Tampa, Fla.-Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run Homer and Danny Jansen added a two-run shot while the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning series to six games with a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Zack Littell (4-5) allowed three hits by six Shutoutinings. He left with one in the seventh after he had hit Ty France with his 72nd throw. Carlos Correa followed a two-run Homer and pulled the twins within 3-2.
Kody Funderburk, the only left-handed reliever in the twins, was emptied with one in the eighth and the bases and allowed back-to-back singles to Aranda and Curtis Mead. A two-out two-run double from José Caballero and Jansen’s celebrated Homer brought the score to 7-2.
Aranda broke a scoreless draw into the sixth inning and hit a 1-2 throw from Minnesota-Reliever Brock Stewart 365 feet to the right field for a 3-0 lead. Twins Starter Chris Paddock moves through five innings before he left with one in the sixth after Brandon Lowe had excited a single and doubled Junior Caminero.
Littell, who lost his first five starts this season, allowed one point on three hits in 6⅓ innings. Manuel Rodríguez and Mason Montgomery each threw a scoreless inning to close it.
Paddock (2-5) stood up two points in 5⅓ innings on five hits. Funderburk switched off two batters and allowed four runs to six hits.
Brandon Lowe went 2 to 4 and expanded his battle line to nine games for the Rays (27-26). Curtis Mead went in mind immediately after 1 to 4.
The twins (29-24) dropped the opener of a journey of 10 games. Minnesota is 16-4 in the last 20 games.
Important moment
Caballero’s two-out two-run double in a one-run game, a four-run eighth that was interrupted by Jansen’s Homer.
Key Stat
The profit reak of the rays came in the temporary house George M. Steinbrenner Field, where Tampa Bay improved to 17-18.
Next
RHP Joe Ryan (4-2, 2.68) starts on Tuesday before the twins against Rays RHP Taj Bradley (4-3, 4.61).
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