Rays top Marlins 6‑3 behind Rasmussen, Caminero

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Drew Rasmussen pitched 5 1/3 innings of seven-hit ball and Junior Caminero homered as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field.

Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, then Miami answered with two runs in the third on RBI singles by Xavier Edwards and Otto Lopez. The Rays scored three times in the fourth, keyed by a Taylor Walls triple that drove in three runs. Tampa added single runs in the fifth and sixth to lead 6-2. Miami’s final run came in the eighth on a Kyle Stowers single.

Rasmussen (4-1) allowed two earned runs with two strikeouts for the win. Bryan Baker earned his 12th save with a scoreless ninth. Eury Pérez (2-6) took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in five innings.

Otto Lopez had two hits and an RBI for Miami, which outhit Tampa Bay 11-7 but grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 16,788 in the 2-hour, 53-minute game. The Rays improved to 30-15 while the Marlins fell to 21-26.