ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Dontrelle Willis allowed two runs in seven innings, Jeremy Hermida and Aaron Boone homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth and the Florida Marlins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-2 on Saturday night.

Willis (6-3) stopped a personal two-game losing streak. He gave up five hits, three walks and struck out seven. The left-hander had two complete games – a rain-shortened five-inning win in 2003 and an eight-inning loss last year – in his only other two starts against Tampa Bay.

Hermida hit a two-run homer off Jae Seo (2-4) to give the Marlins a 5-1 lead. Boone, who hit a grand slam in Florida’s 8-4 win on Friday, then connected for his third homer of the season on the next pitch.

Elijah Dukes and Jonny Gomes homered for the Devil Rays. Seo allowed seven runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings.

Miguel Cabrera had an RBI single and Hermida hit a sacrifice fly to put the Marlins ahead 2-0 in the first. Hermida has a hit in six straight games since returning from a right knee injury.

Dukes led off the bottom of the first by smashing a home run an estimated 428 feet to center. It was his second leadoff homer this season.

Hanley Ramirez extended the Florida lead to 3-1 with a solo homer in third.

Gomes hit his first homer since last July 29 in the seventh.

Notes: The Marlins placed RHP Ricky Nolasco (right elbow inflammation) on the 15-day disabled list and purchased the contract of RHP Justin Miller from Triple-A Albuquerque. … Dukes has eight homers this season. All have been solo shots. … Willis has given up a homer in eight of his 10 starts. … Seo has just three wins in 25 starts for Tampa Bay since being acquired from Los Angeles last June.

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