ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash was impressed by another Rays comeback win, but he wouldn't mind a few early leads.
Curt Casali capped a six-run seventh inning with a two-run homer and the Rays rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
Casali had just one hit in 26 at-bats since consecutive two-homer games against Detroit on July 27-28.
Tampa Bay has won four in a row, including three when trailing 3-0. The Rays also had comeback wins Saturday and Sunday over the New York Mets.
"I'm ready to have a 3-0 lead and maintain it," Cash said with a smile. "It speaks volumes about the club. We'll take them anyway we can get them."
Pedro Ciriaco homered for the first time in more than two years and tied a career high with four RBI for the Braves, who have lost 14 of 20.
"We don't play the game to lose," Ciriaco said.
The Rays scored five times off reliever Matt Marksberry (0-1) in the seventh.
James Loney hit an RBI double and Logan Forsythe had a sacrifice fly, then a run scored on a Marksberry wild pitch. The left-hander then missed touching the base on a throw from first baseman Joey Terdoslavich on Kevin Kiermaier's two-out grounder that allowed Brandon Guyer to score from second.
"It's kind of a crazy game," Kiermaier said.
Ryan Kelly entered and gave up Casali's homer that made it 9-6.
Alex Colome (5-4) replaced Jake Odorizzi with two on and no outs in the seventh. He gave up a sacrifice fly to Ciriaco and then threw a wild pitch that allowed another run score to put the Braves up 6-3.
Odorizzi, who had allowed just eight earned runs over 51 1/3 innings in eight home starts this season, gave up six earned runs and nine hits in six-plus innings.
"To be honest, terrible," Odorizzi said of his outing.
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his 29th save, striking out Ciriaco with two on and one out.
The teams' traded solo homers during the fifth. Ciriaco hit his first homer since June 20, 2013 before Grady Sizemore went deep to cut the Tampa Bay deficit to 4-2.
Ciriaco drove in two with a single during a three-run second to help Atlanta go ahead 3-0.
"There was some good, there was some bad and a little bit of ugly mixed in there," Cash said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: 1B Freddie Freeman (oblique) and INF prospect Hector Olivera (hamstring) will join the GCL Braves on Thursday. GM John Hart is optimistic Freeman will return when eligible Aug. 19.
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (labrum) could rejoin the rotation next week.
MOVING DAY
The Rays plan to reinstate OF Desmond Jennings (left knee surgery) from the DL Friday. OF Joey Butler was optioned to Triple-A Durham.
NUMBERS GAME
Braves starter Matt Wisler gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings. ... The Rays swept Atlanta for the first time in a series of any length. ... Sizemore has six homers in 24 games with Tampa Bay. ... Rays SS Asdrubal Cabrera has multihit efforts in eight of his last nine games. ... Tampa Bay (58-56) is two over .500 for the first time since the end of play on July 5 (43-41).
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (7-6) and Arizona LHP Robbie Ray (3-7) are Friday night's starters.
Rays: RHP Nathan Karns (7-5) will pitch at home in Arlington, Texas for the first time Friday night against the Rangers. "The opportunity is something I definitely dreamt about," Karns said. "I've seen my share of Ranger games there, anywhere from the top row to first row." Karns is running outside "to get used to the Texas heat" with highs around 100 degrees.
Curt Casali capped a six-run seventh inning with a two-run homer and the Rays rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
Casali had just one hit in 26 at-bats since consecutive two-homer games against Detroit on July 27-28.
Tampa Bay has won four in a row, including three when trailing 3-0. The Rays also had comeback wins Saturday and Sunday over the New York Mets.
"I'm ready to have a 3-0 lead and maintain it," Cash said with a smile. "It speaks volumes about the club. We'll take them anyway we can get them."
Pedro Ciriaco homered for the first time in more than two years and tied a career high with four RBI for the Braves, who have lost 14 of 20.
"We don't play the game to lose," Ciriaco said.
The Rays scored five times off reliever Matt Marksberry (0-1) in the seventh.
James Loney hit an RBI double and Logan Forsythe had a sacrifice fly, then a run scored on a Marksberry wild pitch. The left-hander then missed touching the base on a throw from first baseman Joey Terdoslavich on Kevin Kiermaier's two-out grounder that allowed Brandon Guyer to score from second.
"It's kind of a crazy game," Kiermaier said.
Ryan Kelly entered and gave up Casali's homer that made it 9-6.
Alex Colome (5-4) replaced Jake Odorizzi with two on and no outs in the seventh. He gave up a sacrifice fly to Ciriaco and then threw a wild pitch that allowed another run score to put the Braves up 6-3.
Odorizzi, who had allowed just eight earned runs over 51 1/3 innings in eight home starts this season, gave up six earned runs and nine hits in six-plus innings.
"To be honest, terrible," Odorizzi said of his outing.
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his 29th save, striking out Ciriaco with two on and one out.
The teams' traded solo homers during the fifth. Ciriaco hit his first homer since June 20, 2013 before Grady Sizemore went deep to cut the Tampa Bay deficit to 4-2.
Ciriaco drove in two with a single during a three-run second to help Atlanta go ahead 3-0.
"There was some good, there was some bad and a little bit of ugly mixed in there," Cash said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Braves: 1B Freddie Freeman (oblique) and INF prospect Hector Olivera (hamstring) will join the GCL Braves on Thursday. GM John Hart is optimistic Freeman will return when eligible Aug. 19.
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (labrum) could rejoin the rotation next week.
MOVING DAY
The Rays plan to reinstate OF Desmond Jennings (left knee surgery) from the DL Friday. OF Joey Butler was optioned to Triple-A Durham.
NUMBERS GAME
Braves starter Matt Wisler gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings. ... The Rays swept Atlanta for the first time in a series of any length. ... Sizemore has six homers in 24 games with Tampa Bay. ... Rays SS Asdrubal Cabrera has multihit efforts in eight of his last nine games. ... Tampa Bay (58-56) is two over .500 for the first time since the end of play on July 5 (43-41).
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Julio Teheran (7-6) and Arizona LHP Robbie Ray (3-7) are Friday night's starters.
Rays: RHP Nathan Karns (7-5) will pitch at home in Arlington, Texas for the first time Friday night against the Rangers. "The opportunity is something I definitely dreamt about," Karns said. "I've seen my share of Ranger games there, anywhere from the top row to first row." Karns is running outside "to get used to the Texas heat" with highs around 100 degrees.
7:10PM,EDT,August 12,2015
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Atlanta - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Bourn lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Maybin grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Jaso doubled to deep center, Jaso out stretching at third. | 0 | 0 |
| Sizemore struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Pierzynski singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| García singled to right, Pierzynski to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Swisher struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Terdoslavich doubled to deep left, Pierzynski scored, García to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Ciriaco singled to right, García and Terdoslavich scored, Ciriaco thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Loney singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Loney to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Nava walked, Loney to third, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to pitcher, Loney scored, Cabrera to third, Nava to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Casali flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Bourn struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Maybin doubled to deep right. | 3 | 1 |
| Markakis reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Pierzynski grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, Markakis out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Jaso grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Sizemore singled to right center. | 3 | 1 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Loney lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| García grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Peterson flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Swisher struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Forsythe singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second, Forsythe to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Nava grounded out to second, Forsythe to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Terdoslavich struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Ciriaco homered to left (354 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Bourn fouled out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Maybin singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Markakis struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Wisler pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Jaso struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Sizemore homered to right (373 feet). | 4 | 2 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Loney singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Forsythe grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Loney out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Pierzynski flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| García lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Peterson grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew McKirahan pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| McKirahan relieved Wisler. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to shallow center. | 4 | 2 |
| Guyer hit for Nava. | 4 | 2 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier singled to right, Cabrera to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Casali grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cabrera scored, Kiermaier out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| Aardsma relieved McKirahan. | 4 | 3 |
| Shaffer hit for Jaso. | 4 | 3 |
| Shaffer struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Guyer in right field. | 4 | 3 |
| Swisher walked. | 4 | 3 |
| E. Pérez ran for Swisher. | 4 | 3 |
| Terdoslavich doubled to deep left, E. Pérez to third. | 4 | 3 |
| Colomé relieved Odorizzi. | 4 | 3 |
| Ciriaco hit sacrifice fly to left, E. Pérez scored, Terdoslavich to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Terdoslavich scored on Colomé's wild pitch. | 6 | 3 |
| Bourn grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Marksberry pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Marksberry relieved Aardsma. | 6 | 3 |
| Sizemore hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 6 | 3 |
| Longoria reached on infield single to second, Sizemore to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Loney doubled to deep right, Sizemore scored, Longoria to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Beckham ran for Loney. | 6 | 4 |
| Forsythe hit sacrifice fly to center, Longoria scored, Beckham to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Cabrera popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Beckham scored on Marksberry's wild pitch. | 6 | 6 |
| Guyer doubled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Kiermaier safe at first on error by pitcher Marksberry, Guyer scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Kelly relieved Marksberry. | 6 | 7 |
| Kiermaier stole second. | 6 | 7 |
| Casali homered to left (348 feet), Kiermaier scored. | 6 | 9 |
| Shaffer struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Beckham at second base. | 6 | 9 |
| Forsythe at first base. | 6 | 9 |
| McGee relieved Colomé. | 6 | 9 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 6 | 9 |
| Pierzynski struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| García grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arodys Vizcaino pitching for Atlanta | ATL | TB |
| Vizcaíno relieved Kelly. | 6 | 9 |
| Sizemore struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | ATL | TB |
| Boxberger relieved McGee. | 6 | 9 |
| Peterson walked. | 6 | 9 |
| E. Pérez struck out looking. | 6 | 9 |
| Terdoslavich walked, Peterson to second. | 6 | 9 |
| Ciriaco struck out swinging. | 6 | 9 |
| Bourn flied out to right. | 6 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Bourn LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .067 | .067 | .067 |
| Maybin CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .271 | .331 | .379 |
| Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .301 | .372 | .379 |
| Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .296 | .332 | .432 |
| García 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .250 | .271 | .485 |
| Peterson 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .244 | .321 | .346 |
| Swisher DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .083 | .214 | .167 |
E. Pérez PR-DH
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .339 | .310 |
| Terdoslavich 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .191 | .224 | .362 |
| Ciriaco SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .265 | .265 | .388 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 158 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Terdoslavich 2 (3, Odorizzi 2); Maybin (15, Odorizzi) HR: Ciriaco (1, 5th inning off Odorizzi 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Terdoslavich (4), Ciriaco 4 (15) SF: Ciriaco 2-out RBI: Terdoslavich, Ciriaco 2 GIDP: Pierzynski Braves RISP: 3-8 (Markakis 1-1, Bourn 0-1, Terdoslavich 1-1, Ciriaco 1-2, Pierzynski 0-1, Peterson 0-1, Swisher 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Marksberry (1, catch) Outfield Assist: Maybin (Jaso at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 16,337 (52.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Quinn Wolcott, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
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