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By the 16th inning [url=http://www.officialhockeypanthersshop.com/...-keith-yandle-jersey]Keith Yandle Jersey[/url] , the Tampa Bay Rays had their backup catcher pitching, and the Miami Marlins had one of their pitchers pinch-hit. It was a battle of attrition, and Tampa Bay won. Jake Bauers hit a tiebreaking two-out, two-run double in a five-run 16th, ending the Rays’ 13-inning scoreless streak and lifting them over Miami 9-6 on Tuesday night. ”There were a lot of people doing things they’re not used to doing,” Bauers said. That included Rays reliever Vidal Nuno (2-1), who pitched two scoreless innings and also had two hits. He was thrown out on a headfirst slide trying to stretch a single into a double in the 15th, singled home a run in the 16th and then left the game after straining his right hamstring sprinting to first base. Nuno will likely go on the disabled list, manager Kevin Cash said. ”What a performance,” Cash said. ”Amazing.” ”That was an incredible effort by Nuno, especially the dive into second base [url=http://www.thesaintsfootballauthentic.com/...ard-jersey-authentic]Youth Rick Leonard Jersey[/url] ,” Bauers said. ”That was one of the crazier things I’ve seen on a baseball field.” Nuno became the first American League reliever to record two or more hits and earn a victory in the same game since the designated hitter rule was adopted in 1973. Miami’s J.T. Realmuto led off the 15th with a double, but Nuno pitched out of the jam. With the Rays leading 9-4 in the 16th and short on pitchers, backup catcher Jesus Sucre took the mound for the bottom of the inning but gave up three consecutive singles and a sacrifice fly. Jose Alvarado came on and walked pinch-hitting pitcher Dan Straily before Cameron Maybin grounded out to end the 5 1/2-hour marathon. That gave the Rays their ninth win in 11 games. ”It got a little stressful there at the end,” Cash said. ”We appreciate the win, but we’re beat up.” Announced attendance was 6,259, and a few hundred remained at the finish. The Marlins offered two tickets to each fan leaving after the game. Johnny Field singled to start the Rays’ five-run 16th against Brett Graves (0-1), and Carlos Gomez was hit by a pitch. After Kevin Kiermaier hit into a double play, Matt Duffy walked, and both scored on Bauers’ double. The runs were the first for the Rays since the second inning, when they led 4-0. Right fielder Mallek Smith was yanked in the fourth inning for missing a sign [url=http://www.greenbaypackersteamonline.com//aaron-rodgers-jersey]Authentic Aaron Rodgers Jersey[/url] , Cash said, which left the Rays even more shorthanded in the late innings. Reliever Sergio Romo batted in the 12th, struck out and remains hitless in his career. ”Definitely not how you draw it up in a lot of different ways,” Duffy said. ”In a 16-inning game there are going to be some ugly things. Not an ideal day, but we’re happy to come out with the win.” Wilson Ramos hit a two-run homer for the Rays, his 12th. Miami’s Brian Anderson singled home a run in the fifth and has 33 hits with runners in scoring position to lead the majors. Teammate Justin Bour had three hits and scored once. Rays center fielder Kiermaier threw out Anderson trying to score on a flyout to end the fifth and keep the score at 4-all. Tampa Bay’s Chaz Roe struck out Realmuto with runners at second and third in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings. ”A lot of ifs and buts in a game like that,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. TRAINER’S ROOM Marlins: RHP Sandy Alcantara will be placed on the 10-day disabled list with an infection under his upper right arm. Rays: RHP Chris Archer (left abdominal strain) threw four hitless innings in a rehab start for Class A Charlotte. … RHP Jake Faria (left oblique strain) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Wednesday. UP NEXT Marlins RHP Jose Urena (2-9, 4.40), sidelined since June 20 with right shoulder impingement, is expected to come off the disabled list to start Wednesday afternoon against RHP Matt Andriese (1-3, 3.86). — Ian Kennedy was penciled in to start for the Royals on Wednesday night in the series finale against the Cleveland Indians in Kansas City. The operative word was “penciled.” “Not in ink [url=http://www.the49ersfootballauthentic.com/...urg-jersey-authentic]Youth Weston Richburg Jersey[/url] ,” Kennedy said before playing catch in advance of Tuesday night’s game. Kennedy won’t be making that start. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to June 30 with a strained left oblique. Manager Ned Yost said Kennedy felt a little something while playing catch, so the Royals opted not to have him start. “It doesn’t make any sense to push him,” Yost said. “We’ll bang him one start. We don’t want to jeopardize it and then he could be out six to eight weeks.” Yost said Kennedy would probably miss just one start before being plugged back into the rotation. Kennedy agreed the cautious way was the better way. “I’ve learned from the past of pitching through things,” he said. “And I’ve learned my lesson that compensating is not always the best thing. It leads to more and more soreness and stuff going on later in the season when you’re trying to compensate and do things. So I’m going to be smart.” Yost did not reveal who would take Kennedy’s rotation spot, but the Royals will probably recall right-hander Trevor Oaks from Triple-A Omaha to start. Oaks has not pitched since Friday, so Wednesday would be his normal day to pitch. Oaks has put up some remarkable numbers with the Royals’ Pacific Coast League affiliate recently. He is 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA in his last seven starts with the Storm Chasers, allowing three earned runs and 29 hits over 42 innings in that span. He has walked 11 and struck out 27. Oaks, 25, was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a three-team trade on Jan. 4, which sent Joakim Soria to the Chicago White Sox. Oaks was up briefly for the Royals earlier this season, going 0-1 with a 7.45 ERA in three appearances [url=http://www.the49ersfootballauthentic.com/...rsh-jersey-authentic]Youth Cassius Marsh Jersey[/url] , including one start. His lone start came on April 28 against the Chicago White Sox as the 26th man on the roster in the second game of a doubleheader. He allowed five earned runs on 12 hits over five innings, while walking one and striking out four. The Indians used another grand slam, this one by Yan Gomes, to beat the Royals 6-4 on Tuesday night in the middle game of the series. Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the Monday victory. The Indians top the American League with eight grand slams this season. Right-hander Trevor Bauer, who is 7-6 with a 2.45 ERA, will start the series finale for the Indians. This will be his 18th start this season and his 150th career appearance. Bauer lost his prior start, a 3-1 decision in Oakland. He allowed two runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings. This will be Bauer’s third start this season against the Royals with the first two at Progressive Field. He is 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA in the two starts. For his career, Bauer is 2-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts against the Royals. He is 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA in six starts at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have lost five straight and 17 of 20. They have dropped to 35 games below .500 for the first time since ending the 2006 season at 62-100. They have scored four or fewer runs in 24 of their past 25 games.