Pitching control set the tone as the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away from the New York Mets, with Freddy Peralta anchoring the game and the home offense turning a close contest into a comfortable victory.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Peralta earned the win with six strong innings, allowing only one earned run while striking out seven and issuing no walks. Tyler Wells followed with scoreless relief to protect the lead.
Francisco Lindor opened the scoring with a homer for New York, but Junior Caminero’s single brought Yandy Díaz home to tie the game. Ryan Vilade’s single then scored Victor Mesa Jr. and gave Tampa Bay the lead. In the sixth, Nick Fortes doubled home Chandler Simpson, Taylor Walls’ sacrifice fly brought Fortes across, and Díaz homered to extend the lead.
Sean Manaea took the loss after Tampa Bay broke through against him. Lindor later walked to bring Jared Young home, but Vilade’s fielder’s choice scored Victor Mesa Jr. and Tampa Bay answered with insurance.
The Rays extended their winning streak and kept the game defined by pitching control rather than a late Mets comeback.
Tampa Bay Rays defeated New York Mets, 6-2.
- Francisco Lindor went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .232 on the season).
- Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .302 on the season).
- Victor Mesa went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored (batting .227 on the season).
- Freddy Peralta allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 7, to earn the win (5-9) (4.96 ERA).
- Sean Manaea allowed 5 runs on 11 hits over 5.2 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (4-7) (4.70 ERA).
- Tyler Wells allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.2 innings, striking out 1 (2.55 ERA).
Tampa Bay Rays improved to 83-55; New York Mets fell to 62-77.