{"id":2482914,"date":"2026-07-01T03:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2482914"},"modified":"2026-07-01T03:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:32:28","slug":"junior-caminero-homers-for-the-5th-straight-game-as-the-rays-beat-the-royals-10-4-in-series-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/junior-caminero-homers-for-the-5th-straight-game-as-the-rays-beat-the-royals-10-4-in-series-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Caminero homers for the 5th straight game as the Rays beat the Royals 10-4 in series opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Ryan Vilade added a homer of his own on the very next pitch, giving Tampa Bay hitters 13 of them in their last five games. Nick Fortes also drove in a pair of runs while Jonathan Aranda had an RBI single and reached base four times.<\/p>\n

Rays starter Griffin Jax (4-5) allowed a leadoff homer to Carter Jensen and a two-run shot to Bobby Witt Jr., but still made it through six innings. The right-hander struck out five without a walk to beat the Royals for the second time in a week.<\/p>\n

Witt added a solo homer in the eighth inning off Rays reliever Cole Sulser for his seventh career multi-homer game. Jensen’s homer extended his hitting streak to 20 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the majors.<\/p>\n

Cameron (4-6), who gave up five runs in five innings against Tampa Bay last week, allowed six on nine hits and three walks in 3 2\/3 innings this time. The left-hander has allowed 21 earned runs over his last four starts covering just 18 innings.<\/p>\n

The AL East-leading Rays improved to a majors-best 19-7 against left-handed starters this season.<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Ryan Vilade celebrates as he crosses the plate after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. Credit: AP\/Charlie Riedel<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Rays LHP Shane McLanahan (6-5, 3.30 ERA) will try to snap a three-game skid when he makes his fourth career start against Kansas City on Wednesday night. Royals RHP Seth Lugo (3-5, 4.18) will try to bounce back from a dismal start last week against Tampa Bay, when he allowed seven runs on seven hits and two walks in just five innings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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