Desmond Jennings belted a game-winning homer on the first pitch of the 10th inning, lifting the Rays to a 5-4 win over the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon.
Desmond Jennings’ 10th Inning Blast Lifts Rays Over Rangers, 5-4
Desmond Jennings belted a game-winning homer on the first pitch of the 10th inning, lifting the Rays to a 5-4 win over the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon.
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Ian Kinsler hit his second solo homer of the game with one out in the ninth inning to tie the game for Texas at 4-4.
But Jennings fixed things and won the series for Tampa Bay when he lined a 96 mph fastball from Mark Lowe (2-3) over the wall in left field.
The Rays bounced back from an 8-0 loss on Tuesday night to win two out of three games in the series.
Tampa Bay left-hander David Price pitched six innings and was in line for the win after leaving with a 4-2 lead. But Mike Napoli homered off reliever Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and Kinsler tied the game against Kyle Farnsworth in the ninth.
Jake McGee (2-1) worked around Napoli's leadoff single in the top of the 10th to earn the victory.
It was the 1,000th win in Rays franchise history.
Napoli had four hits for the Rangers, who finished up a 3-3 road trip to Boston and Tampa Bay and are headed home for six games against Oakland and Cleveland.
The Rays have won four of their last five and are 4-2 on a nine-game homestand that concludes with three games against Boston starting Friday.
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