Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (3) greets teammates Kevin Kiermaier, second from left, and Logan Forsythe after driving them in with a home run, as Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters waits, during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (3) greets teammates Kevin Kiermaier, second from left, and Logan Forsythe after driving them in with a home run, as Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters waits, during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Credit: Patrick Semansky

BALTIMORE – Evan Longoria homered and drove in five runs, and the last-place Tampa Bay Rays again played the spoiler’s role in a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.

The loss stalled the Orioles’ bid to enhance their position in the playoff picture. Baltimore started the day trailing AL East-leading Boston by one game and holding a one-game lead over Toronto for the top wild-card spot.

Longoria hit his career high-tying 33rd homer with two on in the first inning and added a two-run single in the fourth to increase his team-high RBI total to 91.