Darren O'Day News

In the process, Scheppers has hit four batters, second-highest total among major league relievers.

Matt Joyce hit a big two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore's franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven innings.

He figures he's been a good pitcher in the past - he went 13-4 with a 3.73 ERA for the Texas Rangers in 2010 - and he'll be a good pitcher in the future.

I watched that game. It was an amazing game. And when Josh Hamilton came to the plate for his final at bat, having blasted three homers and a double earlier in the day, I knew -- I knew -- he was going to take Darren O'Day deep.

There is work to be done and certainly room for improvement, but the Orioles' starting pitching is slowly coming around, with right-hander Miguel Gonzalez giving the team its fourth start in the last five games of at least six innings on Tuesday night.