Lowe hits slam, Rays rally with 2 in 9th to beat Indians 9-8

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit his first career grand slam in the second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied with two runs in the ninth to beat the Cleveland Indians 9-8 on Monday night.

Manuel Margot departed after appearing to hurt his leg when he led off the ninth with a single off off Emmanuel Clase (3-4), his fourth hit of the game. Randy Arozarena singled to move pinch-runner Brett Phillips to second. After Wander Franco tied it with an RBI single, Austin Meadows was intentionally walked before Phillips easily scored from third on Yandy Díaz’s grounder to second.

Pete Fairbanks (2-3) worked a scoreless ninth.

Franmil Reyes homered and drove in five runs for the Indians, who have lost seven straight.

Reyes, who returned Friday after being out since May 23 with a left oblique strain, hit a two-run homer during a four-run fifth against Drew Rasmussen that tied it at 5. He had a two-run double in a three-run sixth as the Indians went ahead 8-5.

Indians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez was back in the starting lineup after missing three games with a sore left elbow and went 2 for 4, including a fifth-inning RBI single. He was hit by a pitch and stole two bases.

Lowe's second-inning slam off lefty Logan Allen put the Rays up 4-0 in the second. Lowe is 10 for 87 (.115) off lefties this season.

Cesar Hernandez gave Cleveland its first lead, 6-5, in the sixth when he flared a single to right over a drawn-in infield.

Tampa Bay cut the deficit to 8-7 on Margot’s RBI single in the sixth and Díaz’s seventh-inning homer.

Rays starter Rich Hill allowed one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings. The lefty struck out five, walked one and hit two batters.

Allen gave up five runs and seven hits over 3 1/3 innings and had his ERA climb from 8.38 to 9.13.

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