Orioles hit 4 solo homers off Rays ace Archer, now 4-0

playIn the fifth inning, Jonathan Schoop, Joey Rickard and Manny Machado all homer off of Chris Archer, putting the Orioles up 5-1. (1:08)BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles hit four solo home runs off Chris Archer and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 Friday night for their first 4-0 start since 2011.

Chris Davis homered and scored three runs for the Orioles, who were coming off a three-game sweep of Minnesota. The best start in franchise history is 5-0 in 1970.

Davis hit his second homer of the season in the second inning, and three of his teammates went deep in the fifth: Jonathan Schoop, Nolan Reimold and Manny Machado.

Archer (0-2) allowed six runs, 10 hits and a career high in homers over…