Thursday, September 17th, 2020 6:50PM CST
The Tampa Bay Rays secured their return to the postseason by sweeping a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday night. A strong pitching performance paved the way for victory in the opener. In the second game, the Rays' offense exploded for a 10-6 win to complete the sweep.
Date: Thursday, September 17th, 2020
Time: 6:50PM CST
Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
BAL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Arozarena (1, Lakins)
Home Runs: Wendle (3, 4th inning off Lakins 1 on, 2 Out); Renfroe (8, 3rd inning off Zimmermann 0 on, 0 Out); Adames (6, 1st inning off Zimmermann 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Smith (7), Wendle 3 (13), Renfroe (21), Adames 3 (18), Arozarena (6), N. Lowe (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: Wendle (2), Adames (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wendle; Arozarena
Ground Into Double Play: Adames
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-8 (Smith 1-1, Renfroe 0-1, Margot 1-1, Adames 2-2, B. Lowe 0-1, Brosseau 0-1, N. Lowe 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Renfroe 1; B. Lowe 1

Hit By Pitch: Sisco (by Curtiss)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Curtiss 5/8; Thompson 3/5; Richards 8/16; Fairbanks 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Curtiss-3-3-6-6; Thompson-5-1-3-3; Richards-6-9-9-10; Fairbanks-3-4-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Curtiss 3-3; Richards 3-2; Fairbanks 1-0
Game Scores: T Richards 36

Double Plays: 1 (Wendle-Brosseau-N. Lowe)
Errors: Adames (8, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Brosseau (2, 2nd base off Sulser/Sisco)

Doubles: Mountcastle (5, Richards); DJ Stewart (2, Thompson)
Home Runs: Alberto (3, 2nd inning off Richards 0 on, 1 Out); Ruiz (9, 4th inning off Richards 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Alberto (17), Ruiz 2 (28), Mountcastle (21), DJ Stewart 2 (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mountcastle, DJ Stewart (2)
Ground Into Double Play: Severino
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Alberto 0-1, Ruiz 0-1, Severino 0-2, Mountcastle 0-1, DJ Stewart 1-1, Hays 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ruiz 2; Severino 2; Mountcastle 1; Hays 1

Pitcher Notes: Sulser pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. ; Zimmermann pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.
Hit By Pitch: Renfroe (by Zimmermann); Brosseau (by Zimmermann)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tate 4/4; Lakins 1/5; Sulser 3/4; Phillips 3/4; Zimmermann 8/15
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tate-1-1-6-4; Lakins-2-1-9-3; Sulser-2-2-1-3; Phillips-6-5-2-0; Zimmermann-13-2-7-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tate 0-2; Lakins 0-1; Sulser 0-1; Zimmermann 2-4
Game Scores: B Zimmermann 32

Double Plays: 1 (Ruiz-Alberto-Mountcastle)
Errors: Ruiz (5, throw)
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