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Ryan Vilade’s 3-run home run, Ben Williamson’s 4 hits lead Rays to a 6-1 victory over Mariners
Ryan Vilade hit the first pinch-hit homer of his career, and Ben Williamson added a career-best four hits as Tampa Bay won its fifth straight.
- On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Seattle Mariners 6-1 in St. Petersburg, Fla., with pinch hitter Ryan Vilade delivering a three-run homer in the seventh inning. The victory secured Tampa Bay's final home series before the All-Star break.
- Jonathan Aranda recorded three hits including a go-ahead RBI double in the third, while Ben Williamson posted a career-best four hits to power the Rays' offense. Vilade's blast broke open a tight 2-1 game.
- Starter Griffin Jax yielded one run over five innings as the Rays improved their home record to 35-14. Despite Logan Gilbert reaching 1,000 career strikeouts, the Mariners went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
- Tampa Bay now leads the New York Yankees by four games in the American League East with its majors-best record. Seattle suffered its fifth consecutive loss, tying a season-high losing streak.
- The three-game set concludes on Sunday at Tropicana Field, where LHP Ian Seymour faces Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock . The matchup marks Tampa Bay's final game before the All-Star break.
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During a seven-game homestand that will end Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Mariners in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Tampa Bay Rays have been getting contributions up and down the lineup. It was former Seattle draft pick Ben Williamson's turn on Saturday. The utility infielder, dealt in February by the Mariners to the Rays in a
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Ryan Vilade’s 3-run home run, Ben Williamson’s 4 hits lead Rays to a 6-1 victory over Mariners
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Vilade hit a three-run homer, Ben Williamson posted a career-best four hits and Jonathan Aranda had three more and an RBI to give Tampa
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