Rays vs. Rangers: Tampa Bay Down 4-3 In Ninth

Joel Peralta did his job.

Entering the ninth, Peralta was assigned the chore of keeping his Rays within one run of the Rangers.

Peralta retired the first two batters he faced on pop flies, but Ian Kinsler battled and battled until he shot a grounder past third base for a double. But Peralta got Elvis Andrus to end the half-inning.

Now they're heading to the bottom of the ninth. Neftali Feliz, who ended an eighth-inning threat by striking out Ben Zobrist, is scheduled to face the bottom of Tampa Bay's lineup: Casey Kotchman, Sean Rodriguez and Kelly Shoppach.