Junior Caminero’s 6 RBIs power Rays past Astros, ending Houston’s

HOUSTON (AP)– Junior Caminero homered and drove in a career-high six RBIs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 13-3 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.The game was tied 3-all with no outs and two on in the seventh when Yandy Díaz’s RBI single put the Rays on top. Tampa Bay made it 5-3 when Jonathan Aranda reached and Díaz scored on a fielding mistake by very first baseman Victor Caratini.Advertisement Caminero then connected off Bryan King(3-1)on his 11th homer this

season to press the lead to 8-3. The 21-year-old Caminero, who completed a triple shy of the cycle, drove in two more work on a double in Tampa

Bay’s five-run eighth that made it 13-3. Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz hit solo homers for the Astros, whose four-game winning streak was halted.Altuve connected it at 3 with his

shot to left-center field off Shane Baz with no outs in the 6th. It’s the third home run in 3 games for Altuve, who went deep twice Tuesday night.The Rays took an early lead when Díaz drove in an operate on a sacrifice fly in the first inning.Advertisement Simpson walked to begin the 4th and stole second base.

He swiped 3rd after a strikeout by Kameron Misner and scored on the play on a throwing mistake by Diaz, making

it 2-0. The Rays extended the lead to 3-0 on an RBI single by Caminero with two outs in the fifth.Diaz homered with one out in the bottom of the inning before a double by Webcam Smith.

There were two outs in the inning when Mauricio Dubón drove in Smith with a single to cut the cause

3-2. Houston starter Ryan Gusto allowed four hits and two runs with 4 strolls in 3 2/3 innings. Energy player César Salazar pitched the ninth for the Astros after they utilized five relievers following Gusto’s early exit. He struck one batter in a scoreless inning.Advertisement Baz yielded 7 hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Edwin Uceta(4-1 )got the last out of the sixth for the win.Key moment The three-run homer by Caminero that broke the game open in the seventh.Key stat The Rays had actually five stolen bases Thursday to provide an MLB-leading 81 this

season. 3 were by Simpson to bring his season overall to 19, which ranks third in the majors.Up next Houston LHP Framber Valdez (4-4

, 3.39 PERIOD)opposes RHP Ryan Pepiot( 3-5, 3.55 )when the series continues Friday night. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB