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The 36-year-old southpaw has struggled in recent seasons, but he was once considered among the top left-handed relievers in all of baseball. He finishes his career with a 3.71 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 79 saves and a 613/156 K/BB ratio over 572 1/3 innings spanning 13 big league seasons with the Rays, Rockies, Dodgers, Giants, Brewers and Nationals.

Caminero smacked a run-scoring single off of Ryan Gusto in the fifth inning that increased the Rays’ early advantage to 3-0. He then helped to put the game out of reach with a 385-foot three-run blast off of Bryan King in the seventh inning that made it an 8-3 ballgame. Caminero also tacked on a two-run double in the eighth inning and scored on a two-run double by Kameron Misner. With his career night, the 21-year-old third baseman is now hitting .257/.285/.475 with 11 homers and 32 RBI on the season.

The 24-year-old speedster drew a walk off of Ryan Guston to open the fourth inning, swiped second and third base before scoring on a throwing error by catcher Yainer Diaz. Simpson then singled in the seventh inning and deftly thieved second base once more before being left stranded there. Simpson has lived up to the lofty expectations thus far, slashing .285/.315/.317 with zero homers, 11 RBI and 19 stolen bases through his first 133 big league plate appearances.

Díaz got the Rays on the board first in this one with a sacrifice fly off of Ryan Gusto in the opening inning. He then delivered a go-ahead RBI single as part of a five-run uprising in the seventh that gave the Rays a lead they would never relinquish. With his two-hit attack, the 33-year-old first baseman is now hitting .237/.281/.389 to go with seven homers, 31 RBI and three swipes on the season.

The 26-year-old backstop got the Astros on the board with a gargantuan 430-foot (107.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Shane Baz in the fourth inning. Diaz also smacked a two-out single off of Baz in the sixth inning but wound up getting stranded at third base. With his two-hit evening, Diaz is now slashing a disappointing .236/.276/.379 with six long balls and 23 RBI on the season.

Baz struck out three batters on the evening and did not allow a base on balls. He kept the Astros off the board through the first four frames, but they broke through with two runs in the fifth including a long solo homer off the bat of Yainer Diaz. He then served up a game-tying solo homer to Jose Altuve before being chased in the sixth inning. Had he survived the sixth, he would have been in line to earn a victory after the Rays struck for five runs in the top half of the seventh. The 25-year-old right-hander got four whiffs on 86 pitches on the night, notching a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll lug a 4.92 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 55/22 K/BB ratio (60 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rangers.

The 26-year-old right-hander also issued three free passes while striking out four on the evening. While the Rays put plenty of pressure on him in the game, they were only able to scratch out single runs in the first and fourth innings against him. Gusto generated eight whiffs on 83 pitches on the evening — five on his heater — while posting a solid CSW of 30 percent. He’ll see if he can get back on track as he carries a 4.62 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and a 42/19 K/BB ratio (39 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

The expectation is that Quinn Priester will then work bulk innings in relief behind him. The 26-year-old southpaw has made one appearance since returning from the injured list, earning a victory over the Red Sox after allowing one run on two hits over his 2 1/3 innings of work. He’s not going to pitch deep enough into the game to earn a victory which curtails any value that he may have had from a fantasy perspective.

Clement opened the scoring in the contest with a 383-foot (97.1 mph EV) three-run shot off of Jacob Lopez. He then came to the plate against Anthony Maldonado later in the same inning and added on a two-run double that extended the Jays’ lead to 8-0. With his three-hit attack, the 29-year-old infielder is now slashing .256/.301/.344 with two homers, 16 RBI and two stolen bases through his first 176 plate appearances on the season.

Bichette smacked a run-scoring double off of Jacob Lopez during the Blue Jays’ eight-run uprising in the second inning. He then victimized Anthony Maldonado for a 383-foot (104.7 mph EV) solo shot in the fourth inning that made it 10-0. The 27-year-old shortstop has done a nice job atop the Jays’ lineup this season, slashing .277/.324/.426 with six long balls, 30 RBI and four stolen bases in his first 56 games.

The 26-year-old first baseman did his damage as part of an eight-run rally in the second inning, with his 399-foot (109.7 mph EV) two-run shot off of Jacob Lopez making it a 6-0 ballgame. That would be his lone hit in four at-bats on the evening. On the season, the recently extended franchise cornerstone is now hitting .279/.382/.433 with eight homers and 25 RBI.