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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Thanks in part to pinch-hitter Jerry Sands, the Tampa Bay Rays are feeling a little better about themselves. The reserve utility man came off the bench to provide the game-winning hit for the second straight game, delivering a two-run homer that helped the Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Monday night. Sands first homer since Sept. 20, 2011, when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, came off Brian Matusz and snapped a 3-3 tie. Yunel Escobar hit a solo homer in the first and Ryan Hanigan added a two-run drive in the fourth for a 3-0 lead against Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen. "Its big," Sands after the Rays won for the fourth time in five games following a stretch in which they dropped 14 of 15 and fell to last place in the AL East with the worst record in the majors. "Obviously this team has been struggling to get some wins lately, so its fun to be the guy that does it for the team." Adam Jones homered for the second straight day for Baltimore, hitting a two-run shot in the sixth off rookie Jake Odorizzi, who allowed two runs and three hits over 5 1-3 innings. Delmon Young had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth off Juan Carlos Oviedo, who got the last three outs for his first save. Sands, who broke three bats while singling in the eighth inning to drive home the winning run in a victory at Houston on Sunday, went deep on a 2-0 pitch after Matusz replaced Darren ODay (2-1), who departed with a runner on and two outs. The 26-year-old, who has five career homers, was 1 for 9 as a pinch-hitter with Tampa Bay before the past two at-bats. "This guys done a nice job off the bench," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "I know hes going to be aggressive ... and I know hes not going to be intimidated by the situation." The Orioles had just tied it in the top of the eighth with a run charged to Grant Balfour, loading the bases with two singles and a walk before Nelson Cruz delivered an RBI infield single. Baltimore nearly took the lead when pinch-hitter Steve Pearce lined a pitch down the left field line, but the ball landed foul. Two pitches later, he grounded into a force play, letting Jake McGee (3-0) off the hook. "Its such a fine line. Stevies ball barely misses the chalk line there," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Of course McGee is one the better relief pitchers in the league. Our guys have been doing a good job out the pen, too. Its frustrating." The Orioles announced before the game that two-time All-Star catcher Matt Wieters, who hasnt played since May 10, will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow. Showalter said the team is hopeful Wieters, who was examined Monday by Dr. James Andrews, will be ready for opening day next year. The Rays nearly wasted the second straight solid start for Odorizzi, who held St. Louis hitless until two outs of the fifth inning of a 1-0 loss last Tuesday. Matt Holliday homered for the only run of the game, Tampa Bays third consecutive shutout loss during a stretch in which they went 31 straight innings without scoring. Since ending the streak, the Rays have scored 24 runs in five games. "We won a really tough game (Sunday), we won a really tough game here tonight," Madden said. "When you start believing youre going to win games late, thats a good feeling to get. Thats when you start getting good again, and we did." Odorizzi allowed Hardys single and a walk with two outs in the second, escaping the jam by fanning Ryan Flaherty. The 24-year-old right-hander retired eight straight after walking Nick Markakis in the third, with the Orioles right fielder interrupting the string with a double leading off the sixth. Jones hit his 12th homer one out later, ending Odorizzis night and trimming Baltimores deficit to 3-2. NOTES: A moment of silence was observed before the game in honour of Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, who died Monday. ... The Orioles plan to activate RHP Miguel Gonzalez (strained right oblique) from the 15-day DL to start Tuesday nights game against Tampa Bay LHP Erik Bedard. Both are 3-4 this season. ... Showalter agrees with Maddon that a team shouldnt lose a replay challenge when the contested call stands instead of being confirmed. "A great idea," Showalter said. "Hes right. A lot of times they just say theres nothing conclusive. You may be right, but we cant overturn it. So, why should you be penalized for that?" ... Rays RHP Jeremy Hellickson (right elbow surgery) is scheduled to make his third minor league rehab start Tuesday, when Triple-A Durham visits Louisville. Catfish Hunter Jersey . 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"I wasnt waving the pom-poms to be involved with it to start with," Carlyle said after a 5-2 win over Carolina on Sunday night. "Its been a trying time. "Specifically we havent played as well as wed like to hang our hat on.PHILADELPHIA - The Boston Bruins are trying to determine whether 18-year-old rookie David Pastrnak has the physicality to remain on their roster.Now, they know he can score.Pastrnak scored his first two career NHL goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.He skates well and puts teams on their heels with his speed, Boston coach Claude Julien said. Right now, its just, Is he strong enough? And does he have the durability to do that on a nightly basis in this league at the age of 18. Were evaluating him as each game goes on.Chris Kelly added a short-handed goal for Boston, which won its third straight.I thought we played well enough that we deserved to win today, Julien said.Claude Giroux scored for Philadelphia, which fell further out of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Jakub Voracek, who entered leading the NHL with 49 points, assisted Girouxs goal.Coach Craig Berube remained positive afterward.We did a lot of good things today and if we play like that well win a lot of games, he said.The Flyers lost goaltender Steve Mason to injury as he left 7:07 into the opening period with a lower body injury. Mason went down and appeared to clutch the back of his right knee after extending his right leg to save Craig Cunninghams shot.Mason, who was replaced by Ray Emery, has been battling an injury all week. He had an MRI on Monday and was questionable with a lower body injury for Tuesdays game against Ottawa but played in Tuesdays 2-1 shootout victory and again was in net in Thursdays 3-2 overtime victory over Washington.Berube didnt provide an update afterward as to the extent of time Mason might miss.Boston quickly took advantage of Masons absence when Pastrnak scored with 8:37 left in the first period. Zdeno Chara passed from behind the net to Torey Krug. Krugs shot from the left circle bounced off Emery to Pastrnak, who flipped it past Emery.It was the first career goal for Pastrnak, the youngest active NHL player who was appearing in his seventh game and second since being recalled from AHL Providence on Tuesday.ddddddddddddKrug) had a great shot and I got the rebound and just tried to hit the puck, Pastrnak said. It feels great.The tally ended a six-game road drought on the power play for the Bruins, who had been 0 for 14 on the man advantage in their previous six road games while extending Philadelphias struggles on the penalty kill. The Flyers entered the day last in the league by killing off 74.8 per cent of opponents power plays.Boston went up 3-0 with two goals in the third period.Pastrnak netted his second of the game 4:58 into the period. Pastrnak skated across the blue line, passed to David Krejci and then found an opening to the right of Emery. Krejci whipped a cross-ice pass to a wide-open Krejci, who one-timed it into the empty net as Emery was slow to move laterally.I just moved to where my skates go and he found me, Pastrnak said. It wasnt hard to score.It was the third career point for Pastrnak, who had an assist on Dec. 1 at Anaheim.Kelly took Loui Erikssons pass and beat Emery with a wrist shot on the glove side on a 2-on-1 short-handed break with 10:09 left.Giroux fired a wrist shot from the top of the left circle past Tuukka Rasks stick side with 5:47 remaining.It was too little too late for Philadelphia.We played hard and I thought the guys stayed with it all game, Berube said. Its disappointing for sure but we have to stay positive.Notes: Six-year-old Flyers fan Kohlsen Fisher met Giroux after the game. A video of Fishers negative reaction to receiving a Penguins jersey as a Christmas gift went viral. . Eriksson returned to the lineup after missing Thursdays win over New Jersey with an upper body injury. . Flyers D Nicklas Grossman (upper body) missed the first game of what is likely to be a three-week absence after getting hurt on Thursday. 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