Yandy Díaz kept the Rays rolling with a career-best 5-for-5, including a double and four singles, powering a 9-4 win that swept Seattle at Steinbrenner Field. Tampa Bay rapped 19 hits, six players with multi-hits, and chased George Kirby early, forcing his shortest start of the season. Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez supplied late Seattle damage, but the Mariners couldn’t slow a Rays attack that now sits within 2.5 games of the final wild-card spot. Tampa Bay opens a four-game set with Cleveland to push for a postseason berth as the Rangers and Royals remain in its crosshairs.

Fantasy-backed Rays sticks look primed: Díaz’s 5-for-5 eruption boosts his rest-of-week projections, while six Rays collected multi-hit nights and a homegrown spark from Caminero and Mangum adds growing upside. Seattle’s skid tightens the wild-card race as Kirby’s rough two-inning start leaves questions for their rotation, even as Rodríguez kept pushing in a late rally. The upcoming Guardians series will be a real test of the Rays’ momentum and lineup depth.