Rays hold off Mets' late charge

Field Level Media|published: Fri 3rd May, 22:07 2024

May 3, 2024; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Harold Ramírez (43) is safe at first base as New York Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) attempted to tag him out during the first inning at Tropicana Field. credits: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

Harold Ramirez and Amed Rosario each went 3-for-5 for the Tampa Bay Rays, who scored five times in the third inning in a 10-8 win against the visiting New York Mets on Friday.

Shawn Armstrong (1-1) came on in relief in the fifth inning, allowing two hits and striking out two in 1 1/3 innings. Jason Adam allowed one run on two hits in the ninth for his second save of the season.

Mets starter Jose Quintana (1-3) allowed eight runs on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out two and walked one.

After scoring three to tie the score in the second inning, Tampa Bay broke out in the third.

Ramirez singled to lead off the inning, Randy Arozarena walked and Rosario singled to left field, scoring Ramirez and giving the Rays a 4-3 lead.

Jose Caballero then singled to load the bases and Alex Jackson's sacrifice fly drove in Arozarena to make it 5-3. Jonny DeLuca singled to score Rosario and Caballero, pushing the Rays' lead to 7-3.

DeLuca stole second and scored on a Yandy Diaz single, extending it to 8-3 and ending Quintana's outing.

Arozarena added to Tampa Bay's lead in the fourth with a solo shot to left-center field.

The Mets answered in the fifth. Tyrone Taylor hit a leadoff double and Tomas Nido singled with one out. After Brandon Nimmo walked to load the bases, Taylor scored on Starling Marte's sacrifice fly to make it 9-4.

Francisco Lindor doubled, driving in Nido and Nimmo to cut it to 9-6. The Rays then brought in Armstrong.

Pete Alonso hit a double to drive in Lindor, trimming New York's deficit to 9-7.

Isaac Paredes put the Rays ahead 10-7 when he scored on Rosario's single in the sixth inning.

New York took a 3-0 lead in the second. After Jeff McNeil and Taylor each singled with two outs, Brett Baty connected with a home run to right field.

Tampa Bay tied it in the bottom half. Rosario singled, Caballero doubled and DeLuca's ground-out to third brought in Rosario to cut it to 3-1.

Caballero scored on Curtis Mead's double to right field and then Diaz singled, bringing Mead home and tying it 3-3.

Baty belted his second home run of the night — and third of the season — in the ninth to narrow it to 10-8. Brett Baty went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs.

—Field Level Media

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