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Rays score 7 in 6th, beat Nationals 8-3 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ben Zobrist and Gabe Gross homered during a seven-run sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Saturday night. Carlos Pena hit his 20th home run for Tampa Bay. The defending AL champion Rays moved two games over .500 for the first time this season. Andy Sonnanstine (5-6), who retired 15 batters in a row at one point, gave up three runs and six hits over 7 1-3 innings.