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Orioles' Tough Road Continues in Florida
The Rays' B.J. Upton, right, is caught in a rundown with the Orioles' Melvin Mora.
(Mike Carlson - AP)
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Still, right-hander Jeremy Guthrie pitched into the seventh inning, scattering eight hits while allowing just two runs, good enough to put his team in position to win. For the first time in his three starts, he left the game with the lead, after 6 1/3 innings.
But after Guthrie got Jason Bartlett to fly out leading off the seventh, Trembley summoned Walker to face a row of three Rays lefties.
"That's exactly where we wanted to be," said Guthrie, who expected to be pulled in that spot.
But Akinora Iwamura reached on an infield single and Carl Crawford blooped another single into short center, the 1,000th hit of his career. Then Peña followed with his heroics, tying the game at 5 after golfing Walker's 76 mph curve ball about 10-rows deep into the seats in right field.
Sarfate entered the game after Walker failed to retire a batter. But he struggled badly with his control, walking four while allowing three runs, including the game-winner.
"I wouldn't say they beat me," said Sarfate, who hadn't allowed a run in four appearances before Friday.
"I beat myself. That's a game we should have one. It's just one of those things. I wasn't go the whole year without having a bad outing. It's early on, we've got to live with it and tomorrow's a new day."
