ST. PETERSBURG Jhoulys Chacin Jersey , Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t played this well at home since the only year they went to the World Series.Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning and the Rays tied a team record with their 11th consecutive home win, beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Sunday.“We’ve got some young guys that are starting to come into their own confidence-wise,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.Tampa Bay also won 11 in a row at Tropicana Field during the 2008 AL pennant-winning season.The Rays have won 16 of 19 overall, and outscored the Orioles 32-10 in a three-game sweep. They started play eight games behind Oakland for the second AL wild card and have 20 games remaining.“It’s a fun locker room, it’s a dangerous team on the field,” Lowe said.Another bad first inning doomed the Orioles. Baltimore (41-102), which allowed four runs in the first of Saturday’s 10-5 loss to the Rays, has been outscored 115-61 during the inning this season.After the Orioles failed to score despite drawing three walks from Ryne Stanek in the top of the first, the Rays took control in their half on C.J. Cron’s RBI double Jeremy Jeffress Jersey , an RBI single by Willy Adames and Lowe’s three-run shot off Josh Rogers (1-2).“We’re wasting time,” Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph said. “We’re wasting opportunities to turn this thing around. In terms of the rebuild, these are valuable moments that you can start making adjustments and figuring out how to do things correctly. We keep making similar mistakes over and over and over, and it’s just not going to cut it.”Lowe is 19 for 54 with 15 RBIs in his last 18 games after starting his major league career with 19 hitless at-bats.“It does take some time,” Cash said. “Not everybody is going to come here and just pick up right where they were in the minor leagues. He’s in a better spot now and it shows. The ball just jumps off his bats.”Yonny Chirinos (4-5) replaced Stanek with two on and one out in the first and kept Baltimore scoreless until Jace Peterson drove in a pair with a triple in a three-run seventh. The right-hander gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings.Tampa Bay went ahead 6-0 in the second when Mallex Smith got his 31st stolen base by swiping home on a double steal. It was the first steal of home by the Rays since Desmond Jennings did it against the New York Yankees on July 3, 2012.Rogers, acquired in the July 24 trade that sent reliever Zach Britton to the New York Yankees, allowed six runs and six hits over 1 1/3 innings in his third career start.Carlos Gomez made it 7-0 with a solo homer in the sixth. His lone homer over his previous 65 games came off a position player, Minnesota’s Willians Astudillo Jesus Aguilar Jersey , on July 14.EXTENDED BREAKRF Adam Jones was out of the lineup for the third consecutive game as Baltimore takes a look at recently acquired players and minor league call-ups. Jones, a free agent after this season, will likely start Tuesday night against Oakland following Monday’s day off.TRAINER’S ROOMOrioles: RHP Alex Cobb, scratched from his scheduled start Sunday due to a blister on his throwing hand, is set to pitch Tuesday.Rays: OF Tommy Pham, slowed by a groin strain, was the designated hitter and extended his hitting streak to a career-high tying 13 games on a second-inning single.NUMBERSThe Orioles have been swept 18 times in completed series of two or more games.UP NEXTOrioles: Cobb (5-15) will face Oakland RHP Mike Fiers (11-6) Tuesday night in the first of a three-game series in Baltimore. Cobb is 3-1 over his last seven starts, allowing two or fewer runs in six of them.Rays: Will face Cleveland ace Cory Kluber (18-7), who will be seeking a major league-leading 19th win. Reliever Diego Castillo (3-2) will start for the Rays. ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers put left fielder Chris Taylor in the leadoff position and sat Yasiel Puig as manager Dave Roberts adjusted his lineup to face Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Sunday night.The right-handed hitting Taylor is taking the spot of the left-handed hitting Joc Pederson in the lineup.Another right-handed hitter http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-braun-jersey , David Freese, is playing first base instead of Max Muncy and hitting third. Also, Matt Kemp is taking the place of Puig in right field and hitting fifth.Kemp, who played for the Braves in 2016-17, hit 11 homers in 183 at-bats against left-handers. He hit 10 homers in 279 at-bats against right-handers. Freese hit .321 against left-handers and .273 against right-handers.“To get Kemp, Freese, Taylor back involved against a starter like Newcomb, I think it gives us the best chance to win,” Roberts said.Braves manager Brian Snitker said the lineup moves reflect the depth of the Dodgers’ bench.“It just goes to the depth of their team when you can do that Travis Shaw Jersey ,” Snitker said. “I mean, they have five guys on their bench that could be everyday players for a lot of teams. And the fact that they can just flip a whole lineup like that again shows the depth and the quality of club that they have.”Roberts said the depth helped keep his players fresh through a long season.“The versatility lends itself to overcoming 162 games … and keeps guys sharp mentally and physically,” Roberts said.Newcomb is starting ahead of veteran right-hander Kevin Gausman, who will be available in the bullpen. Newcomb nearly pitched a no-hitter against Los Angeles in July, and the Dodgers have beaten right-handers in the first two games of the series.The Braves are staying with rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. as their leadoff hitter but Snitker is moving Ender Inciarte into the No. 2 spot. Third baseman Johan Camargo, who hit second in Game 2, is hitting fifth.Otherwise, the Braves’ lineup remains unchanged.The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series 2-0. The Braves must win to force a Game 4 on Monday.