Newest All-Star Caminero leads Rays past Tigers, 7-3

Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres, left, loses the ball while trying to tag Tampa Bay Rays' Taylor Walls stealing second base during the eighth inning on Wednesday in Detroit. (AP photo)
DETROIT — First-time All-Star Junior Caminero homered and scored twice and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Detroit 7-3 on Wednesday to end the major league-leading Tigers’ winning streak at five games.
Down 3-2 after five innings, the Rays scored four times in the sixth and Caminero led off the seventh with his 22nd homer — a blast over the Detroit bullpen in left.
The Rays broke it open against reliever Chase Lee in the sixth. With two out and a runner on second, Lee replaced Brant Hurter (4-1) and allowed four straight run-scoring hits, including doubles by Ha-Seong Kim and Danny Jansen.
The Tigers loaded the bases in the seventh, but Garrett Cleavinger struck out Riley Greene to end the inning.
Zack Littell (8-7) allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings for the Rays.
Key moment
The biggest cheer came after the top of the first inning when the Tigers announced that Zach McKinstry had been selected an All-Star reserve, giving Detroit five representatives. The Tigers last had six in 2013.
Another All-Star
Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill was chosen to replace teammate Freddy Peralta, who is scheduled to start against Washington on Sunday.
Key stat
Detroit’s Gleyber Torres doubled in the fourth to extend his on-base streak to 22 games — the longest active streak in the majors. It matched his career high, done twice for the New York Yankees, most recently last August.
Up next
The Tigers were off Thursday before starting a home series with Seattle tonight. LHP Tarik Skubal (10-2, 2.02) was set to pitch the opener to give him an extra day of rest before the All-Star Game.
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