Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers
Final
Recap
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Tampa Bay (85-57) has won two straight after losing the opener of the four-game series and has the best record in the American League at 85-57. The Rangers (70-73) trail Houston by three games in the AL West race and Cleveland and Toronto by two games in the race for the league's final wild card. They're the first team since the 2011 New York Yankees and the fourth in a 162-game season to reach September never leading and never trailing by more than three games.
Team stats
10Hits6
3Home runs2
3Walks0
9Strikeouts10
2Stolen bases0
143Pitches thrown146
10Pitching strikeouts9
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Caminero3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan ViladePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenny PiperPR-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yandy DiazDH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cedric MullinsCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aranda1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Richie Palacios2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor WallsSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Mesa Jr.RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam HicksC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler SimpsonLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Mateo2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew RasmussenP | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Kevin KellyP | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam BooserP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler WellsP | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |