TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Jonny DeLuca and Cedric Mullins each homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field. The Rays improved to 64-44 while the Rangers fell to 55-54. Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the third on an RBI single by Yandy Díaz. Texas tied it in the fourth on a fielder’s choice and an error, then went ahead 2-1 in the fifth on Wyatt Langford’s double. Mullins tied it again with a solo homer in the sixth and DeLuca put the Rays ahead with a solo shot in the eighth. Garrett Cleavinger (3-3) earned the win with a scoreless inning. Bryan Baker pitched a perfect ninth for his 30th save. Ben Peoples (0-1) took the loss. Shane McClanahan started and pitched three hitless innings for Tampa Bay. The attendance was 15,322 and the game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes.