The Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 in the series opener, with Junior Caminero driving the offense. Yahoo Sports reports that Caminero homers for the fifth straight game, hitting a three-run shot that contributes to a six-run second inning. He finishes the game with a solo three-run homer off a pitch from Noah Cameron, recorded as his 23rd home run of the season and the eighth in his last seven games. The Rays take control early and add runs after the second inning surge to secure their win. Yahoo Sports also notes that earlier in the day the 22-year-old third baseman announced he will participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby, having finished second to Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in last year’s event. A second report from Winnipeg Free Press cites a continued hitting streak with a home run in six straight games while describing the Rays’ seventh consecutive win, aligning with the overall storyline of Tampa Bay’s momentum and Caminero’s current power production.
Junior Caminero homers again as Rays open series with 10-4 win over Royals
The Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 in the series opener, with Junior Caminero driving the offense. Yahoo Sports reports that Caminero homers for the fifth straight game, hitting a t...
- The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 in the series opener.
- Junior Caminero hits a home run, extending an ongoing game streak.
- Caminero’s home run is a three-run shot that helps produce a six-run second inning.
- He records his 23rd home run of the season and has additional power output recently (eighth in his last seven games, per one report).
- Caminero announces he will participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby.
Junior Caminero homered for the fifth straight game, a three-run shot that highlighted a six-run second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rolled from there to a 10-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Caminero, the reigning AL player of the week, announced earlier in the day that he would participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby after finishing second to the Mariners' Cal Raleigh last year. Then, the 22-year-old third baseman crushed a pitch from Noah Cameron over the left-field wall for his 23rd homer of the season and the eighth in his last seven games.
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