Rays: Joey Wendle hit three doubles and a single, keying two big innings that sent the Rays past the Mets 12-5 Saturday. Yandy Diaz, who had two of Tampa Bay’s eight doubles, and Randy Arozarena each had three hits. Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Jose Peraza each homered for the Mets, who have lost two in a row at Tropicana Field after a seven-game winning streak. Wendle had an infield single that set up a run in the first and doubled to spark a five-run fourth that made it 6-4. He hit a two-run double in a six-run eighth that broke open the game. “The law of averages,” explained Wendle, who has been slumping with the rest of the Rays. “We’ve talked about it being a long season, and these things happen … things will turn around at some point. We’re not going to hit .100 all season. I think it was something that was bound to happen eventually.” Rays starter Shane McClanahan (1-0) got his first major league win. The 24-year-old lefty, who last October became the first pitcher in major league history to debut in the postseason, gave up four runs on six hits while striking out seven in 5 1/3 innings. Peraza’s three-run homer, his first of the season, put the Mets up 3-1 in the second. Alonso made it 4-1 in the third with his sixth homer of the season and first in 16 games. Willy Adames hit a two-run double in the fourth off Joey Lucchesi. Pinch hitter Austin Meadows drove in the final run of the inning with a double off Sean Reid-Foley. Lucchesi gave up four runs in 1 2/3 innings following Drew Smith, who worked two innings in his first major league start. Smith gave up one unearned run on two hits while striking out three.

Angels: Looking to bolster the majors’ worst pitching staff, the Angels acquired right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland from the Rays on Saturday for a player to be named or cash. The 32-year-old Strickland has a 1.69 ERA in 16 innings with the Rays this season. The Angels (16-21) entered the day with a majors’ worst 5.21 ERA and have lost three straight, sitting a season-low five games under .500. Strickland owns a 16-16 record with a 3.14 ERA in his eight seasons in the big leagues.

Dodgers: Dodgers left fielder AJ Pollock left Friday night’s 9-6 win over the Marlins with a left hamstring strain and is likely headed for the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said. Pollock was making his first start since straining his left hamstring last week in a 9-2 loss to the Angels. In the second inning Friday, Pollock singled in the game’s first run but aggravated his hamstring injury when he took third base on Austin Barnes’ RBI double. Pollock was removed for a pinch runner. “He felt it grab, so kind of right now, with where we’re at, I assume it’s gonna be an IL and we’ll probably have a move tomorrow,” Roberts said. Pollock is batting .277 with four home runs and 17 RBIs in 32 games.

Royals: White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier both left Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader after they collided in the second inning. Dozier, who left with a quad contusion and neck discomfort, was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list, and the club recalled Kelvin Gutierrez from Triple-A Omaha prior to Game 2 of the doubleheader. Abreu was back in the lineup for the Sox on Saturday, batting fourth and playing first base.