Tampa Bay put up a five spot in the second inning and held on to win 5-4 as the Orioles put up runs in the 5th, 7th and 8th only to fall short. Wednesday is getaway day in this rubber match with the Orioles winning 5-0 on Monday. Baltimore is throwing Ubaldo Jimenez who is 4-6 with an ERA over seven and has dropped three of his last four starts. Jimenez is pitching a little better on the road with three of his four wins coming on the road and lower ERA of 6.39 which is two runs lower than at home. Jimenez 0-2 with a 12 ERA since the all-star break and is 0-1 in two starts against Tampa Bay with a 19.06 ERA. Jimenez is 0-1 in Tampa Bay this year with an ERA of 34.71 as he gave up nine runs in less than three innings. Overall in five career games in Tampa Bay Jimenez is 2-3 with an ERA of 6.67. Alex Cobb is 8-6 with a 3.57 ERA and is 2-0 in his last three games allowing just four runs in those three starts. Cobb is sporting a 2.75 ERA at home and a 4-3 record. Cobb is 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA since the all-star break, but 0-1 in two starts against Baltimore this year with a 6.35 ERA, however those games were in Baltimore. Look for Cobb to be sharp at home and Jimenez to have his struggles continue under the dome with a 8-3 victory by the Rays. Play Tampa Bay

Houston shutout Philadelphia last night 5-0 limiting the Phillies to just four hits after pounding out 13 runs on 18 hits on Monday as they go for the sweep on Wednesday. Houston is a perfect 9-0 in interleague play thus far this season. The pitching match up is a dandy with a pair of pitchers who are winners of seven games and sporting ERAs in the mid threes. Houston has Fiers who is 7-4 with an ERA of 3.59 and for Philadelphia Aaron Nola who is 7-6 with a 3.38 ERA. Fiers is coming off a pair of wins in his last two starts and the Astros are 7-3 in his last 10 starts. Fiers has been quite fruitful on the road with a 5-1 mark despite a higher ERA at 4.33. Since the all-star break Fiers is 2-0 in two starts with an ERA under two. Nola is 1-1 over his last three start and Philadelphia is just 5-5 in their last 10 games. Nola is 4-3 at home with a 3.23 ERA and is 1-0 in two starts since the all-star break with a 2.08 ERA. Look for another quality start from Fiers and the tough Houston line up will get to Nola for five runs in the middle of the game and pace them to win 6-2. Play Houston

Milwaukee blanked Washington 8-0 to take the opening game of the series to improve to 54-48, but are just 3-7 overall in their last 10 games. Washington is 7-3 in their last 10 games and 59-39 overall. Washington is 26-20 at home while Milwaukee is 26-24 at home. Milwaukee is throwing 8-5 Jimmy Nelson who is throwing to a 3.43 ERA and had won three straight decision before a loss last time out when he allowed four runs over five innings. Nelson is a different pitcher on the road with an ERA nearly five, but it hasn't hurt him too much with a 4-2 mark on the road. Nelson has struggled somewhat since the all-star break with an 0-1 record in two starts and an ERA of 4.63. Washington has Gio Gonzalez on the hill who is 8-5 with a 2.83 ERA, but since starting 7-1, over the last five weeks Gio is 1-4, despite only allowing nine runs in those games. In nine home games Gio Gonzalez is 1-2 with an ERA of just 1.95. Look for the Washington bats to stake Gonzalez to an early lead and add some runs throughout the game to win 7-3 to even the series at a game a piece. Play Washington