Holliday, Jackson and O’Hearn homers carry the Orioles to a rain-delayed, 5-2 win over the Rays

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday fields a ground ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez before before turning a double play during the ninth inning of a baseball tournament Wednesday July in Baltimore AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday fields a ground ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez before before turning a double play during the ninth inning of a baseball challenge Wednesday July in Baltimore AP Photo Stephanie Scarbrough AP Stephanie Scarbrough TAMPA Fla AP Jackson Holliday Alex Jackson and Ryan O Hearn homered to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a rain-delayed - win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday The encounter at George M Steinbrenner Field was delayed for hours minutes before the seventh inning Holliday hit his th homer of the season on the second pitch of the championship from Tampa Bay s Ryan Pepiot - Jackson opened a three-run third with his first home run of the season and O Hearn s shot in the sixth was his th of the season Gunnar Henderson capped Baltimore s outburst in the third inning with a two-run single Trevor Rogers allowed two runs on five hits over six innings while striking out three as the Orioles snapped a four-game skid Closer Felix Bautista allowed his second run in his last appearances in the ninth and got out of a bases-loaded jam by striking out Junior Caminero for his th save Caminero had an RBI single in the third inning and Danny Jansen hit a solo homer his th in the fourth for the Rays Ryan Pepiot went six innings for Tampa Bay giving up five runs on six hits He struck out eight and walked one Baltimore interim manager Tony Mansolino was ejected for the first time in the third inning after outfielder Ram n Laureano was tossed following a strikeout Key moment Holliday s -foot leadoff homer set the tone for Baltimore which had blown a late lead a night earlier It was the Orioles first homer of the three-game series Key stat The rain delay was the longest for a home challenge in Rays history Up Next The Rays host the White Sox on Monday with Shane Baz ERA set to start The Orioles expedition to Cleveland where Tomoyuki Sugano ERA takes the mound AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source