The Rays seized control early and never looked back, routing the Marlins 7-2 at Tropicana Field behind a dominant offensive display that featured four home runs and 11 hits.
Cedric Mullins delivered a perfect 4-for-4 performance with a home run and an RBI, leading Tampa Bay's offensive charge. The outfielder's solo shot in the sixth inning capped a night that saw him reach base in every plate appearance. Yandy Diaz provided the early fireworks with a two-run homer in the first inning that scored Jonathan Aranda, while Taylor Walls drove in three runs despite managing just one hit.
The Rays built their advantage methodically after Diaz's opening blast. Hunter Feduccia's sacrifice fly scored Richie Palacios in the second inning, followed immediately by Walls' fielder's choice that brought Mullins home. Walls struck again in the fourth with a two-run double that scored both Feduccia and Mullins, though he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
Jesse Scholtens controlled the game from the mound, allowing just one run over five innings on five hits with four strikeouts and no walks to improve to 4-2. His counterpart Janson Junk struggled throughout, surrendering seven runs on 10 hits over 5.2 innings to fall to 2-4. Miami managed only two solo home runs - Connor Norby's blast in the second and Jakob Marsee's shot in the sixth.
Tampa Bay improved to 28-14 with the win, maintaining their hold on first place in the division. Diaz sits eight runs away from 500 career runs scored.