The Rays hit three more solo home runs in Saturday’s win – they’re on pace for a team-record 211 home runs this season, though manager Kevin Cash was also happy to see some “small-ball” scoring with multiple stolen bases and aggressive baserunning on wild pitches.
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Longoria and Wilson homered off Minnesota starter Jose Berrios, who gave up four runs and six hits in five innings. He actually lost in his last outing against Minnesota, but struck out 12 in doing so almost a year ago in August. “There were some things we need to do better, but overall when you go to Cleveland and down here to Tropicana and win a series, you take the positives more than the negatives”. “Just want to keep it going”. Tampa Bay OF Steven Souza Jr. said A-Rod was one his favorite players growing up.
“I’m in a good place right now”, Odorizzi said. “I made two or three mistakes tonight”.
Nick Franklin cut the recently turned Rays deficit to one run in the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run off the batter’s eye in center, his second of the season and first since June 27 vs. Boston (64 at-bats in between).
Cedeno was preparing to face lefty Joe Mauer two hitters down the line when Rosario hit for Byron Buxton.
“It was really fun to hit the home runs and help the team to win the series”, Sano said through a translator. “We let the game get away, left too many pitches up in the zone that those guys can handle, and the ball left the ballpark”.
With the Rays up 1-0 in the 3rd, Miguel Sano blasted a “sanodoubter” to left center for a 3 run home run.
Minnesota Twins. Brian Dozier, right, forces out Tampa Bay Rays’ Tim Beckham (1) at second base and throws to first to complete a double play on Luke Maile during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Twins expect to activate Plouffe as early as Monday. Duffy, acquired from San Francisco on Monday, said running the bases in a rehab game Friday with Class A Charlotte “felt nearly like nothing happened.”. OF Oswaldo Arcia (strained right elbow) and 1B Logan Morrison (strained right forearm) could be ready for minor league games in the next week. That gave the Rays a 4-1 lead.
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Taking the mound for the Twins on Sunday will be RHP Kyle Gibson. Cash said reports were very impressive on RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery), who allowed one earned run over three innings in his second start Thursday night for Class A Charlotte after shutting down his rehab assignment 2 1/2 weeks ago because of fatigue.
