Sights and sounds from the Orioles' home game on road (O's lose 2-0)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Oriole Bird led fans in the familiar chant of "O-R-I-O-L-E-S" before players jogged onto the field for the anthem. The "home" team wore black jerseys, making it a typical Friday night in only one sense.

And we said it wouldn't get weird.

I've heard that the expected crowd is around 10,000 for tonight's game. They're averaging 17,545 in 12 home dates.

The Rays' public address announcer introduced the starting lineups in the same subdued voice. He's usually much more animated with the Rays, bringing a WWE vibe inside the dome, but not tonight.

A smattering of boos greeted the Orioles as they took the field, but the cheering from behind the visiting dugout was much louder. Yes, it's still the visiting dugout, no matter how the Orioles are designated tonight.

The "O!" was pretty loud during the anthem. There's lots of orange in the stands.

The Orioles brought their own music, providing further evidence that no matter where you play, uptown funk you up.

John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" will blare from the speakers during the seventh-inning stretch. I have mixed feelings about that one. It became a Baltimore thing dating back to the Memorial Stadium days, but I guess it travels.

Life on the farm is still laid back, but just kinda.

The Rays still have their walk-up music, including Evan Longoria's "Down & Out" by Tantric, which is the undisputed champion in my book. Cue the violins.

The scoresheets list the Orioles first and the Rays below them. Old habits die hard.

Rays PR director Rick Vaughn, who once held the same job with the Orioles, ordered 10 dozen Bergers cookies for the press dining room, but they were gone before first pitch. You snooze, you lose.

Delmon Young singled with two outs in the bottom of the first, making him 1-for-1 lifetime when a series shifts from Baltimore to St. Petersburg.

Chris Tillman retired the side in order in the first and second innings. Alejandro De Aza made a nice running catch in left-center to rob Asdrubal Cabrera and end the first and Logan Forsythe struck out looking to end the second.

Tillman has thrown 26 pitches, 16 strikes, in two innings.

A ball still hasn't been hit to Steve Pearce at second base. It's found De Aza three times in two innings.

Update: Tillman retired the first 11 batters before issuing a two-out walk to Cabrera. Evan Longoria followed with an RBI double to left field to give Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead and he scored on James Loney's single.

Oh, those walks ...

Update II: Tillman allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings, with two walks and seven strikeouts. He threw 99 pitches, 64 for strikes, before Darren O'Day replaced him.

Tillman lowered his ERA from 7.58 to 6.23.

Chris Davis is 0-for-3 with three strikeouts.

Alex Colome shut out the Orioles on three hits over five innings, with no walks and six strikeouts. He came out after 60 pitches.

Update III: Game over. The Orioles lose to the Rays 2-0, ending their winning streak at three games.

Darren O'Day and Tommy Hunter each tossed a scoreless inning for the Orioles, who fall to 10-11. They're 0-8 when the opponent scores first.

The Orioles struck out 13 times.