Strikeouts Available Upon Request: Rays 6, Diamondbacks 1
Somewhere in another baseball universe, the Arizona Diamondbacks challenge a called ball, and it gets overturned as strike three. Junior Caminero walks back to the dugout, shaking his head, and Friday night’s game unfolds a little differently. That is not the universe the Tampa B
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - JUNE 26: Junior Caminero #13 of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game at Tropicana Field on June 26, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
(Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) | Getty Images Somewhere in another baseball universe, the Arizona Diamondbacks challenge a called ball, and it gets overturned as strike three. Junior Caminero walks back to the dugout, shaking his head, and Friday night’s game unfolds a little differently.That is not the universe the Tampa Bay Rays played in on Friday night.
Instead of Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno challenging the pitch with two runners aboard in the first inning, Caminero got one more pitch, and he launched it over the centerfield wall for a three-run homer that immediately flipped the game in Tampa Bay’s favor.Zac Gallen perfectly executed a 1-2 slider on the lower outside corner to Junior Caminero.It was mistakenly called a ball, Gabriel Moreno did not challenge and Caminero delivered a three-run homer on the next pitch.
Brutal. pic.twitter.
com/DitZ0J7UYy— Jesse Friedman (@JesseNFriedman) June 26, 2026No challenge. No strikeout. Three runs.
That is not the whole story of the Rays’ 6-1 win, but it is awfully hard to tell the story without starting there.The Diamondbacks looked like they might be the ones setting the tone early. Nick Martinez got Ketel Marte to fly out in foul territory to start the game, with Jonny DeLuca making a running catch near the seats.
A nice play, but also a bit of foreshadowing for the defense to come in the game.Then Geraldo Perdomo homered to right center to put Arizona up 1-0. Corbin Carroll followed with a triple to center after the ball deflected away from DeLuca, and suddenly Martinez was trying to keep the first inning from getting away from him.
Geraldo Perdomo smokes this baseball and gets the @Dbacks on the board early 💪 pic.twitter.com/992nw3dkl5— MLB (@MLB) June 26, 2026He did.
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