BRADENTON, Fla. -- Catcher Jacob Stallings launched a game-tying homer in the eighth inning and Gift Ngoepe hit a walk-off single in the ninth, leading the Pirates to a 5-4 win over the Rays on Tuesday afternoon at LECOM Park.
John Jaso, a former Ray, gave the Pirates an early lead with a two-run homer over the boardwalk beyond the right-field fence. Tampa Bay got to Pirates starter Chad Kuhl in the second inning, when Nick Franklin singled home Casey Gillaspie. Kuhl served up two home runs in the third inning, as Patrick Leonard homered to left field and Steven Souza Jr.