The Tampa Bay Rays staged a comeback in the 8th inning, led by Palacios and Ramirez, to narrow the score to 6-5 against the New York Yankees. However, the Yankees held on to win, with the Rays eventually securing a victory against the Rockies in another game. Ryan Pepiot delivered an outstanding performance for the Rays, striking out 11 batters in 6 innings. The Rays also showcased strong defense, including a double play and key plays by Armstrong and Shenton.
#Rays got a strong start from Ryan Pepiot Sunday and grabbed an early lead over #Rockies - and things got interesting, but they hung on for first series win of season https://t.co/9CxlFR9tVL
#Rays Austin Shenton has even more to celebrate, plus notes on why Fairbanks didn’t close over weekend, Odorizzi’s early wait at AAA @DurhamBulls, end of steals streak, more https://t.co/O9UYBo7rd1
#Rays hang on for 3-2 win
#Rays Armstrong strikes out Cave for second out
RBI single by Doyle cuts #Rays lead to 3-2
#Rays Armstrong gets 1 out on a comebacker
Leadoff walk by #Rays Armstrong in 9th
#Rays escape as Armstrong gets another ground ball and #Rays turn a double play, with a good turn by B. Lowe and a scoop at 1B by Shenton
Ryan Pepiot struck out a career-high 11 for @RaysBaseball. https://t.co/UknRVhJuHw
Ryan Pepiot's 10th and 11th Ks. https://t.co/o0LCnofdIQ
Make that 6 strong innings for #Rays Pepiot - 3 H, 0 BB, 11 K, 94 pitches (67 strikes) https://t.co/JZwFqNIKlP
Near-freezing temperatures and gusting and swirling winds created some chaos for #Rays in Saturday’s game at #Rockies. Plus notes on Pepiot’s Sunday plan, Fairbanks, Odorizzi with @DurhamBulls, more https://t.co/xx1LHESsnO
Our early story on #Rays latest win https://t.co/s2ZVOaSAsA
A big comeback by @Raysbaseball for the win! https://t.co/RkZpDkxiim
Adam on for #Rays, now leading 8-6 in 8th
Palacios single and Ramirez double off RCF wall and #Rays have rallied to within 1 at 6-5 in 8th
Yanks hold on to win https://t.co/s6kvpOHb8W
This game heads to the 9th at Yankee Stadium. The #Yankees are three outs away from improving their record to 7-2.
Devenski gets a ground ball to get #Rays out of 5th, down 4-1