Wednesday, 4 a.m.
He is not a regular hero. He just plays one every now and then.
Ben Williamson, the middle-infielder of the Tampa Bay Rays, snuck a single up the middle to drive his team to a 4-3 victory over Toronto at Topicana Field Tuesday night.
It was Rays' fifth straight win, and their 10th in the last 11 games. The Rays are 23-12 on the season.
Williamson, a .266 hitter, slapped a 2-1 pitch off Tyler Rogers to lead the comeback. It highlighted a two-run eighth that overcame a 3-2 deficit to win.
Jonathan Aranda started the uprising, doulbling to left field with one out. Yandy Diaz then drove in pinch-runner Tylor Walls. After Jake Fraley singled, Williams drove in the winning run.
The Jays lept to a 2-0 lead when Kazuma Okamoto homered in the first and Andres Gimenez singled in Daulton Varsho.
The Rays came back to tie te game, Jonathan Aranda singled in Chandler Simpson in the third. In the fourth, Hunter Fedduccia grounded into a double play to bring home another run.
Toronto went back ahead, 3-2, Yohendrick Pinango singled in Giminez.
Simpson, Aranda, Fraley and Williamson all had two hits for the Rays.
Drew Rasmussen went six innings and allowed threeearned runs. Casey Legumina got his first win fosr the Rays. Cole Susler had his second save.
The Rays and Jays play again today at 1:10 p.m. Shane McClanahan will start for the Rays against Patrick Corbin.