Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero drove in two runs in back-to-back four-run innings, Yandy Diaz went 5-for-5 and the Rays ran their winning streak to six in a sweep-claiming 9-4 thrashing of the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

The Rays (70-69) won for the ninth time in 11 games and moved to within 2 1/2 games of Seattle (73-67) for the third American League wild-card spot. Tampa Bay scored four times in both the first and second innings, bouncing Mariners starter George Kirby in the shortest outing of his career. 0

Caminero pushed his RBI total to 102 by going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Diaz had a double and run in the Rays' first five-hit game since Tommy Pham in 2019.

Chandler Simpson and Jake Mangum had three hits apiece, while Hunter Feduccia knocked in three with

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