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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 0
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, September 27, 2010
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Mike Everitt, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 12446

Brian Matusz tossed seven shutout innings and the visiting Baltimore Orioles prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from clinching a playoff spot with a 4-0 victory on Monday night.

Nick Markakis had two hits and two RBIs as the Orioles won the opener of the three-game series behind a dominating performance by Matusz.

The Rays maintained their half-game lead in the American League East as the New York Yankees lost in Toronto.

Matusz (9-12) extended his winning streak to five games by allowing three hits - all singles - while striking out eight and walking two.

Rays starter Wade Davis (12-10) had his seven-game winning streak snapped. He was charged with three runs on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings in losing for the first time since June 27.

Markakis tripled in a run off Davis in the fifth, just his second hit off Davis in 17 at-bats. He added a single in Baltimore's three-run seventh.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria sat out his fourth consecutive game with a strained quad.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore   Tampa Bay
Brian Matusz Player Wade Davis
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.1
8 Strikeouts 2
3 Hits 7
0.00 ERA 4.26
Hitting
Baltimore   Tampa Bay
Luke Scott Player Jason Bartlett
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 1
.667 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Baltimore 9 0 13 .257 15 7 4 1 0 1
Tampa Bay 3 0 3 .100 11 11 0 2 0 1