ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays won Tuesday’s game in the bottom of the 10th inning when Taylor Walls hit a three-run walkoff home run off the rightfield foul pole with two outs, beating the Cardinals 4-2.
But they were headed in that direction from the end of the top of the inning, when centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier made an impressive throw to the plate for the final out, nabbing Paul Goldschmidt trying to score from second on a single by Harrison Bader.
Properly motivated, they promptly rallied. With Kiermaier the runner on second to start the inning, Isaac Paredes drew a walk. A sac bunt attempt by Brett Phillips didn’t help, as the Cardinals got the out at third. Yandy Diaz, pinch-hitting for Francisco Mejia, popped up. On a 2-2 count, Walls lined a Drew VerHagen pitch off the pole, setting off a celebration on the field.
