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Brooks Lee drove in the game-ending run with a bunt single in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5.
Yandy Diaz's go-ahead double in a three-run 10th inning enabled the struggling Tampa Bay Rays to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.
Bradley has been hurt by a .356 batting average on balls in play in high-leverage situations. He has pitched well on the road (3.95 ERA) and has a better history against Minnesota than what shows in his ERA history. Current Twins batters own an aggregate .671 OPS against him (per ESPN).
Faced with a one- and two-run deficits, the Twins were able to battle back twice against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon. Faced with a three-run deficit in the 10th inning, they were unable
Health and pitching have not been synonymous for the Minnesota Twins. With its arms running thin, Minnesota's bullpen put together a big performance against the
MINNEAPOLIS — The Rays got walked off for a second straight day Saturday, losing 6-5 to the Twins. Brooks Lee delivered the game-winning run on a squeeze bunt down the first-base line, scoring Byron Buxton from third. The bullpen let the Rays down for a second straight day.
From there, the Twins turned it over to Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran, who threw two scoreless innings. Duran pitched over a two-out double in the eighth inning, stranding a pair of runners on base (the other was intentionally walked) and in the ninth, he left a pair of runners in scoring position, a big escape that kept the game tied.
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Tampa Bay Rays. Minnesota has a 43-46 record overall and a 24-17 record in home games. The Twins have a 21-6 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
That old ninth-inning, walk-off magic finally failed the Twins on Sunday at Target Field, where Tampa Bay was the team that scored three times in the 10th inning to win 7-5. The first two games of a three-game series ended with walk-off dramatics in the ninth inning for a Twins team that has seven walk-off victories at Target Field this season.
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