BALTIMORE – Refusing to be walked, Miguel Cabrera reached across the plate and hit an intentional ball from Todd Williams for a 10th-inning RBI single, helping the Florida Marlins rally past the Baltimore Orioles 8-5.

The Marlins trailed 5-1 in the ninth before coming back against Baltimore closer Chris Ray, who was 18-for-18 in save situations this season.

Then, with the score tied at 5 in the 10th, Hanley Ramirez led off with an infield hit against Williams (1-3). Ramirez took second on a groundout, bringing Cabrera to the plate.

With catcher Ramon Hernandez standing upright and calling for an intentional walk, Cabrera stepped into the soft, outside pitch and drove it to center, scoring Ramirez with the go-ahead run on a swing more likely to be seen in the movies than the major leagues.

Two more runs scored on a throwing error by shortstop Miguel Tejada.

Randy Messenger (1-3) worked the ninth and earned his first major league win, and Joe Borowski got three outs for his 13th save.

Jeremy Hermida had a career-high four hits for the Marlins, who took two of three from Baltimore.

Hernandez snapped an 0-for-23 skid with two homers, but the Orioles fell to 30-1 when leading after eight innings.

Ray came in with one out and runners on the corners in the ninth. After Josh Willingham hit a sacrifice fly, Joe Borchard hit a two-run pinch-hit home run and Wes Helms tied it with a pinch-hit homer.

The uprising came after Baltimore scored four in the eighth. Hernandez led off with his second homer of the game, Melvin Mora hit a sacrifice fly and Tejada and Javy Lopez added RBI singles.

Because Florida was 1-31 when trailing after eight innings, the Orioles appeared to be in ideal position. But the bullpen collapsed, ruining a fine performance by Baltimore starter Kris Benson.

Benson allowed one run, six hits and two walks in eight innings. Three times he got the final out with a runner on third base.

Florida rookie Scott Olsen was nearly as good. The left-hander took a two-hitter into the eighth, but lasted only three more batters before being yanked.

The Marlins got a first-inning run when Alfredo Amezaga hit a leadoff double and scored on sacrifice fly by Jacobs.

Olsen didn’t give up a hit until Mora led off the fourth with a single. Hernandez tied it at 1 in the fifth with an opposite-field homer to right.

Notes: Willingham came off the 15-day DL and singled in his first at-bat, ending an 0-for-13 run by Florida DHs. He also became the Marlins’ first DH to get an RBI in 10 games. … Florida’s Jeff Fulchino got the final out in the eighth, becoming the 19th rookie used by the Marlins. … Hernandez did not have an RBI since June 12.

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