Houston took a second-inning lead with three runs, courtesy of a Victor Caratini (3) solo home run, a Cam Smith RBI-double, and a Chas McCormick RBI-single. Colton Gordon kept the Rays off the board until the fifth inning, striking out seven over 5 1⁄3 innings and allowing three runs on five hits and zero walks. In the fifth, Danny Jansen (3) hit a two-run homer, then Jose Caballero tied it in the sixth with an RBI-double.
The 3-3 tie held until just a half-inning later, when Jake Meyers (3) hit a go-ahead and eventual game-winning solo home run off Rays reliever Manuel Rodriguez (0-2, 2.