Harold Ramirez hit a two-run homer to spotlight a three-run fourth inning because the host Tampa Bay Rays accomplished a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-2 victory on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla
Luke Raley added an RBI triple and Josh Lowe had two hits for Tampa Bay, which prolonged its profitable streak to 6 video games whereas additionally enhancing its residence report to a major-league greatest 29-6.
Yonny Chirinos (3-1), recalled from Triple-A Durham earlier Thursday, picked up the win, permitting one run on 5 hits over 5 2/3 innings. He did not stroll a batter and struck out 4.
Jason Adam pitched a 1-2-3 ninth that ended with Lowe crashing into the right-field fence to snag a Royce Lewis drive to select up his tenth save.
Carlos Correa homered and had two hits, Michael A. Taylor hit a house run and Alex Kirilloff additionally had two hits for Minnesota, which dropped its fifth straight recreation. The loss dropped the American League Central leaders beneath the .500 mark (31-32) for the primary time this season.
Bailey Ober (3-3) suffered the loss, permitting 4 runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven, together with six in a row throughout the second and third innings.
Minnesota took a 1-0 lead within the fourth inning when Correa led off together with his seventh residence run of the season, a towering 406-foot drive down the left-field line. It was Correa’s first homer since Could 13.
Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead within the backside of the fourth.
Ober, who retired the primary 11 batters he confronted, walked Randy Arozarena with two outs to snap that streak. Raley adopted with a triple into the right-field nook to drive in Arozarena and tie the sport, 1-1. Ramirez then drilled the subsequent pitch 416 toes over the center-field fence for his ninth residence run.
The Rays prolonged the result in 4-1 within the sixth. Wander Franco reached base on a fielder’s selection and superior to second on a stroll to Arozarena. Franco then stole third and scored when reliever Griffin Jax threw wildly previous third
Taylor hit his eighth homer main off the eighth inning in opposition to reliever Colin Poche to finish the scoring.
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