Rays defeat Diamondbacks 6‑1 after early Caminero blast

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Friday night at George Steinbrenner Field, building an early lead on a three-run home run by Junior Caminero in the first inning. The Diamondbacks scored their only run in the top of the first. Caminero’s homer, his 20th, drove in Yandy Díaz and Jonathan Aranda. Tampa Bay added three more runs in the seventh on an RBI single by Díaz and a run-scoring double by Aranda. Nick Martinez (7-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run on six hits with three strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. Zac Gallen (3-7) took the loss. The Rays’ bullpen combined for three scoreless innings, yielding one hit. Tampa Bay improved to 46-33, while Arizona fell to 41-40. Attendance was 12,972. Time of game was 2 hours, 17 minutes.