The Rays walk it off in the 13th inning vs The Tigers, a breakdown
What Happened
The Tampa Bay Rays host the Detroit Tigers in a tight, scoreless affair that stretches into the 13th inning. With the game deadlocked at 0-0, Rays rookie Vimael Machín steps up to the plate with one out in the bottom of the 13th. Machín laces a double to left field, putting the winning run in scoring position for the Rays. Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez is summoned from the bullpen to face Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena. Jimenez intentionally walks Arozarena to set up a potential inning-ending double play. Rays catcher Christian Bethancourt then steps in and rips a single up the middle, driving in Machín for the game-winning, walk-off hit. Bethancourt's teammates sprint out of the dugout to mob him at first base, with outfielder Kevin Kiermaier leading the celebratory charge. Rookie Tristan Gray, who scored the winning run, flings his helmet in excitement as the Rays pour water on Bethancourt. Veteran outfielder David Peralta tries to avoid getting soaked, backing away from the celebration. "I'm just trying to get on base and do whatever I can to help the team win," Bethancourt says after the game. "It's an amazing feeling to come through in that situation." Rays manager Kevin Cash praises his team's resilience, saying, "We grinded it out tonight against a tough Tigers team. I'm proud of the way our guys kept battling and found a way to pull this one out." The win extends Tampa Bay's recent hot streak, as they continue to climb the standings in the American League East. For the Tigers, it's a tough loss, but they can take solace in their strong performance against one of the league's top teams.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe are in the bottom of the 13th and a
bad team and a good team are tied at
zeros there's the first out this one's
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Twitter there's the second out one out
to go and we push it to the 14th let's
do it let's give it hell off speed away
fastball right down the middle from Hall
that's a really nice pitch right there
now he's got him 1 2 he goes outside
goes inside 3 2 goes right down the
middle kind of inside he pokes that is
this the walk-off guys that getting out
of there no no no no no no no no no it's
just a double just a double 4 so guard
they traded for him he's kind of happy
kind of not that happy he'll take it
they intentionally walk Pham say let's
load them up get the force out tries to
twirl that one can't get it oh oh oh
fastball right down the middle can't do
it fastball right down the middle can't
do it I bet they throw him a third one
why would you throw him a third when he
geared up for it you showed him me cards
that's the walk-off folks breakfast club
runs his way home kiermaier picks him up
but this is the star he's the one that
needs to get celebrated with he's gonna
round first
his name is brah so he's a rookie he's
gonna throw his helmet kind of sticks to
the ground like a bowling ball I found
that interesting and here we come
water bottle out and adamas on the left
he is like no thank you don't want to
get wet he runs to the Payan diamonds
like now I'm out of here - not
interested
a little surprise later for you so
they're gonna beat the out of brah
so real quick let's go
kiermaier is gonna get some more hugs in
do his thing and then g-man choy is
gonna come out give it to me BAM right
in the face he should open his mouth and
swallowed some it is Gatorade he did
just do a lot of running and celebrating
could have helped him out there we go
hugs all around Jersey looks gross
good for him the Rays win they've been
written winning a lot lately and Willie
Adamas he didn't like the water he
didn't like the celebration no he was
just going to get more figured the best
way to not get wet is to control the
water gets a second dump and look at
this hide the kids g-man choy just
covering them this water is brought to
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