Wednesday, 4 a.m.
The game went on for most of the night.
The game-winner? It went about 60 feet.
The Tampa Bay Rays managed to pull out a 7-6, 13-inning marathon against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday night. Four times, they came from behind until a slow chopper to third by Amed Rosario drove in the winning run.
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The Angels had a lead in four innings after the ninth before the Rays won.
The Rays trailed 3-1 in the ninth, 4-3 in the 10th, 5-4 in the 11th and 6-5 in the 13th. Each time, the Rays came back.
The ground ball was big for the Rays. Harold Ramirez forced in a run on a grounder, Jose Siri scored on an error in the 10th, Harold Ramirez forced in a run when he hit into a double play and Rosario brought in the winning run on a ground out.
Perhaps the biggest hit for the Rays was a two-run triple by Jose Caballero in the ninth.
The Rays won despite going 4-18 with runners in scoring position.
The Rays used seven relievers, who allowed only one hit.
The teams play again tonight at Tropicana Field at 6:50 p.m. Zack Littell will start for the Rays against Reid Detmers.