Rays defeat Rangers 7-6 as Aranda and Palacios hit home runs
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Last updated Sep 5, 2026
The Tampa Bay Rays ended a 10-game road losing streak against the Texas Rangers with a 7-6 victory on Friday night in Arlington. Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios provided home runs to support Nick Martinez, who allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings to collect his 14th win. Although Elias Díaz hit his fourth career grand slam in the seventh inning to pull the Rangers within a single run, the Tampa Bay bullpen maintained the lead. Bryan Baker departed the ninth inning with an injury before Tyler Wells recorded his sixth save of the season. The loss leaves the Rangers trailing in the American League West by three games. Drew Rasmussen is scheduled to start for the Rays in the next game of the series against Jacob deGrom.
- •Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios each hit solo home runs.
- •Elias Díaz drove in five runs, including a seventh-inning grand slam.
- •Nick Martinez earned his 14th win of the season.
- •Tyler Wells secured his sixth save after Bryan Baker exited with an injury.
- •The Rays ended a 10-game losing streak on the road against the Rangers.
- 3:17 AMYahoo Sports — Aranda and Palacios homer as Rays overcome first Rangers grand slam of season in 7-6 win
"Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame the first grand slam of the season by Texas in a 7-6 victory Friday night, ending a 10-game road losing streak against the Rangers. Elias Díaz, who had five RBIs, hit his fourth career slam to get Texas within a run in the seventh inning, but the Rangers matched their biggest AL West deficit of the season at three games.
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