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Padres 2, Rays 1
Major League Baseball

Padres 2, Rays 1

Published Jun. 22, 2010 11:21 p.m. ET

Mat Latos allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Latos (8-4) struck out eight - including his last five batters - and walked one in improving to 7-1 over his last nine starts. The right-hander also has won all three of his interleague starts this season.

Tampa Bay's Wade Davis (5-8) allowed two runs, four hits and five walks in 4 1-3 innings. The right-hander, who has lost all four of his starts in June, threw 103 pitches.

The Rays are 10-16 since May 23, when they held a six-game lead in the AL East. Tampa Bay started Tuesday second in the division, a half-game behind the New York Yankees.

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