Simpson’s RBI Single Caps 4-Run 7th Inning as Rays Rally to Defeat Padres 7-6
Chandler Simpson capped Tampa Bay’s four-run seventh with a two-out single after San Diego’s Luis Rengifo was carted off with an injury.
- On Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla., Chandler Simpson slashed a tiebreaking, two-out single off reliever Adrian Morejon to cap a four-run, seventh-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres.
- The Padres surged to a 6-3 lead in the top of the seventh after a double steal by Fernando Tatis and Manny Machado, sending nine batters to the plate. This advantage set the stage for Tampa Bay's dramatic comeback.
- Power hitting defined the Rays' offense as Jonathan Aranda hit a 453-foot homer, while Junior Caminero ripped his 36th to tie Houston's Yordan Alvarez for the American League lead.
- Ty France homered for the visitors, but Rays reliever Bryan Baker secured his 39th save after a defensive error by Luis Rengifo allowed the tying run to score.
- Starter Nick Martinez provided Tampa Bay with the foundation for the series-clinching victory, yielding three runs on seven hits over six innings with four strikeouts.
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Simpson's RBI single caps 4-run 7th inning as Rays rally to defeat Padres 7-6
Yandy Diaz knocked in three runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and Chandler Simpson followed with a tiebreaking RBI hit as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat San Diego 7-6 on Saturday in a game in which Padres second baseman Luis Rengifo was carted off with a right knee sprain.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays were in a tough spot after 6 1/2 innings at Tropicana Field on Saturday evening. Starter Nick Martinez had already given up a pair of one-run leads, and the Padres pulled ahead by three against relievers Garrett Cleavinger and Kevin Kelly in the seventh. With
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