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Junior Caminero Belts 40th Homer, Hits 100 RBIs as Rays Edge Mariners 6-5

The feat places him in rare company for an age‑21 season.

Overview

  • He tied the game with a sixth-inning drive off Bryan Woo and later delivered RBI No. 100 with a go-ahead two-run double off Gabe Speier.
  • Tampa Bay recorded a fifth straight victory to reach 69-69 and pulled within 3.5 games of Seattle for the final AL Wild Card spot.
  • He became the fourth player to reach 40 home runs in an age‑21 season or younger, joining Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews and Ronald Acuña Jr.
  • Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit his 51st homer to extend his catcher home run record, then popped out as the tying run to end the game.
  • Reliever Kevin Kelly struck out Raleigh to escape a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, and Garrett Cleavinger notched his second save.