Tampa Bay completes sweep of Giants with 10th-inning walk-off
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Jonathan Aranda’s 10th-inning single lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep at George Steinbrenner Field. Aranda, who went 4-for-5, blooped an 0-1 fastball from Caleb Kilian into right-center to score automatic runner Chandler Simpson.
San Francisco struck first in the opening inning on Casey Schmitt’s RBI single. The Giants managed only six hits and grounded into two double plays. Tampa Bay tied the game in the eighth on Ryan Vilade’s safety squeeze, plating Junior Caminero.
Steven Matz turned in a strong start for the Rays, allowing one run on four hits over six innings with one strikeout. Tyler Mahle threw 5.1 scoreless innings for the Giants, yielding four hits and striking out five. Ian Seymour (1-0) earned the win with a perfect 10th. Kilian (1-1) took the loss, giving up two hits in his lone inning.
The Rays improved to 21-12, while the Giants fell to 13-21, their sixth consecutive defeat. Attendance was 20,108. Time of game was 2:33.