ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays let the lead get away once Wednesday against the Blue Jays as Jose Alvarado faltered again.
Willy Adames made sure they still went home happy, with a walkoff single on a fly ball to center with the bases loaded to give them a 4-3 11-inning win.
That was all before a gathering of 6,166, which ranks as the second smallest crowd in franchise history at the Trop, a whole 380 more than Tuesday’s record low of 5,786.
Ji-Man Choi started the winning rally against Justin Shafer with a leadoff walk. Brandon Lowe flied out, then Avisail Garcia laced a single to left-center, sending Choi to third, where he was replaced by pinch-runner .