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Junior Caminero homers twice, Yandy Díaz hits a grand slam, and the Rays beat the Orioles 11-1

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Junior Caminero homers twice, Yandy Díaz hits a grand slam, and the Rays beat the Orioles 11-1
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Junior Caminero homers twice, Yandy Díaz hits a grand slam, and the Rays beat the Orioles 11-1

2025-07-19 10:18 Last Updated At:10:51

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — All-Star Home Run Derby runner-up Junior Caminero went deep twice, Yandy Díaz hit a grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Caminero lost to MLB home-run leader Cal Raleigh in Monday's Derby but started the second half of the season with his 24th and 25th homers of the season, his second career multihomer game.

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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) leaves the mound after getting pulled by interim manager Tony Mansolino (36) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) leaves the mound after getting pulled by interim manager Tony Mansolino (36) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson slides safely into second base after hitting for a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson slides safely into second base after hitting for a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley throws to home plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley throws to home plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz reacts after hitting a grand-slam home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz reacts after hitting a grand-slam home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, left, watches the flight of the ball after hitting a three-run home run as Baltimore Orioles catcher Jacob Stallings and home plate umpire Sean Barber, right, look on during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, left, watches the flight of the ball after hitting a three-run home run as Baltimore Orioles catcher Jacob Stallings and home plate umpire Sean Barber, right, look on during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

He hit a three-run shot in the first then followed Díaz's slam with a solo homer in a six-run sixth.

Díaz's homer was his 15th and his second career slam. Danny Jansen added his 10th homer.

Caminero, Díaz and Chandler Simpson had three hits each. Simpson extended his MLB-best active hitting streak to 17 games.

Taj Bradley (6-6) threw six shutout innings, giving up three hits and one walk while fanning six. In his six previous career starts against Baltimore he was 1-3 with an 8.65 ERA.

Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe was reinstated from the injured list, started at second base and went 1 for 4.

Charlie Morton (5-8) gave up seven runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out four. He came in 5-0 in his previous 11 appearances since May 10, including eight starts, with a 2.61 ERA.

Gunnar Henderson had a triple, a double and scored the Orioles' lone run in the ninth.

Simpson doubled in the first before Díaz walked. Caminero followed with his 439-foot homer to left and the Rays were on their way to the easy win.

The Rays scored in double figures for the 12th time this season.

Baltimore's Dean Kremer (8-7, 4.24 ERA) pitches against the Rays' Zack Littell (8-7, 3.56) on Saturday.

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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) leaves the mound after getting pulled by interim manager Tony Mansolino (36) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton (50) leaves the mound after getting pulled by interim manager Tony Mansolino (36) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson slides safely into second base after hitting for a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson slides safely into second base after hitting for a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley throws to home plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley throws to home plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz reacts after hitting a grand-slam home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Díaz reacts after hitting a grand-slam home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, left, watches the flight of the ball after hitting a three-run home run as Baltimore Orioles catcher Jacob Stallings and home plate umpire Sean Barber, right, look on during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero, left, watches the flight of the ball after hitting a three-run home run as Baltimore Orioles catcher Jacob Stallings and home plate umpire Sean Barber, right, look on during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

Follow the AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

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