Tampa Bay Rays Defeat Mariners 7-2 to Improve MLB's Best Home Record
The Tampa Bay Rays powered past the Seattle Mariners 7-2 behind another strong start from All-Star Nick Martinez and four home runs. Tampa Bay improved to 34-14 at home and maintained its AL East lead as the club heads toward the All-Star break.
The Tampa Bay Rays picked up their 55th win of the season after taking down the Seattle Mariners 7-2 in the series opener at Tropicana Field. Here is what you need to know about the contest.Martinez Steps UpComing fresh off the news of him being named to his first All-Star Game, Nick Martinez got the start for the Rays.
On the mound in the opener against the Mariners, the right-hander got the job done and picked up his 8th win of the season.The only real issue of the night came from a solo homer from Cole Young on his changeup. Batters have hit .
137 on that pitch entering the contest, and the young Seattle batter just went and got it. He finished the day allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits across 5.1 innings of work.
The Rays bullpen kept base traffic to a minimum for the remaining 3.2 innings, only allowing 1 hit and no walks to seal the deal against the M's.Home Run Party for the RaysIt was a party at Tropicana welcoming the Mariners pitching to town as the Rays hit 4 homers in the contest.
The normal culprit, Junior Caminero, found his 28th of the season go over the fence and still has two games before the All-Star Break to reach 30, but he wasn't the first Rays player to get it going on Friday night. Richie Palacios hit his 3rd of the season in the 4th inning to get most of the scoring going for Tampa Bay. He was quickly followed by both Cedric Mullins (11th) and Victor Mesa Jr.
(5th) in the fifth inning. Mesa had an overall great day at the plate, going 3 for 4, including his solo homer. Jonathan Aranda was also hot at the dish, going 3 for 5 with a run, adding to his case of why he should also get a call like Martinez for an All-Star selection.
Rays Record At Tropicana Continues to Be ImpressiveTampa Bay has been great to the Rays this season, as they continue to lead all of baseball with the best home record. After Friday's win, they moved to 34-14 on the season, only one of 3 teams that has surpassed 30 wins at home this year. The Rays will be back in action an
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