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MLB: Tampa Bay 5, Arizona 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 26 (UPI) -- Sean Rodriguez hit a tie-breaking, two-run single in the sixth inning Saturday to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 inter-league win over Arizona.

The Rays pushed across three runs in the sixth to take command of the contest. Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy (3-6) walked Matt Joyce, Jason Bartlett and B.J. Upton to load the bases, and Rodriguez made him pay with the key hit.

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Carlos Pena followed with an RBI groundout and Bartlett drove in a pair to help Tampa Bay bounce back from being no-hit Friday for the second time this year.

David Price (11-3) struck out 11 batters and held the D-backs to two runs on seven hits over eight innings.

Justin Upton hit a two-run homer and Chris Young added a solo shot for Arizona.

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