Rays top Diamondbacks 4‑2 behind Aranda homer
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday at George Steinbrenner Field before 17,562. Corbin Carroll singled in Geraldo Perdomo in the first to give Arizona a 2-0 lead, but the Rays tied it in the bottom half. Jonathan Aranda hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put Tampa Bay ahead 3-2. Cedric Mullins added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Arizona scored in the eighth but could not complete the comeback. Michael Grove (1-0) earned the win with three scoreless relief innings, allowing one hit and striking out four. Bryan Baker recorded his 21st save with a perfect ninth. Jose Cabrera (0-1) took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings. Casey Legumina, Cole Sulser and Kevin Kelly also contributed scoreless relief for Tampa Bay. Arizona’s Juan Morillo and Kevin Ginkel each pitched a scoreless inning. The Diamondbacks had seven hits, the Rays eight. Arizona is 41-41; Tampa Bay is 47-33. Time: 2:19.