He gave the Twins a 3-1 lead in the third inning with at three-run home run.
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Archer is 5-15, leading the majors in losses, with just one win in his last 10 starts and his team 2-8 in those games.
And if the Rays, too, are to reverse their struggles, they’ll need Archer to last longer than Friday’s starter, Blake Snell, who got to 97 pitches in just 5 1/3 innings, putting a 2-1 lead in the hands of the Tampa Bay bullpen.
Pedro Alvarez hit two solo shots to extend his homer streak to three games and the Baltimore Orioles had 16 hits to overpower the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Friday night and keep pace with Toronto for first place in the AL East.
The Rays lost a 6-3 game to the Minnesota Twins Sunday, dropping the Rays to one-half game ahead of the Twins in the American League. “No question Archer was the difference in the game”.
Archer won for the first time in his last nine starts at home.
“I’ve been really staying on that back leg, driving the ball”, Mauer said.
“I think that one got away from us a little bit”, said Rays’ manager Kevin Cash.
6-3 was your final, dragging the Rays’ record to 45-65 on the season.
1 Career victories by Kyle Gibson against the Rays, after five starts.
Berrios (2-2) said Archer’s strong start added no additional pressure.
“Yeah”, he said, “but I didn’t set the tone”. “Tonight that didn’t happen but I tried to do my best”. Ervin Santana picked up his sixth win by going six-and-a-third innings, allowing six hits, two runs and no walks. LF Nick Frankling eventually reached on fielder’s choice as SS Eduardo Escobar tried to throw out the runner at home plate but Brad Miller was called safe.
Cedeno was preparing to face lefty Joe Mauer two hitters down the line when Rosario hit for Byron Buxton. Nick Franklin and Evan Longoria homered for the Rays, who went 6-and-4 during their homestand. Molitor still doesn’t consider them a home run-hitting team.
Top 7, Twins lead 4-2: Kepler hits a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Brian Dozier (single).
Twins: 3B Trevor Plouffe (fractured left rib) will be reinstated from the disabled list Monday.
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As announced Friday night, the Rays also placed LHP Enny Romero on the DL with a back strain and recalled RHP Danny Farquhar from Triple-A Durham. 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.”. 1B Logan Morrison (strained right forearm) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (strained right elbow) will work out Monday with Class A Charlotte. He is 0-4 with an 8.85 ERA in four starts against the Rays.
