Drew Rasmussen throws 7 scoreless innings as Rays beat Mariners 2-1

SEATTLE (AP) — Drew Rasmussen pitched seven shutout innings, Jonny DeLuca and Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Friday night.

The AL East leading Rays (69-46) have won five of six. The Mariners have dropped seven of 10, and trail the final AL wild-card spot by 2 1/2 games.

Garrett Cleavinger and Kevin Kelly worked the eighth, Bryan Baker allowed a solo homer to Julio Rodríguez in the ninth in closing for his AL-leading 33rd save.

Rasmussen (11-5), pitching in his home state, allowed no runs and two hits along with eight strikeouts. He got out of a bases loaded jam in the second, but proceeded to throw three straight fastballs to strike out Colt Emerson. After walking Cal Raleigh, Rasmussen retired the next 16 batters to end the night.

Besides two solo homers, Logan Gilbert (8-7) pitched 6 2/3 innings along with four hits, four walks and six strikeouts.

Jonny DeLuca's solo homer in the second was his eighth of the season. Jonathan Aranda's solo blast to right field was his 15th and put the Rays up 2-0 in the third.

Rays RHP Griffin Jax (6-9, 3.63 ERA) was set to face Seattle RHP George Kirby (8-9, 3.76) on Saturday.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda, right, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez hits a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, right, tags out Tampa Bay Rays' Victor Mesa Jr., left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen delivers a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia sent airplanes and hundreds of firefighters on Sunday to fight a blaze in a popular national park, one of a growing number of wildfires the country is battling during an unusually dry season.

The largest fire reported this week has burned about 176 hectares (435 acres) of Mount Bromo, located within the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java province, one of Indonesia’s best-known tourist destinations.

Authorities closed the park to visitors Saturday and Rudijanta Tjahja Nugraha, the park chief, said the shutdown would remain in effect until further notice.

Hundreds of firefighters, disaster management personnel, police, soldiers, park rangers and volunteers have been mobilized to contain the blaze. Helicopters and drones have also been deployed to help battle the fire, while crews have built firebreaks to try to prevent further spread.

Nugraha said difficult terrain has complicated efforts, with some hotspots located on steep volcanic slopes that are difficult to reach by land.

The Bromo fire comes as several other wildfires have been reported across Indonesia during an unusually dry season.

A forest and land fire broke out in Central Java’s Banyumas Regency on Friday, authorities said. That fire was triggered by land-clearing activities and spread rapidly to surrounding areas, fueled by dry conditions. In West Java, a fire broke out this week in the Suryakencana Meadow area of Mount Gede Pangrango National Park, a popular hiking destination. The incident prompted authorities to temporarily close hiking trails to Mount Gede and Mount Pangrango.

Indonesia’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said strong winds and extremely dry vegetation are accelerating the spread of fires. The El Niño weather pattern, combined with seasonal dry winds from Australia, has increased the risk of fires across parts of the country.

Forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands often break out during dry spells. Fires are often started illegally by plantation owners or traditional farmers to clear land for planting, and those burns periodically blanket parts of Southeast Asia in hazardous haze.

In this photo released by the East Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency, firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire that razes through Mount Bromo National Park in Probolinggo, Indonesia on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (East Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency via AP)