BALTIMORE -- Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis will be out for at least six weeks with a broken left thumb, the result of being hit by a pitch from New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . Markakis left Saturday nights 5-4 win over the Yankees in the fifth inning immediately after being struck by the pitch. The injury will keep him out of the remainder of the regular season and well into October -- should Baltimore qualify for its first post-season appearance since 1997. "Its definitely broken. Hes out. Were hoping he can get back in time to play deep in the playoffs for us," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "It breaks my heart personally, and for him. I know how much this time of the season means to him. Well go forward from there." Markakis can only hope for the best. "Its just a matter of healing," he said. "Ill be in a brace for a while and hopefully it will heal up quicker than I think it will." Markakis has spent his entire seven-year career waiting to be part of a playoff run, and now hes got to watch the end of this one in the dugout. "The timing definitely (stinks) but we got a great group of guys," he said. "They are going to battle through this. Ill be here for them and Ill be supporting them. Ill be with them and Ill be rooting for them." Markakis is batting .298 and flourishing since moving to the top of the order. Hes the third leadoff hitter the Orioles have lost this season; Brian Roberts and Nolan Reimould have both undergone season-ending surgery. His loss could not have come at a worse time for the Orioles, who are tied atop the AL East with the Yankees. "Its one of those things that, weve been a sum of the parts team all year and we certainly lost a big part tonight," Showalter said. "But well kind of reorganize or reassess where we are and see what we can do. If I know this club and this group, someone will step forward." 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"Were a lot of fun when we win," Rays manager Joe Maddon said, smiling at the thought of his teams postgame celebration. When the door opened, an elder male fan came out of the Rays clubhouse and was putting his Red Sox shirt back on, telling people he was invited in to celebrate with the Rays. "Something like that," Rodriguez said, breaking into a smile when asked about his teams dance party after the victory. "Every team wants to win. We just want to remember how much fun it is." Will Rhymes went 3 for 3 with three singles and an RBI for the Rays, who lost Saturday night on a pinch-hit, two-run homer by Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the ninth off closer Fernando Rodney. Clay Buchholz had his best start of the season and Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer for Boston, which was about to move above .500 for the first time this season until Rodriguez hit a drive off Aceves (0-2) over the Green Monster with one out after Ben Zobrist walked. "We know exactly how they feel after last night," Maddon said. "Its not a good feeling." Boston lost for just the fifth time in 16 games, but dropped two of three in the weekend series that was highlighted by a benches-clearing incident on Friday. The Red Sox failed on their fifth try to go over .500. Jake McGee (2-1) retired Gonzalez, the only batter he faced, on a grounder to short to end the eighth with the bases loaded to earn the win. Rodney pitched the ninth for his 16th save. The first batter retired was Saltalamacchia on a broken-bat bouncer to short. "How about Fernando to have to go out and get Saltalamacchia?" Maddon said. "Then it was strike, strike, strike. I know he wanted it." Its the latest the Red Sox (23-24) havent been over .500 since late August of 1996. Aceves failed for just the third time in 14 chances. "His control has been pinpoint, those pitches were just a little off," Boston manager Bobby Valentine said. Buchholz, who entered with a major league-high 7.84 ERA, scattered eight hits and allowed two runs over seven innings, walking one and striking out six in matching his season high with 111 pitches. "Nobody likes losing, but youve got to deal with it sometimes," Buchholz said. "Its a tough loss." The Red Sox had given Buchholz a major league-best 8.76 runs in his starts,, but they were unable to put together any sustained offence against Jeremy Hellickson until rallying in the seventh. Wholesale Jerseys Store. Trailing 2-0, David Ortiz drew a leadoff walk and Kevin Youkilis singled before Gonzalez lofted a fly ball down the left-field line that hooked into the first row of Green Monster seats just inside the pole. Hellickson gave up three runs, seven hits, walked two and struck out three over 7 2-3 innings. Gonzalez had a chance to break it open, but failed in the eighth. "Its not devastating. Its tough, but its not devastating," he said of the loss. "Well come out tomorrow and try to win a game." The Rays broke up a scoreless game with a run in the fourth. Matt Joyce had a one-out double and advanced on the play when right fielder Gonzalezs throw missed the cutoff, hitting off the top of Dustin Pedroias lunging attempt in short right and rolling about 20 feet away. Zobrist then bounced to first, scoring Joyce. Gonzalez played right for just the second time in Fenway Park due to a number of injuries to Bostons outfield. The benches cleared Friday when Boston reliever Franklin Morales threw behind Luke Scott before hitting him in the right leg. Rhymes two-out RBI single made it 2-0 in the seventh after Rodriguez reached on a double, barely beating Pedroias tag with a headfirst slide. Hellickson, who had his worst start of the season against the Red Sox in Fenway on April 14, allowed just four singles in the first six innings and only one runner to second base. That came when Scott Podsednik reached with one out in the third and advanced on a ground out, but Pedroia ended the inning with a fly out. Hellickson gave up five runs in five innings in Bostons second home game of the season in April. B.J. Upton extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single, matching his career best. Buchholz had double plays turned behind him to end the fifth and sixth. NOTES: Boston 3B Will Middlebrooks doesnt look like hes let his early success spoil his attitude. He was walking through the clubhouse before Sundays game and Gonzalez yelled, "Franchise" but the rookie kept walking until Gonzalez yelled, "Will." It finally got his attention and he turned around. The rookie drove in nine runs in his first four games when he came up earlier this month, matching a major league record. ... The Rays had won the last 12 "walkoffs" theyd been involved in before Saturday nights 3-2 loss to the Red Sox. "It felt unusual," Maddon said before the game. ... Boston entered the day with a major league-leading 181 extra-base hits. ... Rays 1B Carlos Pena hit leadoff for the fifth straight game. ' ' '