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Rays answer late, beat Rockies 9-7 in 11 at Coors Field

Hicks hit a four-run homer and Aranda tied it in the ninth before Tampa Bay scored twice in the 11th to beat Colorado 9-7 on Wednesday.

Tessa Ortiz

August 5, 20262 min read

Extra-Innings Baseball - illustration, Jake Team LLC
Extra-Innings Baseball - illustration, Jake Team LLC
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Tampa Bay Rays9
Colorado Rockies7

August 5, 2026

Late break in extras

Williamson scored on Nick Frasso's wild pitch in the top of the 11th inning, and Caminero singled to center to bring in Díaz, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 9-7 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at Coors Field.

The two-run 11th finished Tampa Bay's comeback from a 7-5 deficit. Aranda had pulled the Rays even in the ninth with a single to left that scored Walls and Díaz, moving the game to 7-7 after Colorado had led since the fourth inning.

Hicks changes the third

Colorado took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Moniak grounded into a double play and McCarthy scored. Tampa Bay answered in the top of the third when Aranda walked to score Mullins, with Walls moving to second and Palacios to third.

Hicks then gave Tampa Bay the game's biggest swing, homering to right for 402 feet. Palacios, Walls and Aranda scored on the play, putting the Rays ahead 5-1. The homer was one of three in the game and accounted for four of Tampa Bay's nine runs.

Rockies surge, Rays respond

Colorado quickly tied the score in the bottom of the third. Tovar singled to center to score Beck, and Moniak followed with a 380-foot homer to right that scored Tovar and McCarthy, making it 5-5.

The Rockies moved in front in the bottom of the fourth when Castro hit a 392-foot homer to right, with Karros scoring ahead of him. That gave Colorado a 7-5 lead before Tampa Bay's two-run ninth and two-run 11th.

Pitching and records

Freddy Peralta allowed seven earned runs on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 3.2 innings for Tampa Bay. Gabriel Hughes worked 5.1 innings for Colorado, allowing five earned runs on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Garrett Cleavinger (4-3) got the win after 0.2 innings with no hits, no earned runs and no walks. Bryan Baker earned his 32nd save with one inning, no hits, no earned runs, no walks and two strikeouts. Frasso (0-1) took the loss after one inning, two hits, one earned run and no walks.

The game drew 23,071 in Denver, Colorado. Tampa Bay improved to 67-46, and Colorado fell to 45-69.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816396

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Tessa Ortiz

Tessa Ortiz covers Nocatee high school and area college sports.

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