ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Touted rookie Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer, José Caballero had four RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 11–4 on Saturday.
Caminero went deep against Randy Vásquez (4–7) in a four-run second inning to help Tampa Bay take a 5–2 lead. Baseball’s top-ranked prospect has three homers and seven RBIs in 17 major league games.
Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run homer in the first and finished with three hits for the Padres, who hold the second NL wild card. San Diego won the opener of the three-game series 13–5 on Friday night.
Shane Baz (2–2) allowed two runs and two hits in five innings as the Rays won for the third time in nine games. The right-hander missed his previous turn due to the flu.
After Josh Lowe was intentionally walked to load the bases with two outs in the fourth, Caballero drove in two runs with a single and Ben Rortvedt had an RBI single that made it 8–2.
Caballero also delivered an RBI single in the first and a run-scoring grounder in the eighth.
Brandon Lowe had three hits and scored three times for the Rays.
