Rays avoid elimination

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — John Jaso hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth after Carlos Pena had another rare clutch playoff hit for Tampa Bay, and the Rays avoided elimination in the AL division series with a 6-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.

The Rays, the AL’s best team in the regular season, cut their deficit in the best-of-five series to 2-1. Game 4 is Sunday.

With the record crowd of 51,746 still buzzing from Ian Kinsler’s leadoff homer in the seventh that put the Rangers up 2-1, Dan Johnson doubled off the wall with one out in the Rays eighth. Pena followed with an RBI single that tied the game.

Full story appears in Sunday’s edition of The Vindicator.