There's a script to follow to beat Tampa Bay this season, and there is no ad-libbing allowed. You start a left-handed pitcher against the Rays, an

After a long night following Monday’s failure to deliver, Taylor Walls produces the game-winning sacrifice fly.

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Taylor Walls hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning Tuesday night, completing the Rays’ come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over the Astros at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

The Astros bullpen, going into the game with the lowest ERA in baseball, and largely responsible for whatever success the Astros have had this season, wasted Brandon Walter’s MLB starting debut, giving up a two-run lead as the Rays walked off the Astros 3-2.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls hit a game-ending sacrifice fly and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Rays trailed 2-0 until Jonathan Aranda’s two-run single in the eighth inning tied the score.