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The Orioles faced the Tigers at Camden Yards.

The Orioles face the Tigers at Camden Yards.

The Orioles used their defense and base-running acumen to help steal a win from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

The Orioles sealed their 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays with one of their most dramatic endings of the season Friday night.

The Orioles seemed dead-set on losing another game to the last-place Tampa Bay Rays — and losing more ground to the first-place Boston Red Sox — but the Rays would not allow it to happen.

The Orioles were unable to pull off their first three-game road sweep of the season, falling 7-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays in Wednesday afternoon’s series finale at Tropicana Field.

Orioles right-handed pitching prospect Hunter Harvey, who has been dealing with arm injuries for more than a year, has been shut down with a reoccurrence of discomfort in his right elbow and forearm area while pitching on the first day of instructional league in Sarasota, Fla., according to manager Buck Showalter.

By the end of the year, Mike Wright - who opened the season losing nine of his first 10 decisions at Norfolk and posting a 6.42 ERA in 19 starts - had turned around his season, and ended itwith back-to-back near-no-hit bids. In the offseason, he was rewarded when the Orioles added him to the organization's 40-man roster.

It was obvious that Cubs catcher John Baker made a clean tag Friday on Chris Davis. What wasn¿t clear was whether he was blocking home plate.