Friday, 1:18 a.m.
Rene Rivera hasn't done very well with the bat this year.
Late into Thursday night's game, for instance, he was hitting only .118.
He had just tried to execute a hit-and-run and failed.
Naturally, all that was left was for Rivera to be the hero.
He was, singling just inside the third-base line as the Rays won their first walk-off game of the season, a 2-1 victory over the first-place Red Sox that gave the Rays a series win. The victory evens the Rays' season record at 8-8, and they have finally escaped the AL East cellar. They are in fourth place, but they're only one game out.
Much of the game was a pitching battle between the Rays' Jake Odorizzi and Clay Bucholtz of the Sox. Odorizzi gave up only three hits and a single run in seven innings. Once again, the Rays' bullpen was flawless.
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