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Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers, drives in three
Junior Caminero went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Red Sox.Caminero gave the Tampa Bay Rays the lead with a two-run homer in the third inning off Kutter Crawford, his sixth home run of the season. The 21-year-old now has three home runs over his last 10 games. Caminero has been playing regularly since getting his call-up in August, and he's now slashing .255/.306/.435 with 18 RBI in 42 games.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Launches fifth homer
Junior Caminero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the Tigers.Caminero took Keider Montero deep in the third inning for his fifth home run of the season. The 21-year-old Caminero has been a full-time starter at the hot corner since being called up Aug. 13, slashing .250/.306/.426 with five home runs, 15 RBI, 13 runs scored and two stolen bases in 39 games.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Day off Thursday
Junior Caminero is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.It will be just his second day off since being promoted in mid-August and his first time out of the lineup in four weeks. Jose Caballero will cover third base for the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday while Taylor Walls holds down shortstop.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Slugs fourth homer
Junior Caminero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double Tuesday against the Red Sox.Caminero homered for the first time since Aug. 31, a span of 15 games. He hit only .241 across 58 at-bats in that time to go along with four doubles and a .623 OPS. Positively, Caminero has hit primarily third in the lineup and remains an everyday player for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Reaches four times Tuesday
Junior Caminero went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in a 9-4 loss to the Phillies on Tuesday.It was an encouraging showing from Caminero, who'd gone just 3-for-23 in his previous six contests. The 21-year-old rookie is batting .266 with a .739 OPS, three homers, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases across 112 plate appearances since he was recalled to serve as Tampa Bay's everyday third baseman in mid-August.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Knocks in two
Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Thursday against the Twins.Caminero has started 20 of 21 games since being recalled Aug. 13. He's had a strong showing, maintaining a 10.1 percent walk rate and a 22.2 percent strikeout rate with a .263 batting average. Caminero has also shown some decent pop, collecting seven extra-base hits across 90 plate appearances.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Smacks three-run homer Saturday
Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Padres.Caminero walked and scored in the first inning and then gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-2 lead on a 429-foot home run in the second. In his last 10 games, the 21-year-old has gone deep three times with six RBI and is slashing a solid .254/.319/.460 across 69 major-league plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers in second straight
Junior Caminero went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers.Caminero put the Tampa Bay Rays on the board with an RBI single in the first inning before coming around to score himself following a double from Christopher Morel. The shortstop would add two more hits on the night, including a solo homer in the top of the ninth to tie the game and send it into extra innings, giving him the first three-hit performance of his major-league career. Caminero has also homered in back-to-back games and is now slashing .308/286/.487 with three extra-base hits, four RBI and five runs scored since being called up in the middle of August.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Hits first homer of season
Junior Caminero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.Caminero was out of the lineup Thursday, and the rest appeared to work well for him. He went yard in the first inning for his first homer over 10 games in the majors this year, and he scored again after getting aboard on a double in the third. This was Caminero's third multi-hit effort since his Aug. 13 recall, and he's batting .265 with two extra-base hits, two RBI and two stolen bases over 39 plate appearances.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Receiving afternoon off
Junior Caminero is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.For the first time since getting called up from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 13, Caminero will head to the bench, breaking a stretch of eight consecutive starts. Jose Caballero will pick up the start at third base Thursday, but Caminero is viewed as the organization's long-term answer at the hot corner and should handle a near-everyday role down the stretch.
Junior Caminero
#13 3B / Tampa Bay Rays / EXP: 0YRS Height: 5-11 Weight: 157 lb Age: 21 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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