Manuel Margot hit a go-ahead single in the top of the 10th inning and then denied a score by chasing a fly ball into center field, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Tampa Bay Marlins 2-1 on Wednesday night. Miami.
The Marlins intentionally walked Yandy Diaz before Margot lined out to right field to drive in autorunner Yu Chang.
Jason Adam (2-2) scored a scoreless ninth and Jalen Beeks got three outs in the bottom of the 10th for his second save.
Margot, who had just moved from right to center field, didn’t lose track of the ball hit by Charles Leblanc and caught it in the warning strip with a jumper.
Beeks then struck out Peyton Burdick and retired Joey Wendle on a groundout.
Diaz reached base five times, on three hits and two walks. Colombian Harold Ramírez added three hits for the Rays, who lead the fight for the three wild-card tickets to the playoffs in the American League.
For the Rays, the Cuban Diaz 3-3 with a run scored, Randy Arozarena 5-2. The Dominicans Margot 5-1 with an RBI, Francisco Mejía 4-0, José Siri 3-1. The Colombian Ramírez 5-3 with an RBI. The Venezuelan David Peralta 3-0. The Mexican Isaac Paredes 1-0.
For the Marlins, the Dominican Lewin Díaz 4-0.