The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles hook up for their second game of the series Tuesday night as MLB.TV brings you free baseball that matters. The Rays and Orioles are in the mix for the A.L. East title. The Rays are one game behind and the O's are 5.5 games behind the first place Red Sox. Who will inch closer to the top of the division? Check out the free live action online at 7:05 p.m. ET.
The Rays took the first meeting Monday night behind a two-run home run from Matt Joyce in the fourth inning, scoring Yunel Escobar. The bomb gave the Rays a 4-2 lead and that's all David Price would need as the lefty ace went five innings, allowing two earned runs.
The Orioles will now try to recuperate that game tonight as they send Miguel Gonzalez to the mound. He is 8-5 with a 3.84 ERA in 21 starts this season. Gonzalez was successful in his only start against the O's in 2013. On Apr. 4, he pitched 6.1 innings of two-run baseball to earn his first victory of the year. Gonzalez put forward a solid effort against the Arizona Cardinals in his last start, going seven innings, allowing just two earned runs on five hits. However, the 29-year-old Mexican took home the no-decision.
Gonzalez will face one of the Rays' top pitchers, Alex Cobb. In 14 starts, the 25-year-old is 7-2 with a 2.94 ERA. He earned a win against the Seattle Mariners in his last start after pitching five innings of one-run ball. Cobb has yet to face the O's in 2013.
Aside from pitching, viewers will have a chance to see some of baseball's best hitters. You name it and this game provides it. The Rays have Evan Longoria, who is third in home runs among third basemen, and Wil Myers, who leads all rookies in RBI. Meanwhile the O's have Chris Davis, who has hit 45 home runs to lead baseball and Manny Machado, who has the most doubles in the game (43).