Mike Zunino hit two home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays connected a season-high five times in all, hammering the Baltimore Orioles 13-6 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
Brett Phillips and Austin Meadows hit three-run homers in the second inning and Ji-Man Choi hit a late drive as the Rays matched their longest winning streak of the year. Tampa Bay is a season-high five games over .500 at 24-19.
The Rays have averaged 8.8 runs during their winning streak. In their previous 19 games, they averaged 3.2 runs.
“Hitting’s contagious, as we saw tonight,” Phillips said.