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MLB: Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 20 (UPI) -- Russell Branyan hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Saturday to give the Tampa Bay Devil Rays a 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins.

It was Tampa Bay's second straight victory in its last at-bat.

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Travis Lee had two hits and an RBI for the Devil Rays, who won their third straight game.

Robert Andino drove in two runs and Josh Willingham had three hits with the other RBI for the Marlins, losers of six in a row.

Logan Kensing (0-1) started the bottom of the ninth for the Marlins, giving up a double to Lee -- who moved to third on Josh Paul's bunt. Andino saved a run with a leaping stop on a grounder by Damon Hollins, but Branyan hit his fourth homer of the season.

Ruddy Lugo (1-2) pitched the ninth for Tampa Bay, and earned his first major league win.

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