BALTIMORE -- Ramón Urías wanted a turn. It was about time for him.

In a season full of walk-offs and comebacks, the Orioles delivered more drama Tuesday night. Urías’ two-run blast over the left-field wall in the eighth inning was the game-deciding swing for a 5-3 victory over the Rays at Camden Yards.

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Seemingly the entirety of the O’s lineup has at least one marquee moment to his name this season. The timing was finally right.

“It's cool,” Urías smiled. “Whenever they’re not catching the ball, that feels great.”

With the blast, 17 games removed from a lengthy left oblique injury, Urías is batting .397/.426/.707 with five homers, three doubles and 18 RBIs, an OPS of 1.133 in that span. As the Orioles elevate prospects -- namely, Terrin Vavra on Tuesday -- and evaluate their current roster, crafting their hoped-for sustained competitive window, they are weighing both ends of the spectrum to see who will stick around. Urías is chief in that category.

Save for a pair of solo homers, Baltimore looked listless against Charm City native Shane McClanahan through seven innings. But Rays manager Kevin Cash made the dubious decision to lift the American League Cy Young frontrunner after just 81 pitches, citing workload in and out of the All-Star Game -- one he started for the AL.

Where Tampa Bay suffered in the eighth inning, Baltimore feasted. The Orioles’ 49th win of the season was their 22nd in comeback fashion.

“I don't think there was a single time tonight where I thought we didn't have a chance to win that game, and I think everybody throughout the clubhouse thinks that as well,” said starter Spenser Watkins, who worked around 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings to allow just three runs. “As long as there's an out available on the board, we have a chance. There's a ton of confidence in these guys. It's almost like you put that out into the world, that, 'Hey, we're going to win,' and these guys just do it.”

Urías’ heroics were set up by Adley Rutschman’s leadoff single. The next ball traveled much farther, Urías’ second homer past “Walltimore” in his last four games, a Statcast-projected 424 feet. Shortly thereafter, Trey Mancini appeared primed to break out of his 0-for-25 slump with a lead-padding double, but he had to settle for just a sac fly.

Disappointment in the moment was excitement in the macro. The Orioles’ win poked them back above .500 (49-48) and secured no worse than a split with a Rays team they are chasing in the standings.

With a Boston loss on Tuesday, the Orioles moved into fourth place in the AL East. They are just three games back of the Rays for third, a number they can trim to one before the weekend, as well as three games back of an AL Wild Card spot.

“One game at a time,” smiled manager Brandon Hyde.

The fact that Baltimore is in such a position as of late is largely due to Urías, who is showing Orioles brass the exact type of player he can be. In their eyes, he’s playing capable defense at both third and second. On the offensive side, his .397 average in July would be the highest by an Oriole in a calendar month (minimum 50 plate appearances) since Adam Jones hit .400 in April 2015.

“He is, really for this last month-plus -- ever since he's come off the IL, really -- it's huge hits in that bottom third of the order, too, where we've just never had a ton of production over the years,” Hyde said. “... It's, really, a lot deeper lineup with him in the lineup.”

On a long-term scale, Urías is likely not a player who can produce an OPS north of 1.100 on a routine basis. But his sample size to this point is still telling.

Tuesday was Urías’ 161st game in the big leagues, one shy of a complete season. His line to date is .278/.342/.444 (.786 OPS), with 19 homers and 77 RBIs, wholly productive numbers given his spurts in and out of the lineup.

Whether he is able to find himself on the next wave of Orioles baseball is a question to be answered at a later date. Until then, Baltimore will ride the wave he’s building, the “sneaky power” he’s showcasing -- and take the wins he’s helping provide.

“Every day I want to be better, I want to improve my skills, and of course, it feels good having this moment,” Urías said. “I feel great. I mean, I feel awesome. It was a huge win, a huge comeback. We, as a team, we feel great.”