BALTIMORE -- If there was any lingering doubt about Mark Trumbo's back, he laid it to rest with one swing in the eighth inning Sunday. After missing the past two games with back spasms, the Major League leader in home runs crushed a first-pitch fastball for his 43rd homer of the season to give the Orioles a much-needed 2-1 win over the Rays at Camden Yards.
The victory gives the O's a series split with last-place Tampa Bay with Boston coming to town for four games beginning Monday. The Orioles sit 2 1/2 games back of the Red Sox in the American League East pending their outcome Sunday night against the Yankees.