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It took nearly a month for the Tampa Bay Rays to win five road games, but they're on the verge of winning that many in less than a week as part of a hot stretch.

Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit two solo shots, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees, 3-2, Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time in three starts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night.

When the Blue Jays called down to Buffalo earlier this month for 39-year-old journeyman Ramon Ortiz, they knew what they were getting.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Baltimore.

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey works against the Tampa Bay Rays during first inning baseball action in Toronto on Monday, May 20, 2013.

Matt Moore pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to stay unbeaten, Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel has been the beneficiary of strong run support this season, which explains his 5-1 record entering Friday night despite some rocky recent outings.

They just couldn't pull the Orioles all the way out of the big hole their pitchers put them in.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In the absence of a proven closer, go ahead and credit the save for the Red Sox' come-from-behind 4-3 victory last night to right fielder Shane Victorino .

The Boston Red Sox' Pedro Ciriaco, Dustin Pedroia and Daniel Nava, right, celebrate after scoring on a Will Middlebrooks double in the ninth inning against of Thursday's game.

Stephen Drew's grand slam capped an eight-run third inning which propelled Boston over Tampa Bay by a 9-2 count in the second edition of a three-game series from Tropicana Field.

Major League Baseball's annual voting for its All-Star game is in full swing, and fans around the league are diligently grabbing ballots during home games and punching out their favorite player's name.

Game over: Rays 5, Red Sox 3: A first-inning three-run homer by David Ortiz is all the Red Sox could manage against the Rays pitching staff.

THE CONTENTS: Following a rough homestand, the Red Sox kick off their first three-city trip of the season in St.

The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox appear to be much different clubs than they were after Boston's sweep of their three-game series last month.

The opposite of a Devil Ray, however, is a Ray, and Gomes would know, because he's been both.

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Maddon came close to blowing his top when the Rays nearly blew another big lead on Saturday night.

The Rays are back over .500 for the first time since the first week of the season, and they'll have Matt Moore on the mound on Tuesday for a showdown against the third-place Red Sox.

Sam Fuld, playing in center in place of injured Desmond Jennings, tumbles after plucking Will Venable's drive from the top of the wall in the first.