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Caminero Hits 2 Homers as Rays Beat Rockies 13-9

Jonathan Aranda added four hits and Ian Seymour struck out nine in six innings as Tampa Bay scored in each of the first four innings Monday night in Denver.

Caminero Hits 2 Homers as Rays Beat Rockies 13-9
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DENVER — Junior Caminero hit two home runs, Jonathan Aranda had four hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Colorado Rockies 13-9 on Monday night.

Ian Seymour (8-3) earned the win, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked none.

Tampa Bay scored in each of the first four innings to take control. Caminero hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fourth. Taylor Walls drove in a pair during a four-run second.

It was Caminero's third multihomer game of the season. He leads the Rays with 32 home runs.

The Rays were busy at the trade deadline, acquiring catcher Liam Hicks from Miami and reliever Tyler Wells from Baltimore. Tampa Bay dealt catcher Hunter Feduccia to the Los Angeles Dodgers, opening the way for Kenny Piper to make his major league debut behind the plate. Piper walked and scored in the second inning and singled in the ninth for his first career hit.

Colorado, which traded outfielder Brenton Doyle and pitchers Victor Vodnik and Antonio Senzatela in separate deals, had a three-game winning streak snapped. Michael Lorenzen (3-10) was roughed up for seven runs on seven hits in three innings and left trailing 7-0.

Ezequiel Tovar, who entered the game batting .198, led off the bottom of the third with a homer and singled in his next three trips to the plate. He also started a four-run ninth with a single.

Tampa Bay scored two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth, and Richie Palacios hit a two-run homer in the ninth to answer Mickey Moniak's 447-foot leadoff shot in the eighth.

Right-hander Freddy Peralta (5-9, 4.99 ERA), acquired from the New York Mets on Sunday, will make his Rays debut Tuesday night. Rockies rookie right-hander Gabriel Hughes (0-3, 3.33) is slated to make his fifth start of the season.

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