Ichiro's 4 hits energize Marlins past Rays

The Rays entered the night tied with the Orioles for the Major League lead in home runs with 63. They tacked on two more through Brandon Guyer, who was a triple shy of the cycle, and Taylor Motter, each hitting a solo shot. Motter added an RBI double in the seventh that gave the Rays a 6-5 lead. Marcell Ozuna stayed hot with a solo shot and three hits for Miami.

Both starters struggled and surrendered five earned runs. Miami's Wei-Yin Chen was tagged for two home runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings, while Tampa Bay's Matt Moore gave up 10 hits in five innings.

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Ichiro remains a hit: No Christian Yelich in left field, no problem for the Marlins. Ichiro, starting his third straight game because of Yelich's back spasms, collected three hits off Moore and four hits on the night. In the past three games, Ichiro has 10 hits, including a pair of four-hit games. Ichiro now has 2,960 career hits, leaving him 40 shy of 3,000, and is closing in on Sam Crawford (2,964) for 31st place all time. The Marlins actually used Yelich as a decoy and announced him as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, but once Tampa Bay brought in lefty Enny Romero, Yelich was replaced by Gillespie.

Loving the long ball: The Rays have hit homers in nine consecutive games and clubbed a pair on Monday. A total of 13 Rays players have hit home runs this season with none having more than nine. Guyer and Motter hit leadoff homers in the second and sixth innings.

Stanton showing signs: Gradually, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is showing signs of getting back on track. The three-time All-Star, who snapped an 0-for-19 slump that was underscored by 16 strikeouts on Sunday, went 1-for-3 with two fly ball outs and a walk. The single was a laser to left, and in the seventh inning, he worked a nine-pitch walk. That came at a big time for Miami, because it put runners on first-and-second with one out against Erasmo Ramirez, who got out of the jam by striking out Ozuna and Chris Johnson.

First things first: Rays starter Matt Moore failed for the fourth consecutive outing to turn in a quality start, but he did accomplish one thing. In just his ninth official Major League at-bat, Moore got his first Major League hit, a one-out single up the middle in the fourth inning. However, inexperienced on the base paths, Moore was doubled up on Brandon Guyer's lineout. Moore went five innings and got no decision. He gave up a season-high 10 hits and allowed five earned runs.

UNDER REVIEW
The Rays challenged an out call at third base. Replay confirmed that Taylor Motter, whose doubled scored Tim Beckham with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, was indeed tagged out by Marlins third baseman Martin Prado as he tried to stretch it into a triple. The replay took 1 minute, 13 seconds.

WHAT'S NEXT
Rays: Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays on Tuesday in the final game of a two-game series at Marlins Park. First pitch is set for 12:10 P.M. EDT. Odorizzi hasn't gone past five innings in his last two starts after turning in quality starts in his previous two outings.

Marlins: There is a quick turnaround with a 12:10 p.m. ET start for Tuesday's matinee at Marlins Park. Tom Koehler (2-4, 4.71) wraps up the five-game homestand for Miami. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in two career starts vs. the Rays.

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Glenn Sattell is a contributor to MLB.com based in Miami and covered the Rays on Monday.

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Ichiro's 4 hits energize Marlins past Rays