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Rookie Simpson has 3 hits as the Rays sweep the Padres with a 4-2 win

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Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson slides in to score from third base off a wild pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Sunday, April 27, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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BERNIE WILSON

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Chandler Simpson raced home to score the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning and had his first three-hit game for the Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday for their first sweep of the season.