{"id":482783,"date":"2025-09-14T08:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/junior-caminero-hits-his-43rd-home-run-and-leads-the-rays-comeback-in-chicago\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T08:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T12:21:12","slug":"junior-caminero-hits-his-43rd-home-run-and-leads-the-rays-comeback-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/junior-caminero-hits-his-43rd-home-run-and-leads-the-rays-comeback-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Caminero hits his 43rd home run and leads the Rays&#8217; comeback in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<em>Chicago, USA \u2013 <\/em>Dominican <strong>Junior Caminero<\/strong> was again decisive with the bat by hitting his <strong>43rd home run of the season<\/strong>, a solo shot in the eighth inning that tied the score and ignited the comeback of the <strong>Tampa Bay Rays<\/strong>, who defeated the <strong>Chicago Cubs<\/strong> 5-4 at Wrigley Field.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> Juan Soto reaches 40 home runs for the second consecutive season and approaches the 40-40<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/sports\/baseball\/juan-soto-reaches-40-home-runs-for-the-second-consecutive-season-and-approaches-the-40-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/sports\/baseball\/juan-soto-reaches-40-home-runs-for-the-second-consecutive-season-and-approaches-the-40-40\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAfter Caminero&#8217;s hit, <strong>Nick Fortes<\/strong> completed the reaction with a 421-foot home run in the ninth inning, which broke the tie and gave Tampa Bay the definitive lead. It was only Fortes&#8217; fifth home run of the year, but it came at a key moment, ending a streak of 22 scoreless appearances by reliever <strong>Brad Keller (4-2)<\/strong>.\n\nThe win went to <strong>Bryan Baker (4-4)<\/strong> with a scoreless inning, while <strong>Pete Fairbanks<\/strong> earned his <strong>26th save in 31 opportunities<\/strong>.\n\nThe Cubs, who had taken a 4-3 lead, threatened to tie in the ninth with runners on the corners and no outs. However, Caminero also shone with the glove by retiring <strong>Dansby Swanson<\/strong> at the plate on a ground ball to third. Then, Fairbanks struck out <strong>Michael Busch<\/strong> and <strong>Ian Happ<\/strong> to seal the victory.\n\nIn addition to his home run, Caminero finished the night 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI, strengthening his candidacy for the <strong>Most Valuable Player<\/strong> award in a season that has established him as one of the most feared young stars in Major League Baseball.\n\nFor the Rays, <strong>Yandy D\u00edaz<\/strong> contributed with two hits, while for the Cubs, home runs by <strong>Michael Busch<\/strong> and rookie <strong>Mois\u00e9s Ballesteros<\/strong> stood out.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, USA \u2013 Dominican Junior Caminero was again decisive with the bat by hitting his 43rd home run of the season, a solo shot in the eighth inning that tied the score and ignited the comeback of the Tampa Bay Rays, who defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4 at Wrigley Field. 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