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04/18 21:30 CDT Cedric Mullins homers in 13th to lift Rays past Pirates 8-7 in
rain-soaked game
Cedric Mullins homers in 13th to lift Rays past Pirates 8-7 in rain-soaked game
By JOHN PERROTTO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Cedric Mullins led off the 13th inning with a two-run home
run and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on a rainy
Saturday night.
Mullins' blast to right field off Yohan Ramirez scored automatic runner Jonny
DeLuca. Mullins entered the day hitting just .129 after signing with Tampa Bay
in the offseason as a free agent.
Griffin Jax (1-2) pitched a scoreless 12th. Yoendrys Gomez allowed a
run-scoring single to rookie Konnor Griffin in the bottom of the 13th, then
struck out Joey Bart with runners on second and third to end it.
Both teams scored a run in the 11th. The Rays' Taylor Walls came around from
first on a wild pickoff throw by Ramirez (2-1). The Pirates countered with
Griffin's run-scoring fielder's choice.
Pittsburgh tied it at 5 in the eighth on rookie Nick Yorke's RBI single.
The first pitch was moved up 30 minutes in hopes that the teams could beat the
rain. However, play was stopped for 2 hours, 27 minutes, with the Pirates
leading 4-0.
The Rays then scored five runs in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead. Junior Caminero
doubled in the first run and scored on Jonathan Aranda's single. Two batters
later, pinch-hitter DeLuca lined a two-run single to center field, and Mullins
followed with a go-ahead single.
Pirates ace Paul Skenes pitched four scoreless innings on his bobblehead day,
including escaping a bases-loaded jam with none out in the second. The 2025 NL
Cy Young Award did not return after the delay.
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen gave up two-run home runs to Ryan O'Hearn in the
first inning and Marcell Ozuna in the fourth, but the Pirates couldn't hold the
4-0 lead.
Up next Rays LHP Shane McClanahan (1-1, 3.95 ERA) was set to face RHP Mitch Keller (1-1, 2.86) on Sunday in the series finale. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB |
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