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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pinch hitter Austin Shenton's bases-loaded walk scored a tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Saturday night. Adam Ottavino (1-1) was on the verge of getting out of a bases-loaded jam with one out in the eighth after shortstop Francisco Lindor made a leaping throw to home for a force-out at the plate on Randy Arozarena's high hopper. However, Shenton walked to complete a nine-pitch plate appearance before José Caballero drew a free pass from Sean Reid-Foley to make it 3-1. Jason Adam (2-0) earned the win and Phil Maton worked the ninth for his first save. Rays manager Kevin Cash won his 755th game, moving past Joe Maddon for the most wins in team history.
