Jonny DeLuca Hits 2-Run Home Run in 7th to Lift Rays to 4-3 Win over Nationals
DeLuca also homered Friday, and the Rays improved to 26-10 at home after Garrett Cleavinger earned the win in relief.
- Jonny DeLuca hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning on Sunday to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Washington Nationals in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Washington took a 2-1 lead with a Dylan Crews RBI-double in the fourth inning, then Abrams homered for his 17th of the season in the sixth to extend the Nationals' advantage to 3-1.
- Ryan Vilade pulled Tampa Bay within a run with a solo home run in the sixth, setting up DeLuca's decisive blast off Orlando Ribalta; Garrett Cleavinger picked up the win and Kevin Kelly earned his third save.
- The victory improved the Rays to 26-10 at home, securing their eighth home series win in the past nine at Tropicana Field while Washington failed to tie a franchise road series record.
- Tampa Bay hosts Kansas City on Monday with RHP Drew Rasmussen facing RHP Michael Wacha, while Washington hosts Philadelphia on Monday with LHP Foster Griffin taking the mound.
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Jonny DeLuca’s clutch 7th-inning homer leads Rays to victory over Nationals
TAMPA, Fla. — Outfielder Jonny DeLuca’s nearly month-long absence due to a right hamstring strain is certainly not the only reason the Tampa Bay Rays went from being the majors’ best team to the worst over that stretch, losing 15-of-22…
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Jonny DeLuca hits 2-run home run in 7th to lift Rays to 4-3 win over Nationals
Jonny DeLuca hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a comeback 4-3 victory against the Washington Nationals.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida.- Jonny DeLuca connected a two-run home run in the seventh inning to boost the Tampa Bay Rays retracement that beat Washington Nationals this Sunday 4-3. Ryan Vilade also hit a home run for Tampa Bay, who won his eighth home series of the last nine [...] The entry Jonrón de DeLuca won Rays 4-3 aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
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