Avisail Garcia led off the seventh with his ninth home run of the season on a 1-0 pitch from Rays starter Chris Archer. The barreled ball traveled 434 feet into the left-field stands with an exit velocity of 112.3 mph and a 35-degree launch angle, as projected by Statcast™.
Yolmer Sanchez opened the game with a controversial home run to center field off Archer. Evan Longoria answered with an RBI single off Jose Quintana in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 1.