Rays tie Orioles atop AL East behind hot bats, 1-hit effort from Zach Eflin

The AL East is up for grabs.

The division winner will earn a significant edge in the postseason. The Rays and Orioles have the two best record in the AL, and the division winner projects as the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, a position that comes with a first-round playoff bye. The loser would be relegated to the No. 4 seed and have to win a wild-card series to advance to the divisional round.

The Rays leave the game at 92-57 with 13 games left on their schedule. The Orioles have 15 games remaining at 91-56. Friday's game remained scoreless through three innings as Eflin and Orioles starter Jack Flaherty both started strong. But the Rays scored three runs off of Flaherty in the fourth and fifth innings, prompting Orioles manager Brandon Hyde to go to his bullpen. The move didn't pay off, as pinch hitter Harold Ramírez sent a Bryan Baker fastball over the left field wall for a three-run home run on Baker's first pitch of the game.

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