Thursday, 4 a.m.

It isn't just that the Rays came from behind Wednesday.

They were raised from the dead.

For seven innings, the Rays looked tamed. They managed two hits, and just one run, against former teammate Shane Baz. It looked like one of those days when a hot pitcher changes everything -- although Baz has been off to a difficult start.

Then came the eighth inning, when the Rays rose from the mat and pulled out a 5-3 victory. It completed the team's seventh sweep of the year. It was the team's 13th come-from-behind win of the year.

Want to talk about a memorable inning? It started when Hunter Feduccia had a bunt single. With two outs, Junior Caminero singled to right field.

Jonathan Aranda then had a double to drive in his 36th and 37th runs of the year (he leads the American League).

After Ryan Vilade walked, Richie Palacios singled to right to drive in Arada with the go-ahead run.

Palacios and Vilade pulled off a double-steal, with Vilade scoring the last run,

Feduccia had two hits, including his first major league home run. Caminero also had two hits.

Steven Matz returned to the starting lineup and allowed just three hits and one earned run in four innings. Jesse Scholtens (5-2) got the win and Ian Seymour earned his secondsave.

The Rays are off today, then open a series against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Nick Martinez will start for the Rays against Gerritt Cole, who will be making his season debut.

Wednesday, 4 a.m.

Then there are days like Tuesday, when the bullpen matches the blueprint.

A fistful of relief pitchers shut down the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. The Rays won their 32nd game of the year in a 4-1 decision over th O's.

Griffin Jax, a converted reliever, started and gave up just three hits (one run). Keven Kelly, Ian Seymour, Casey Legumina and Bryan Baker gave up just one hit and no runs in four innings.

Yandy Diaz, again, was the sparkplug on offense. He doubled in a run in the first and homered in the sixth. In the eighth, he was hit by a pitch and his pinch-runner -- Carson Williams scored on a double by Richie Palacios.

In the last two games, Diaz has six hits and has driven in six runs.

Jonny DeLuca also singled in a run.

The Rays and Orioles play again today at 1:10 p.m. at Tropicana Field. Steven Matz will start against former Ray Shane Baz, who is off to a 1-5 start.

Tuesday, 4 a.m.

Some days, the only problem an offense has is whether it will wear home plate slap out before the night is through.

The Tampa Bay Rays exploded Monday night, scoring a season-high 16 runs on 18 hits in a 16-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field.

Want to talk about offense?

-- How about Yandy Diaz? Diaz had four hits, scored four runs and drove in four.

-- How about Junior Caminero? Caminero had two hits, including his 13th home run. He drove in four runs and scored three.

-- How about Ryan Vilade? Vilade, a part-time outfielder -- had three hits and drove in three runs.

-- How about Jonny DeLuca, Taylor Walls and Richie Palacios, all of whom had two hits.

-- How about a team scoring five runs in the second and four in both the fifth and sixth?

It made for an easy night for the Rays. Shane McClanahan wasn't as sharp as normal -- giving up four earned runs in five innings -- but won his fifth game of the season (two losses).

The Rays and Orioles play again tonight at Tropicana Field at 6:40 p.m. Griffin Jax will start for the Rays against Kyle Bradish.