An extra-inning walk-off lifted the Tampa Bay Rays past the San Diego Padres in a back-and-forth finish. The Rays rallied from behind late, then answered San Diego’s extra-inning lead with the game’s final swing.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Jonny DeLuca powered Tampa Bay’s offense with a tying homer in the ninth and remained central to the late drama. Junior Caminero also homered as the Rays kept pressure on San Diego.
DeLuca’s homer brought Richie Palacios home and tied the game in the ninth. In the eleventh, Manny Machado scored on Ty France’s sacrifice fly to put San Diego back in front. DeLuca then reached on a fielding error by Xander Bogaerts, allowing Palacios to score and restore the tie. Jorge Mateo’s single brought Kenny Piper home for the walk-off win.
Robbie Ray turned in a strong start for San Diego, while Drew Rasmussen kept Tampa Bay within reach. Mason Miller’s appearance ended with the Padres’ lead gone, and David Morgan took the loss after the Rays’ final rally.
The result extended Tampa Bay’s winning streak and ended the night with San Diego’s losing streak continuing. The extra-inning walk-off captured the game’s character: neither side could hold the lead when it mattered most.
Tampa Bay Rays defeated San Diego Padres, 5-4.
- Jonny DeLuca went 1-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .266 on the season).
- Jorge Mateo went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .232 on the season).
- Junior Caminero went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .282 on the season).
- Tyler Wells allowed 1 run (0 earned) on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, to earn the win (2-2) (2.62 ERA).
- David Morgan allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits over 0.1 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (2-1) (5.09 ERA).
- Mason Miller allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2 (1.26 ERA).
Tampa Bay Rays improved to 82-54 (4 straight wins); San Diego Padres fell to 72-65 (3 straight losses).