Orioles starter Jason Hammel was outdueled Friday against the Rays, and his issues with homers continued to bug him. Hammel made just one mistake in the game, when he surrendered a seventh-inning home run to Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings, but that was enough to cost him the game.
Hammel held the Rays to just three hits through the first six innings, but allowed a single and home run to open the seventh. He was relieved with two outs in the seventh after walking a hitter and allowing another hit.
Hammel allowed just the two runs on six hits and two walks, but was stuck with the 2-1 loss. He struck out three batters and threw 63 of 105 pitches for strikes.
He has lost two starts in a row for the first time this season, and will try to break that trend in his next start, scheduled for Wednesday against the Angels. Hammel is 7-4 on the season with a 5.18 ERA.