Miller hits 2 of Rays’ 5 homers in 15-1 rout of Padres

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Brad Miller hit two of the Tampa Bay Rays’ five home runs in a 15-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Evan Longoria had three hits and his 27th homer while tying Carl Crawford atop the Rays’ career list with his 1,235th game played.

Nick Franklin and Corey Dickerson also homered, and the Rays won their third straight.

Franklin and catcher Luke Maile each had three of Tampa Bay’s 16 hits, and Maile drove in four runs.

Rookie Blake Snell (4-5) struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run, five hits and four walks. Alexei Ramirez, who had two hits for the Padres, drove in their only run with a bases-loaded walk.

Edwin Jackson (3-3) gave up eight runs on nine hits and three walks in four innings.

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