Junior Caminero hits his 28th homer and Rays go deep 4 times in 7-2 win over Mariners

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Junior Caminero hit his 28th homer, one of four longballs for Tampa Bay, and All-Star Nick Martinez pitched effectively into the sixth inning as the Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2 on Friday night.

Richie Palacios, Cedric Mullins and Victor Mesa Jr. hit solo shots.

Martinez (8-2) allowed two runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings. The 35-year-old right-hander got his first All-Star nod earlier Friday, replacing injured Boston left-hander Ranger Suárez.

The Mariners, who were just swept by the Marlins in Miami, have lost four straight to fall behind Texas into second in the AL West.

Caminero doubled and scored on a two-out single by Chandler Simpson to make it 1-0 in the third. In the seventh, he hit an opposite-field, two-run shot to right against Jose Ferrer that put Tampa Bay ahead 6-2.

Palacios led off the fourth with a 396-foot shot off Mariners starter Luis Castillo (3-8).

Mullins fouled off consecutive two-strike pitches before he hit a slider over the wall in right field and Mesa added a 398-foot shot — also off a two-strike slider — that made it 4-1 in the fifth.

Seattle's Cole Young hit his 11th home run of the season in the fifth, and Dominic Canzone had an RBI grounder in the sixth.

Castillo gave up four runs and nine hits in five innings.

Mariners RHP Logan Gilbert (7-5, 3.19 ERA) starts Saturday opposite Rays RHP Griffin Jax (4-6, 3.60).

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Tampa Bay Rays' Victor Mesa Jr. celebrates after his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, July 10, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Tampa Bay Rays' Richie Palacios celebrates after his home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, July 10, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero celebrates his two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Friday, July 10, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Tampa Bay Rays' Victor Mesa Jr. reacts to his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Friday, July 10, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero watches a replay on his way to the dugout after the final out of the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, July 10, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has submitted to Congress for review an agreement with Saudi Arabia aimed at bolstering the kingdom's civilian nuclear program, but continues to insist that it won't move forward if Saudi Arabia doesn't normalize relations with Israel, according to a Trump administration official.

The classified document was submitted to Capitol Hill on Monday as required by the Atomic Energy Act, according to the administration official, a congressional aide, and two others familiar with the matter. All four spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the classified matter.

The agreement was signedlast month in Washington by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and his Saudi counterpart. But the next day, Trump announced he was requiring the Saudis to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords as part of the pact — raising doubts that the agreement would come to fruition.

Neither the administration official nor the others familiar with the matter would comment on whether Trump's call for the Saudis to join the accords is detailed in the classified document submitted for the congressional review.

Under law, Congress has 90 days while in session to review the agreement. Unless Congress passes a joint resolution rejecting the agreement during the review period, the agreement can take effect without a vote by either chamber.

It is unusual for the entire contents of such agreements to be classified at such a high level. Previous civil nuclear pacts with other countries — known as 123 agreements — have been made public, although some of them have contained classified annexes that were not released.

The Saudi embassy in Washington did not have any immediate comment on the matter.

But Trump's continued insistence on the Saudis joining the accords could complicate the path to final approval. The accords approved in 2020 expanded the number of Arab and Muslim-majority nations with diplomatic ties with Israel.

The Saudis were taken by surprise by Trump’s announcement that the completion of the civil nuclear deal would hinge on Riyadh’s agreement to join the accords.

Trump faced fierce criticism from some lawmakers, including some who are concerned it could potentially help the Saudis fulfill their long-standing desire to enrich their own uranium and, in the process, spur new rounds of nuclear proliferation and competition.

The Saudis, meanwhile, have made clear that normalizing relations with Israel would first require the establishment of a clear path for Palestinian statehood. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of Palestinian statehood as being untenable for his country’s security.

The deal, if approved, is expected to last 30 years and is also expected to involve U.S. firms in developing the program following a joint U.S.-Saudi study.

The formal submission of the agreement to Congress for review was reported earlier on Tuesday by the Wall Street Journal.

President Donald Trump walks after a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)