Rays outlast Rangers 6‑3 in 10 innings behind Aranda homer

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

Tampa Bay led 3-1 before the Rangers forced extras with Evan Carter’s homer and Justin Foscue’s RBI double in the eighth. Aranda then homered to right-center with two runners aboard in the 10th.

Drew Rasmussen started and allowed one earned run over seven innings with seven strikeouts. Tyler Wells earned the win with two scoreless relief innings. Jacob Latz took the loss. Jacob deGrom gave up two earned runs in six innings with seven strikeouts.

Junior Caminero homered in the first, and Richie Palacios added a solo shot in the fifth. Joc Pederson homered for Texas in the sixth. Liam Hicks also drove in a run in the eighth. The Rays outhit the Rangers 10-6.

Rays improved to 85-57; Rangers fell to 70-73. The game drew 31,657 at Globe Life Park in Arlington and lasted 2:44.