Can Former First-round Tackle Mekhi Becton Find A Permanent Home With Eagles?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- — Ben Rortvedt hit a two-run homer and finished with four RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in nine games.
The Rays, at 40-40, returned to the .500 mark for the first time since June 7.
“This is fantastic,” Rortvedt said. “I think we all know hitting is contagious. Not hitting, it's contagious, I think we’ve all seen that. It’s awesome to be on the winning side of things, and on the hitting side of things right now.”
Seattle got homers from Ty France and Mitch Garver. The AL West-leading Mariners dropped to 2-6 on a nine-game trip.
In a span of six pitches from reliever Mike Baumann, the Rays scored four times in the sixth inning to take a 6-2 lead. After Luis Castillo walked his last two batters, Taylor Walls tripled in a pair of runs on Baumann's first pitch, and Rortvedt followed with a two-run drive.
Rortvedt had a two-run single during a three-run seventh, giving him 14 RBI in his last 12 games.
Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the eighth for Tampa Bay.
“When you have guys in front of you that are having good at bats, putting barrels on balls, that gives you this almost surprising assurance that you’re not even aware of that you’re going to be able to do it, too,” Walls said.
Castillo (6-9) allowed four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 inning.
“Tight game that got away from us there,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We’re not playing great baseball. That happens throughout the course of the year. You’re not always going to be smokin’ hot and everything’s going to go your way, but you’ve got to find a way out of it.”
Seattle's Julio Rodriguez went 0 for 4, including three strikeouts. He is hitless in 14 at-bats, and is hitting .254.
Garrett Cleavinger (5-1) struck out two in a perfect sixth and earned the win.
Seattle tied it at 2 on France's two-run homer in the fifth off Zack Littell, Garver homered for the second straight game, a seventh-inning solo shot off Phil Maton.
Yandy Díaz extended his career-best hitting streak to 18 games when he homered on Castillo’s first pitch in the first. The Rays' hitting-streak record is 19 games, set by Jason Bartlett in 2009.
Díaz also has an RBI in a career-high seven consecutive games. The franchise record is eight.
Littell gave up two runs and four hits over five innings as his winless start streak reached eight.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Bryan Woo (strained right hamstring) was placed on the 15-day injured list. … RHP Gregory Santos (right lat strain) will throw batting practice Friday, and could be ready for games after that.
Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe (broken right pinky toe) and Amed Rosario (facial lacerations) were out of the lineup for the third straight game. Both were hit by pitches on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Seattle RHP George Kirby (6-4, 3.47 ERA) and Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (4-4, 4.61 ERA) are Wednesday’s starters.
------
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Lci9054k ?ver=241971Melissa Doug Safari Wooden Chunky Puzzle 8 Pieces FSC Certified Materials 9082dd81 2d26 4c7f 9c95 B16801f56fc0.b61345f5680b4d3654fa54fa66816601 Spin Prod 619949001??hei=64&wid=64&qlt=50818XauHiraL Fdbc3b2ad1af375c26ff6e25608e8dc7 F82a3b14 Eb71 4d04 Afd4 46d5bc5f0ace 2.b8c569de866df0e59d9782d7b58679aa 5fed4ef5 Afac 4d2c Ab4f 3a2cc6e9d0fc 2.0b9ada34d72f7938aaa4975b4cf212f0 Lci2938k 9c0928a8 0931 480b A1ac B253e4ef4241 1.0241dfc50cf2ebbc5bc9caeeb72f573d Lci3725k Melissa Doug Puzzles Puzzles 81uaMzvBivL. AC SL1500 03ce08c7 99fa 42ed B945 2c40ac47772f 1.01b044d5c7e44d9fef6fd05b9a91beec Melissa Doug Zoo Animals Sound Puzzle 10727 ?borderless=1&width=1920Melissa And Doug See Hear Sound Puzzle Sing Along Nursery Rhymes Fd3e391ea62646b2853d2667be2fe312 Dbac868a 4dca 4b65 8f5f 5b5bcaf1d824 1.52b488ed087dfb229ab4adfe3ea82670 ?odnWidth=1000&odnHeight=1000&odnBg=ffffff81lM6EUoCtL. AC SX569 $ 86.JPGC013b316 2361 4892 Af54 A8175d10c322.d0228be420d5f4e29f20b672907ca3f6 ?odnWidth=1000&odnHeight=1000&odnBg=ffffffMelissa Doug Puzzle Rack 26bd7088 3bde 4ee2 9528 B1d87f498b24 1.42114d20da9060fb54539de6ec557254 Melissa Doug Under The Sea 100 Piece Floor Puzzle ?media Id=5431413296986923Lci31000k 2 1200736?wid=600&hei=600&op Sharpen=191q3EiPPvrL. SX522 FotoJet 9 M&d 13794 Puzzle W Pudełku Pojazdy 02 800x800 9be94579 177a 4a7a 9e3a Ceb155e38529 1.bf07916bd4cfcf52cc15506649016c1f 3962e198 53a7 4875 A17e 3c19741a33d1.e724b4282e37c28e6c0b11ef46be1517 Melissa And Doug Puzzles 1024x759
Can Former First-round Tackle Mekhi Becton Find A Permanent Home With Eagles?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- — Ben Rortvedt hit a two-run homer and finished with four RBI, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in nine games.
The Rays, at 40-40, returned to the .500 mark for the first time since June 7.
“This is fantastic,” Rortvedt said. “I think we all know hitting is contagious. Not hitting, it's contagious, I think we’ve all seen that. It’s awesome to be on the winning side of things, and on the hitting side of things right now.”
Seattle got homers from Ty France and Mitch Garver. The AL West-leading Mariners dropped to 2-6 on a nine-game trip.
In a span of six pitches from reliever Mike Baumann, the Rays scored four times in the sixth inning to take a 6-2 lead. After Luis Castillo walked his last two batters, Taylor Walls tripled in a pair of runs on Baumann's first pitch, and Rortvedt followed with a two-run drive.
Rortvedt had a two-run single during a three-run seventh, giving him 14 RBI in his last 12 games.
Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the eighth for Tampa Bay.
“When you have guys in front of you that are having good at bats, putting barrels on balls, that gives you this almost surprising assurance that you’re not even aware of that you’re going to be able to do it, too,” Walls said.
Castillo (6-9) allowed four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 inning.
“Tight game that got away from us there,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “We’re not playing great baseball. That happens throughout the course of the year. You’re not always going to be smokin’ hot and everything’s going to go your way, but you’ve got to find a way out of it.”
Seattle's Julio Rodriguez went 0 for 4, including three strikeouts. He is hitless in 14 at-bats, and is hitting .254.
Garrett Cleavinger (5-1) struck out two in a perfect sixth and earned the win.
Seattle tied it at 2 on France's two-run homer in the fifth off Zack Littell, Garver homered for the second straight game, a seventh-inning solo shot off Phil Maton.
Yandy Díaz extended his career-best hitting streak to 18 games when he homered on Castillo’s first pitch in the first. The Rays' hitting-streak record is 19 games, set by Jason Bartlett in 2009.
Díaz also has an RBI in a career-high seven consecutive games. The franchise record is eight.
Littell gave up two runs and four hits over five innings as his winless start streak reached eight.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Bryan Woo (strained right hamstring) was placed on the 15-day injured list. … RHP Gregory Santos (right lat strain) will throw batting practice Friday, and could be ready for games after that.
Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe (broken right pinky toe) and Amed Rosario (facial lacerations) were out of the lineup for the third straight game. Both were hit by pitches on Saturday.
UP NEXT
Seattle RHP George Kirby (6-4, 3.47 ERA) and Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (4-4, 4.61 ERA) are Wednesday’s starters.
------
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
