ST. PETERSBURG — Randy Arozarena has turned out to be good with numbers. The Rays outfielder set a goal of joining the 20-20 club (20 homers and 20 steals) and did so in 2021. He repeated the feat last year, joining superstar Mike Trout as the only players to do so both as rookies and again the following season. While 30-30 would be the next step, Arozarena is eyeing a different target: 100 .
Manny Machado drove in two runs, Joe Musgrove worked six solid innings and Fernando Tatis Jr. and catcher Austin Nola teamed up to punch out a potential tying run at home plate as the San Diego Padres beat the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday to take the three-game series. The Padres were ahead 5-4 in the top of the eighth inning when Tatis threw a near-strike to Nola at the plate to get Manuel Margot, who was trying to tie the game by scoring from second base on a single to right field by Christian Bethancourt. The Padres slumped badly in May, going 10-16.