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Junior Caminero hits game-winning home run as Rays top Athletics 2-1

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Last updated Sep 16, 2026

Junior Caminero hits game-winning home run as Rays top Athletics 2-1
Summary

Junior Caminero delivered a walk-off home run, securing a 2-1 victory for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Oakland Athletics on September 15, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays initially took the lead with a run from Chandler Simpson in the fourth inning due to a passed ball. After the Athletics equalized with a run in the eighth, Caminero's homer in the ninth clinched the win. Griffin Jax pitched five strong innings for the Rays, allowing only two hits and striking out seven. The Rays' magic number to win the division decreases to nine, with two games remaining against the Athletics.

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  • •Rays score first run on a passed ball after Chandler Simpson's double.
  • •Griffin Jax strikes out seven in five innings pitched.
  • •Athletics tie the game in the eighth inning with a run.
  • •Junior Caminero hits a walk-off homer in the ninth.
  • •Rays' magic number to clinch the division drops to nine.
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  • 1:26 AMYahoo Sports — M.V.P.! Junior does it again: Rays 2 Athletics 1
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Nothing much happened and then Junior did this: The End. Seriously, nothing much happened in this game on offense — for either team. The Rays first — and for many innings, only — run came when Chandler Simpson scored from third on a passed ball, but perhaps what is most notable is how Simpson came […]

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