unable to produce.

The Orioles totaled just five hits in the ballgame, and went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position. Felix Pie's sac fly in the second put the O's on the board, but it wasn't until Jake Fox's solo homer in the seventh that the Birds managed to push another run across...too little, too late.

The O's missed out on their first winning road trip in nearly two years, finishing 3-3 against Cleveland and Tampa Bay. A win would have also given the Birds four consecutive winning series, which hadn't been done in over five seasons...

The Orioles head home and take on the Seattle Mariners on Monday night...Brad Bergesen, fresh off a complete-game 2-hitter, takes the mound...Go O's!