An extra-inning break settled a tense game as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers. Jonathan Aranda's homer in the tenth gave Tampa Bay the lead it never relinquished.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Drew Rasmussen set the tone for Tampa Bay with a sharp start, allowing only one earned run while striking out seven. Jacob deGrom kept Texas within reach with a solid outing of his own.
Junior Caminero opened the scoring with a homer, and Richie Palacios later extended the Rays' lead with another homer. Liam Hicks brought Jonathan Aranda home with a single in the eighth, but Texas answered when Evan Carter homered and Justin Foscue doubled to bring Cam Cauley home and tie the game.
With the game even in the tenth, Jonathan Aranda homered to right-center field, bringing Jorge Mateo and Yandy Díaz across as well. The Rangers' late rally had erased the margin, but their pitching could not keep the Rays from breaking through in extra innings.
Tampa Bay extended its winning streak, while Texas saw its losing streak continue. The game turned on a late rally, then ended with one swing beyond regulation.
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Texas Rangers, 6-3.
- Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .278 on the season).
- Junior Caminero went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .281 on the season).
- Evan Carter went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .196 on the season).
- Tyler Wells allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (2-2) (2.44 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:656641) allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 1 hit over 1.2 innings, striking out 1, and took the loss (0-1) (1.88 ERA).
- Cam Booser allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 0.2 innings (2.34 ERA).
Texas Rangers fell to 70-73 (2 straight losses); Tampa Bay Rays improved to 85-57 (2 straight wins).