ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Cedric Mullins connected in the seventh – both off Zac Gallen – and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Friday night.
Caminero hit a 427-foot shot to center in the first after Yandy Díaz walked and Jonathan Aranda was hit by a pitch. Caminero has 20 homers this season, five in the last four games.
In the seventh, Mullins had a solo shot for his seventh of the year. Gallen (3-7) pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs.
Nick Martinez (7-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up five hits but only one earned run. He struck out three and walked one.
Geraldo Perdomo hit a solo home run on the seventh pitch of the game for the Diamondbacks.
RHP Jose Cabrera (0-0, 0.00 ERA) was set to make his second start of the season for Arizona on Saturday. The Rays had not announced a starter.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .237 |
| C. Carroll RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .282 |
| G. Moreno C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .283 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| M. Kepler LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a- I. Vargas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| J. Barrosa CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| L. Gurriel DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| P. Smith 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| T. Troy CF-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
- a-lined out for Kepler in the 6th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Diaz DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .334 |
| J. Aranda 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| J. Caminero 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .285 |
| R. Palacios 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| J. DeLuca RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| C. Mullins CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .205 |
| V. Mesa Jr. LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 |
| T. Walls SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| H. Feduccia C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
- 3B – C. Carroll (10)
- HR – G. Perdomo (5)
- RBI – G. Perdomo (28)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – N. Arenado, I. Vargas, L. Gurriel, P. Smith
- 2B – Y. Diaz (15), J. Aranda (13), H. Feduccia (4)
- HR – J. Caminero (20), C. Mullins (7)
- RBI – Y. Diaz (52), J. Aranda (55), J. Caminero 3 (46), C. Mullins (23)
- 2-Out RBI – Y. Diaz, J. Aranda
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – J. Caminero, J. DeLuca
- DP – (Caminero-Palacios-Aranda)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Martinez(W, 7-2) | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.66 |
| C. Booser(H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 |
| K. Kelly(H, 17) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| G. Cleavinger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 |
| C. Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.57 |
- Pitches-Strikes – Z. Gallen 86-53, J. Burgos 20-13
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – Z. Gallen 6-9, J. Burgos 2-1
- Batters Faced – Z. Gallen 27, J. Burgos 6
- Pitches-Strikes – N. Martinez 85-62, C. Booser 5-5, K. Kelly 13-10, G. Cleavinger 12-7, C. Kimbrel 22-13
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – N. Martinez 4-8, K. Kelly 4-0, G. Cleavinger 1-0, C. Kimbrel 0-1
- Batters Faced – N. Martinez 23, C. Booser, K. Kelly 4, G. Cleavinger 3, C. Kimbrel 4