Rays Complete Historic 8-Run Comeback Win

The Tampa Bay Rays staged a historic comeback on Wednesday night, overcoming an early 8-0 deficit to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 12-8—matching the largest comeback in franchise history and setting the biggest in MLB this season. After starter Taj Bradley was pulled in the second inning, the Rays’ bullpen pitched 7.2 innings of one-hit, scoreless baseball to keep the Orioles at bay. Offensively, Brandon Lowe tied the game with a two-run homer in the fifth, and a pivotal seventh inning saw hits from Junior Caminero, Josh Lowe, and Jonathan Aranda as part of a four-run rally. The victory marked the third time the Rays have overcome an eight-run deficit, improved their record to 41-33, and brought them within 1.5 games of the AL East-leading Yankees. The win also extended their strong run to 20-7 since May 20, boosting their playoff hopes. This comeback was especially rare, as MLB teams had previously been 0-134 this season when trailing by eight or more runs.