Wednesday, 4 a.m.

In the days to come, the Rays may try to explain exactly how they won Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Rockies.

It's going to take a while.

The Rays, inexplicably, won a 9-7 comeback in 11 innings at Coors Field. The Rays have now scored 22 runs in two games against Colorado, the last-place team of the National League West.

Consider:

The Rays' newly acquired pitcher, Freddy Peralta, continued his struggles. He lasted just 3 2/3 innings and gave up nine hits and seven runs. He blew a 5-1 lead. Peralta gave up a three-run homer and a two-run homer.

The Rays stranded a combined eight haserunners in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings .

So how, exactly, did they win?

Start with a grand slam (and a double) from newly acquired Liam Hicks. Throw in a game-tying two-run single by Jonathan Aranda in the ninth. Add an insurance RBI single by Junior Caminero in the 11th.

Add a terrific night by the bullpen. Six Rays' relievers threw shutout baseball, allowing just two hits over 7 1/3 innings.

Garrett Cleavinger worked his way out of a 10th inning situation where the Rockies had the winning run at third with one out.

Bryan Baker earned his 32nd save.

Hicks, Yandy Diaz, Caminero and Chandler Simpson all had two hits for the Rays. Jake McCarthy had three hits for Colorado.

The teams close out their series today at 3:10 p.m. Nick Martinez will start for the Rays against Tomoyuki Sugano.

Tuesday, 4 a.m.

The missing bats of the Tampa Bay Rays showed back up on Monday night.

Who would have thought they would have left them in Denver?

The Rays assaulted the Colorado Rockies out of the gate, scoring eight times in the first four innings and coasting to a 13-9 victory at Coors Field.

Tampa Bay, taking advantage of the cellar-dwelling Rockies, assaulted Colorado pitcher Michael Lorenzen with two runs in the first, four in the second and one each in the third and fourth.

Junior Caminero hit two home runs -- taking advantage of the Colorado altitude -- to pace the Rays. His homers were 422 feet and 442 feet.

Caminero has 15 home runs of more than 400 feet this year, most in the majors.

Jonathan Aranda had four hits. Cedric Mullins, Chandler Simpson, Richie Palacios and Taylor Walls all had two hits.

The Rockies scored seven run

s in the last three innings to make the final margin closer. Rays' relievers Michael Grove and Casey Legumina gave up six earned runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Ezequiel Tover had for hits for Colorado.

Ian Seymour won his eighth game of the year for the Rays, going six innings and allowing two earned runs. He struck out nine.

The Rays and Rockies play again tonight at 8:40. Freddy Peralta (5-9) will make his season debut for the Rays against Gabriel Hughes (0-3).

Monday, 4 a.m.

From one vantage point, Sunday was a decent day for the Rays when you consider the acquisition of Freddy Peralta.

On the other hand, would it have been so hard to pick up another bat, too.

The Rays broke into double-figures in hits (11) for the first time in nine games Sunday, but for the most part, is a miserable afternoon in a 9-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The Rays left 10 baserunners on base, and they were just two-for-10 with runners in scoring position. On both of their hits with runners in scoring position, they failed to get a runner home.

The Rays left the bases loaded twice.

The Rays have scored three runs or fewer in eight straight games.

Former Ray Everson Pereira drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a two-run double. The Rays gave up three more homers to the White Sox.

Chicago scored two unearned runs in the first inning against a sloppy Rays' team on an error and a wild pitch.

The Rays scored only in the ninth inning on a solo home run by Ben Williamson.

Chandler Simpson had three hits for the Rays. Junior Caminero and Ryan Vilade both had two.

The Rays now travel to Colorado to face a struggling Rockies' team tonight at 8:40 p.m. at Coors Field. Ian Seymour (7-3) is scheduled to start for the Ray against Michael Lorenzen (3-9).