Orioles vs. Rays: Baltimore earns another one-run win, stays tied for AL East lead BALTIMORE - Baltimore Orioles rookie third baseman Manny Machado has spent his brief time at third base in the big leagues making difficult plays - like the slow roller down the line - look routine. But the charging bare-handed, throw-across-the-infield plays he's made paled in comparison to the one he made Wednesday night in another riveting Orioles win. With the go-ahead run on second base and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Machado charged Evan Longoria's slow roller to third. But instead of throwing to first - it would have been a tough play to make - he faked the throw and caught pinch runner Rich Thompson off third base for the final out of the inning. Moments later, Machado led off the bottom of the ninth with a single off Rays reliever Kyle Farnsworth and two batters later scored the game's winning run after Nate McLouth's walk-off single hit off the right field fence just to the left of the foul pole for a 3-2 win over the Rays. The Orioles (80-62), who improved their record in one-run games to 26-7, kept the Orioles with a share of first place in the American League East while sending the Rays three games back in the division and AL wild card standings. Machado made several key defensive plays at third - not bad for a 20-year-old who played just two games there at the Class AA level before he was called up to the majors to be the team's everyday third baseman. Orioles rookie Miguel Gonzalez held the Rays to two runs on six hits over six innings. In recent weeks, the Orioles have taken extra measures to give the 28-year-old Gonzalez -- who has become a key component to the Orioles" push to the postseason - extra days rest.