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06/28 15:32 CDT Caminero homers again, Rasmussen throws 6 shutout innings as
Rays sweep Diamondbacks with 5-1 win
Caminero homers again, Rasmussen throws 6 shutout innings as Rays sweep
Diamondbacks with 5-1 win
By ERIK ERLENDSSON
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) --- Junior Caminero homered in a career-best fourth
consecutive game, Drew Rasmussen threw six shutout innings and the Tampa Bay
Rays finished a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-1 victory Sunday.
Cedric Mullins and Ben Williamson added solo home runs for Tampa Bay, which has
won five consecutive games and went 7-3 on its homestand. The series sweep was
the eighth of the season by the Rays.
Caminero has six home runs in during his four-game homer streak -- including
three against Kansas City on Thursday --- and has seven in his last six games
overall. A 463-foot shot to left-center field in the fifth inning on Sunday put
Tampa Bay in front 4-0.
Rasmussen (7-4) allowed three hits, struck out five and hit two batters to
finish June allowing a total of three runs allowed over 33 innings in five
starts. Craig Kimbrel, Garrett Cleavinger and Trevor Martin combined to allow
one run and two hits in relief.
Merrill Kelly (5-8) allowed five runs and eight hits for Arizona, which has
lost six of eight. Ketel Marte hit a solo home run in the eighth to end the
Rays' shutout bid.
Caminero drove in the first run of the game with a base hit to bring in Yandy
Daz in the bottom of the first.
Mullins hit a solo shot and Daz added a sacrifice fly in the second before
leaving with a shoulder injury in the seventh.
Up next Diamondbacks: Host San Francisco on Monday with RHP Ed Rodriguez (6-2, 2.27 ERA) scheduled to face the Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-7, 5.49). Rays: At Kansas City on Tuesday with RHP Griffin Jax (3-5, 3.33) scheduled against Royals LHP Noah Cameron (4-5, 4.50). --- AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Diamondbacks: Host San Francisco on Monday with RHP Ed Rodriguez (6-2, 2.27 ERA) scheduled to face the Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-7, 5.49). Rays: At Kansas City on Tuesday with RHP Griffin Jax (3-5, 3.33) scheduled against Royals LHP Noah Cameron (4-5, 4.50). --- AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
