O’s lose ground in playoff chase as Rays take finale

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ST. PETERSBURG — Corey Dickerson’s two-out, seventh-inning RBI double off Orioles reliever Mychal Givens was just enough to give Tampa Bay a 7-6 win over Baltimore on Wednesday.

The O’s, who have won 11 of 15 games against Tampa Bay, dropped to 1 1/2 games behind Toronto and Boston in the American League East race as they head to Detroit for a Wild Card-hopeful showdown.

Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier — who homered in the first inning — drove in three runs off Orioles starter Dylan Bundy, including a pair of two-out runs that chased the rookie righty in the fourth. Nick …

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