The Orioles were six outs away from opening their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a hard-earned victory Tuesday night, but their night ended walking slowly off the field as the Rays celebrated a 4-3 walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth.
With two outs in the ninth, manager Buck Showalter brought in right-hander Miguel Castro to face No. 9 hitter Willy Adames, and Castro hung a 3-1 sinker that Adames hit into the left-field seats for the game-winning homer.
Castro entered the game after left-hander Paul Fry retired all four batters he faced, striking out three and inducing a double-play ball to end some eighth-inning chaos.