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Tampa Bay Rays Create Wild Baseball History in Win vs. Orioles on Wednesday

Originally posted on Tampa Bay Rays on SI
By Don Strouble | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 12:13 PM ET

The Tampa Bay Rays are in a class all their own after miraculously overcoming an eight-run deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. Trailing 8-0 after two innings, Tampa Bay rallied to win 12-8 and improve to 40-33 on the season.

According to OptaSTATS, there have been over 450 instances in the modern era of an MLB team allowing eight or more runs in an inning to open the game's scoring. Of those instances, the Rays are the only team to allow no runs or hits the rest of the way and come back to win.

There have been over 450 instances in the modern era of an MLB team allowing 8+ runs in an inning to open the game's scoring.

Only one of those teams allowed no runs or hits the rest of the way and came back to win.

That one team was @RaysBaseball tonight. pic.twitter.com/1rJtQcU6Ct
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) June 19, 2025

It took Tampa Bay less than four innings to erase what looked like an insurmountable Baltimore lead. The offense produced 18 hits and went 9-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

Last night was the win of the year for me

- Erased an 8-run deficit in less than 4 innings.
- All 11 hitters got on base at least once (8 of them at least twice).
- 18 total hits & went 9 for 13 with RISP.
- Bullpen tossed 7.2 no-hit, no-walk innings after the Laureano homer.
— Rays Metrics (@RaysMetrics) June 19, 2025