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AL East-Leading Rays Sweep Orioles
Orioles catcher Guillermo Quiroz, left, talks with starting pitcher Brian Burres on the mound. Burres gives up six runs and nine hits in five-plus innings.
(Steve Nesius - AP)
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"We got flat-out beat," Baltimore first baseman Kevin Millar said.
Willy Aybar put the Rays ahead 2-0 on a two-out, two-run double off Brian Burres (7-9) in the first. Tampa Bay went up 3-0 on a second-inning RBI double by Shawn Riggans.
Ben Zobrist hit a sacrifice fly and Bartlett had a run-scoring single as Tampa Bay took a 5-0 lead in the third.
Burres gave up seven runs and nine hits in five-plus innings. The Orioles have lost the last 10 times in which the left-hander has pitched against the Rays, including four starts. Baltimore also fell to 3-19 on Sundays this season.
The Rays extended their lead to 8-1 in the sixth thanks to the wildness of reliever Alberto Castillo, who hit two batters in a row and then walked the next two before being pulled. B.J. Upton was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded before consecutive walks to Carlos Pena and Rocco Baldelli.
Upton, hit on the ankle, was replaced defensively in the seventh. Upton said the ankle is fine and will play when Tampa Bay opens a three-game series Tuesday with the New York Yankees.
Upton picked up his 40th stolen base of the season when he swiped second in the fifth. He joins Carl Crawford -- who has done it five times -- as the only Tampa Bay players to have 40 steals in a season.
Notes: Bartlett was hit by a pitch in the eighth. Maddon said he thought the pitch by reliever was intentional. ... The Rays are 11-3 against Baltimore this season. ... Tampa Bay C Dioner Navarro (hamstrings) was out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last five games. Maddon said Navarro, who started Saturday, was "a little bit sore." ... Baltimore plans to recall LHP Garrett Olson from Triple-A Norfolk to start Monday's game. ... Rays closer Troy Percival (knee) is expected to be activated from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. ... Orioles OF Adam Jones (foot) is set to return from the disabled list and play on Monday.
