//Adames hits grand slam, surging Rays beat Marlins for sweep

Adames hits grand slam, surging Rays beat Marlins for sweep

MIAMI (AP) Willy Adames hit a grand slam and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 12-7 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep.

Joey Wendle, Yoshi Tsutsugo and Kevin Kiermaier also went deep for the Rays, who have won 12 of their last 14 and have beaten Miami eight straight times since 2018. Tampa Bay improved to an American League-best 13 games over .500.

Blake Snell (3-0) allowed two runs on four hits in five innings. The 2018 Cy Young Award winner struck out five and walked two.

”We are so excited to play every day and that’s just refreshing because to do this with no fans and all of that,” Snell said. ”We still show up. It’s a fun team to be a part of. Winning definitely helps.”

Miami starter Sandy Alcantara (1-1) was lifted after loading the bases with no outs in the fifth. Adames greeted reliever