The Rockies beat the Orioles in front of a stadium of empty seats as fans watched from the concourse because of the weather on Friday.

For the first seven innings of tonight’s ballgame, the Orioles had the momentum. The Guards had mustered just two hits and two runs, a pair that scored on a weak single from Kyle Manzardo.The O's had enough chances to win this game.

Ezequiel Tovar hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Friday night.

During Friday's Orioles-Rockies game, fans in open seating were evacuated due to nearby lightning as the sixth inning commenced. Despite the evacuation for fan safety, the game continued uninterrupted,

Tony Mansolino said that the Orioles have a “plan in place” for what the rest of top prospect Samuel Basallo’s season could look like.

Gunnar Henderson singled in Alex Jackson with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Charlie Morton matched his longest start of the season, helping the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians.

Orioles No. 1 prospect Samuel Basallo delivers a career-high five-hit performance for Triple-A Norfolk, highlighted by his 20th homer of the year

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles aim to end their four-game skid with a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay has a 30-25 record at home and a 52-47 record overall. The Rays have gone 21-7 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Baltimore has a 44-55 record overall and a 22-30 record in road games. The Orioles have a 26-45 record in games when they have allowed a home run. Tuesday’s game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.