The Rays survived a poor debut from newly acquired pitcher Freddy Peralta to earn a 9-7 victory over the Rockies in 11 innings Tuesday night. Peralta gave up 7 runs in his first appearance with Tampa Bay after being traded by the Mets before Monday's deadline, per multiple outlets.
The Rays mounted a late comeback to overcome Colorado's early offensive output. Aaron Hicks delivered a historic grand slam in the rally, per ESPN. Ben Williamson scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the 11th inning, and Junior Caminero added a two-out RBI single to seal the win.
The victory marked a gutsy performance by Tampa Bay in a game where the Rockies' offense "started hot, and then stopped," according to one report.