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Diaz, Mullins Homers Power AL-Leading Rays to a 9-4 Win over the Padres for 80th Victory

Yandy Diaz and Cedric Mullins each homered as Tampa Bay became the first American League team to reach 80 wins.

  • On Friday, the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays defeated the San Diego Padres 9-4, becoming the first team in the American League to reach 80 wins this season.
  • Tampa Bay built a commanding 6-0 lead in the fourth inning, sending nine batters to the plate and scoring five runs on two hits via singles by Taylor Walls and Yandy Diaz.
  • Yandy Diaz hit his 20th home run in the third inning, while Cedric Mullins added a homer and two RBIs, powering the Rays' offense in St. Petersburg, Florida.
  • Starting pitcher Shane McClanahan earned his 10th win, allowing four runs over 5⅔ innings, while Jackson Merrill homered for the Padres in the losing effort.
  • On Saturday, Tampa Bay RHP Nick Martinez is scheduled to face San Diego RHP Walker Buehler as the teams continue their series.
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The Florida team beat the San Diego team 9-4, highlighting the home runs of Diaz and Mullins, as well as an outstanding fourth inning with five entries.With this victory, the local team reached 80 wins in the season, being the first in the American League to achieve it, consolidating its leadership.

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Rays ride 5-run fourth to pull away from Padres

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Diaz, Mullins homers power AL-leading Rays to a 9-4 win over the Padres for 80th victory

Yandy Diaz and Cedric Mullins each homered and drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays scored five runs in the fourth inning on the way to a 9-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida.- Yandy Díaz and Cedric Mullins connected home runs and drove two races, and the Rays of Tampa Bay, leaders of the American League, scored five in the fourth inning to defeat the San Diego Fathers this Friday 9-4. Shane McClanahan (10-6) allowed three hits and four runs, three of them [...] The entry Fathers lost 9-4 to Rays appears first on PSN News.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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