Sunday, September 7th, 2014 12:40PM CST
On September 7, 2014, the Baltimore Orioles, leaders of the AL East, secured a 7-5 win against the Tampa Bay Rays, preventing a three-game sweep. Nelson Cruz played a crucial role for the Orioles, connecting for his second home run of the contest in the eleventh inning and finishing the game with seven runs batted in.
Date: Sunday, September 7th, 2014
Time: 12:40PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 19,914
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BAL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: K Kiermaier (15, D O'Day)
Home Runs: E Longoria (19, 1st inning off B Norris 0 on, 2 Out); J Loney (8, 1st inning off B Norris 0 on, 2 Out); D DeJesus (6, 4th inning off B Norris 0 on, 2 Out); K Kiermaier (10, 6th inning off B Norris 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Longoria (83), J Loney (64), D DeJesus (18), K Kiermaier (33), S Rodriguez (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Longoria, J Loney, D DeJesus
Sacrifice Hit: B Guyer
Ground Into Double Play: W Myers
Team Left On Base: 14
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (B Zobrist 0-1, M Joyce 0-1, W Myers 0-1, S Rodriguez 0-1, K Kiermaier 0-1, R Hanigan 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, J Molina 0-1, L Forsythe 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: K Kiermaier 2; R Hanigan 1; D DeJesus 2; L Forsythe 1

Pitcher Notes: S Geltz pitched to 3 batters in the 6th;J Beliveau pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Intentional Walks: B Zobrist (By J Saunders)
Hit By Pitch: L Forsythe (By B Norris); S Rodriguez (By A Miller)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Hellickson 15-22; S Geltz 0-3; J Beliveau 3-3; B Gomes 3-6; J Peralta 4-5; C Ramos 5-11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Hellickson 18-13-16-14; S Geltz 2-1-3-0; J Beliveau 1-3-2-2; B Gomes 2-4-2-4; J Peralta 3-1-4-4; C Ramos 7-7-11-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Hellickson 4-6; S Geltz 0-0; J Beliveau 0-1; B Gomes 2-3; J Peralta 0-0; C Ramos 2-2
Game Scores: J Hellickson 56

Double Plays: 1 (B Zobrist-L Forsythe-J Loney)

Doubles: R Flaherty (9, J Hellickson)
Triples: N Cruz (1, J Peralta)
Home Runs: N Cruz 2 (39, 6th inning off J Hellickson 1 on, 0 Out; 11th inning off C Ramos 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: N Cruz 7 (101)
Ground Into Double Play: D Young
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (S Pearce 0-1, R Flaherty 0-1, A Jones 1-1, J Schoop 0-2, C Davis 0-1, A De Aza 0-1, K Johnson 0-1, N Cruz 1-1, D Young 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Pearce 1; J Schoop 2; A De Aza 1; K Johnson 2

Pitcher Notes: J Saunders pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
Intentional Walks: S Pearce (By C Ramos)
Hit By Pitch: S Pearce (By S Geltz)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Norris 18-29; T McFarland 4-4; D O'Day 0-3; J Saunders 0-1; T Hunter 1-1; Z Britton 2-6; B Brach 2-4; A Miller 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Norris 21-6-18-22; T McFarland 2-3-1-3; D O'Day 1-2-5-2; J Saunders 0-0-0-0; T Hunter 0-0-0-1; Z Britton 2-1-1-5; B Brach 2-0-3-4; A Miller 4-4-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Norris 6-8; T McFarland 1-1; D O'Day 1-0; J Saunders 0-0; T Hunter 2-0; Z Britton 2-1; B Brach 0-3; A Miller 0-0
Game Scores: B Norris 42

Double Plays: 1 (J Schoop-C Davis)
Errors: R Flaherty (7, throw)
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