Monday, 4 a.m.
When you're battling in a close game, players will remind you that one mistake can beat you.
Sunday, that mistake belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Locked in a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, the Rays were a couple of feet away from taking the lead. But Junior Caminero tried to take third, and he was tagged out before pinch-runner Oliver Dunn reached home plate. Even after a Rays' appeal, the call stood, and Rays best chance to score was wasted.
Had Caminero stayed at second, the run would have scored. Had he gotten into a rundown, the run would have scored.
An inning later, Aaron Judge hit a game-winning two-run homer, his first blast in 11 games, to end things.
Kevin Kelly was on the mound, and he walked Trent Grisham despite getting ahead 0-2. Judge homered on the next pitch.
The Rays were shut out by Ryan Weathers for seven innings (four hits).
The Rays were one-for-six with runners in scoring position.
Yandy Diaz had two hits.
The Rays play against Baltimore at 1:35 p.m. today at Camden Yards. Shane McClanahan will pitch for the Rays against Kyle Bradish.