Junior Caminero homers as Rays secure 10-4 win over Royals

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Junior Caminero homers as Rays secure 10-4 win over Royals
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Junior Caminero homered for the fifth consecutive game, hitting a three-run shot in the second inning, contributing to a 10-4 victory for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals on July 1. The Rays scored six runs in that inning, and Ryan Vilade also added a homer. Starter Griffin Jax allowed three runs over six innings. Bobby Witt Jr. hit two home runs, including a solo shot in the eighth. Tampa Bay improved to 19-7 against left-handed pitchers this season. The two teams will face off again on July 2, with Shane McLanahan starting for the Rays.

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  • Caminero hits a three-run homer, his 23rd of the season.
  • Rays score six runs in the second inning.
  • Bobby Witt Jr. records two home runs in the game.
  • Griffin Jax pitches six innings, allowing three runs.
  • Next game features McLanahan for Rays vs. Lugo for Royals.
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Junior Caminero homered for the fifth straight game, a three-run shot that highlighted a six-run second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rolled from there to a 10-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Caminero, the reigning AL player of the week, announced earlier in the day that he would participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby after finishing second to the Mariners' Cal Raleigh last year. Then, the 22-year-old third baseman crushed a pitch from Noah Cameron over the left-field wall for his 23rd homer of the season and the eighth in his last seven games.

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