Jonathan Aranda hits the go-ahead in Rays' 6-3 win
Jonathan Aranda hits the go-ahead three-run homer in extra innings and Drew Rasmussen strikes out seven in the Rays' 6-3 win over the Rangers
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And with two out bases empty, here is Junior Caminero.
Swing, fly ball, left center field.
Hit well.
Carter moving back, turning and looking, and gone.
His league leading 38, and the Rays score in the first, one-nothing.
Jacob deGrom, a 15 pitch first inning.
Chandler Simpson steps into the box.
Hit hard to the ground, right side.
Diving play, Duran throws from his side and gets Simpson at first.
What a great defensive play again by The Solution.
Wow.
Wow.
It's almost comical.
He just, he just keeps getting it done.
And we've got two men out here in the top of the fifth.
To the left-hander, hitting Richie Palacios.
Swinging a high fly ball, out to deep to right field.
This is way back and way gone.
Richie Palacios homers for the second consecutive game.
He says, "You know what?
I'm not done."
We go to the top of the sixth inning.
It's two to nothing, the Rangers trailing the Rays.
So that brings up Jonathan Aranda.
One out, nobody on, two-nothing Rays.
And a bouncer up the middle.
Duran diving, stop, pops up.
Good throw.
He's done it again.
You could just pin him for that Gold Glove right now.
Absolutely outstanding.
No panic at all.
And there's one out.
So that brings up the lead off man, Joc Pederson, as the Rangers try and get to Rasmussen a third time through.
There's a swing, and that one is hit well.
Down the right field line.
Gone.
Now the Rangers are on the board, and they're within a run.
Boy, the Rangers needed that.
All right, here's Chandler Simpson.
And another come backer.
That one over the mound.
Zeke on the run, throws across his body to get Simpson.
Come on now.
This is awesome.
This is freaking awesome.
Early returns are that Rasmussen's pretty sharp, and the Rangers haven't shown that they have a real good idea of how to go about hitting him.
And Drew Rasmussen is through seven innings on one run, three hit ball.
Runners at the corners now for the catcher, Liam Hicks.
In a big spot here.
Lined up the middle and over Seager.
It's a base hit into left.
Liam Hicks with a two out RBI single.
Oh, a timely hit for the Rays.
Down by two, but now facing a new pitcher, Kevin Kelly.
And here's Evan Carter.
There's a swing, and a drive deep to right.
It is gone.
Rangers use the long ball again.
Evan Carter.
What a shot.
And once again, the Rangers find themselves down by only a run.
Rangers have the tying run on base, the go-ahead run coming to bat.
So here's Foscue to pinch hit for Jo.
And that ball was hit hard, over Walls into left center.
A base hit.
Simpson racing over, can't get it.
The ball off of Mullins' glove.
Justin Foscue with an RBI double.
We're tied at three.
And everything just flipped.
So now it's Aranda at the plate.
First and third, one out.
Swing at a ball.
Driven in the air, deep to right center field.
Way back toward the wall.
Nimmo, it's gone.
Gone.
A three run homer for Jonathan Aranda.
That's gotta be his biggest hit of the year.
