TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Chandler Simpson’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning capped a four-run rally and lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field.

Trailing 5-3 entering the bottom of the seventh, the Rays tied the game when Yandy Diaz lined a single that drove in three runs and included a throwing error by second baseman Luis Rengifo. Simpson then singled to score Jorge Mateo with the go-ahead run. Kevin Kelly (6-3) allowed one hit over 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win, and Bryan Baker worked a perfect ninth for his 39th save. Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3) took the loss.

Ty France hit a two-run homer in the sixth for San Diego, while Manny Machado had two hits and two RBIs. Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero homered for Tampa Bay. Walker Buehler struck out three over five innings for the Padres, allowing three runs. Nick Martinez yielded three runs over six innings for the Rays.

The Padres dropped to 72-64. Tampa Bay improved to 81-55 and has won the first two games of the series. Attendance was 25,621, and the game lasted 2:43.