Orlando Sentinel · Jun 7, 2021
AL-leading Rays pull away for victory at Rangers
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Yandy Diaz started Tampa Bay’s late surge with a game-tying walk before a blow-it-open homer, his first of the season.
Walls followed the Diaz walk with a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning among a season-high three hits as the Rays beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Sunday.
The AL-leading Rays trailed 1-0 before scoring three runs in the eighth and four in the ninth to get the series victory in their return to the stadium that hosted their neutral-site World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last fall.
Two errors by Texas shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa led to each rally as five of the seven runs were unearned.