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- Updated: August 17, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Batting practice for the Rays ended at 5:15 p.m., just about two hours before first pitch. And when the game started, Tampa Bay picked right up where it left off in a 15-1 win over San Diego.
The 35 runs over the past three games break a franchise record for the most during a three-game stretch in team history. Luke Maile had a career-high three hits and four RBIs. Brad Miller had two home runs in two innings, including a 446-foot blast as tracked by Statcast™. Corey Dickerson, Nick Franklin and Evan Longoria also chipped in homers in the blowout.
Padres starter Edwin Jackson lasted just four innings and allowed eight runs on nine hits. Carlos Villanueva allowed seven runs in four innings of relief. The Rays won their third straight game while the Padres lost their fourth straight.
Blake Snell went five innings for the Rays and allowed just one run for the win, despite laboring through 95 pitches.
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