Franco homers in bottom of the 9th, Rays overcome bullpen meltdown to beat Guardians 9-8

— Wander Franco hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth and the AL wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-8 after a bullpen meltdown in the top of the inning Friday night.
Aug 12, 2023, 03:31 am - AP
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R. Stephenson
win

R. Stephenson2-4

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
N. Sandlin
loss

N. Sandlin5-5

0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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3rdLaureano singled to center, Giménez scored, Calhoun to second.10
3rdDíaz doubled to center, J. Lowe scored, Bethancourt to third.11
3rdFranco singled to center, Bethancourt scored and Díaz scored.13
4thKwan tripled to center, Rocchio scored.23
6thStraw singled to right, Rocchio scored, Bo Naylor to second.33
6thGiménez singled to center, Straw scored, Kwan to second.43
6thParedes homered to left (365 feet), Arozarena scored.45
7thArozarena grounded into fielder's choice to second, Bethancourt scored, Franco scored, B. Lowe to second on fielding error by second baseman Giménez.47
7thMargot grounded into fielder's choice to second, B. Lowe scored, Paredes out at second, Arozarena to third.48
8thStraw homered to left center (380 feet).58
9thRamírez scored, Laureano to second, Calhoun to third on wild pitch by Fairbanks.68
9thCalhoun scored, Laureano to third on wild pitch by Fairbanks.78
9thLaureano scored, Bo Naylor to second on wild pitch by Stephenson.88
9thFranco homered to right (411 feet).89
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