B.J. Upton (right) high-fives coach Tom Foley after he hit a walk-off homer. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Carter Gaddis / Special to MLB.com
Never count out Tampa Bay. Down by seven runs vs. the Indians, the Rays rallied to complete the largest comeback in team history when Ben Zobrist hit a game-tying homer in eighth and B.J. Upton slammed a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.
BATTING 2B: Upton Jr. (7, Reyes, A), Bartlett (8, Lewis). HR: Zobrist (7, 8th inning off Betancourt,
0 on, 0 out), Upton Jr. (1, 9th inning off Vizcaino, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bartlett 2; Longoria; Upton Jr. 7; Crawford,
C 2; Pena, C; Zobrist 4; Aybar, W. RBI: Pena, C (33), Aybar, W (5), Longoria (46), Zobrist (18), Upton Jr. (5). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out: Iwamura; Aybar, W 2. SAC: Navarro, D. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team
LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING SB: Upton Jr. 2 (11, 3rd base off Reyes, A/Martinez, V, 3rd base off Betancourt/Martinez,
V), Crawford, C 2 (24, 2nd base off Reyes, A/Martinez, V, 2nd base off Betancourt/Martinez, V), Zobrist (3, 2nd base off Lewis/Martinez,
V). CS: Iwamura (1, 2nd base by Betancourt/Martinez, V).
FIELDING E: Cormier (1, throw). Outfield
assists: Upton Jr. (DeRosa at home).