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Walls, Diaz lift Rays to 8-4 victory, series win over Mets

Taylor Walls and Yandy Díaz had two hits and two RBIs apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays remained hot with an 8-4 win over the New York Mets on Saturday.

Junior Caminero homered to lead off a five-run fourth inning for Tampa Bay, which has won eight of its last 11 games and leads the majors with a 17-6 record and 134 runs scored since May 20.

Josh Lowe and Brandon Lowe each finished with two hits and an RBI.

Drew Rasmussen (6-4) won his fifth straight decision despite allowing seven hits and four runs in five innings.