Orioles Edge Rays 5-3 Behind Pete Alonso’s 30th Home Run

On August 21, 2026, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 5–3 at Camden Yards. The Orioles took an early lead when Pete Alonso singled home a run in the first inning. The Rays answered with a two-run homer by Kenny Piper in the second to go ahead 3–1. Baltimore rallied in the fourth and fifth innings, highlighted by Alonso’s go-ahead two-run homer—his 30th of the season—followed by a sacrifice fly from Jackson Holliday that secured the final margin.

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• Pete Alonso – 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, including a 443-foot two-run shot that gave Baltimore the lead for good. The homer marked his 30th of the season, making him the eighth Oriole since 1954 to reach that total in his first year with the club.

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• Trevor Rogers (Orioles) – 7 innings, 3 runs on 6 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts; earned the win to improve to 9-8.

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• Freddy Peralta (Rays) – 7 innings, 5 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts; took the loss, falling to 5-11.

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• Chandler Simpson – RBI single in the first inning and another in the second that helped tie the game briefly.

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• Dylan Beavers – solo home run in the fourth inning to cut the deficit.

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• Kenny Piper – hit his first major-league homer, a two-run blast that gave Tampa Bay a 3–1 lead.

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Alonso’s 30th homer placed him among a short list of Orioles who have reached that mark in their inaugural season with the team. It also continued his streak of six consecutive seasons with at least 30 home runs, a feat he has achieved in seven of his eight major-league seasons.

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• Final Score: Orioles 5, Rays 3.

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• Runs by Inning (Orioles): 1 (1st), 0, 0, 1 (4th), 3 (5th).

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• Runs by Inning (Rays): 0, 3 (2nd), 0, 0, 0.

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• Pitching Lines:

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• Rogers – 7 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K.

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• Peralta – 7 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K.

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• Save: Rico Garcia recorded his sixth save, striking out two in the ninth.

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The win kept the Orioles within striking distance of the division leader and preserved their wild-card hopes as the regular season enters its final third. Alonso’s power surge continues to drive Baltimore’s offense, while the pitching matchup for the series finale pits Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan against Orioles right-hander Brandon Young.

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All sources concur on the final score, key scoring plays, and pitching statistics; no substantive discrepancies were identified.

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