Rays starter Chris Archer was cruising after five innings, showing electric stuff and pitching with a 3-1 lead. To that point, the only blemish on the right-hander's line was a solo homer to Elvis Andrus, and he'd already notched eight strikeouts.
When Archer struck out Joey Gallo to start the sixth, it looked like more of the same. But Texas tied the game when Mallex Smith could not handle Adrian Beltre's two-out drive to center field, allowing two runs to score. Beltre then advanced to third on an Archer wild pitch, then scored on another Archer wild pitch to give the Rangers a 4-3 lead.