ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A lot has been going wrong for the Rays lately.
Saturday they looked to be done in again, this time by a ball that struck a catwalk and what seemed to be a sound decision on changing pitchers that turned out badly, leaving them down one run going into the ninth inning.
But they rallied for a 6-5 win with help from Pirates closer David Bednar. Ji-Man Choi and Vidal Brujan drew two-out walks, then rookie Jonathan Aranda, pinch hitting, grounded a ball that Bednar knocked down but couldn’t glove, loading the bases.