Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz drove in two runs apiece, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday evening in Minneapolis.
Ben Williamson and Hunter Feduccia added one RBI apiece for the Rays, who evened the three-game sequence at one win apiece with the rubber match set for Sunday. Cedric Mullins and Chandler Simpson completed with two hits apiece.
Brooks Lee drove within the lone run for Minnesota. The Twins managed solely three hits, none of which went for additional bases.
Rays left-hander Steven Matz (2-0) allowed one run on two hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out eight.
Twins right-hander Mick Abel (0-2) surrendered 4 runs on six hits in 4 innings. He walked three and struck out three earlier than giving method to the bullpen.
The Rays jumped to a 2-0 lead within the prime of the second as Abel struggled early along with his command. He hit Richie Palacios with a pitch to load the bases, after which he plunked Diaz to usher in the primary run. Aranda ripped a two-run double within the subsequent at-bat to make it 3-0.
Matt Wallner led off the underside of the second with a single and scored later within the inning on an error after Lee’s single to heart. That reduce the Twins’ deficit to 3-1.
The Rays added a run within the third to go forward 4-1. Mullins led off the inning with a bunt single earlier than stealing second, advancing to 3rd on a single by Simpson and scoring on a double-play groundout by Williamson.
Within the fifth, Tampa Bay scored two extra runs to extend its result in 6-1. Williamson ripped an RBI single to attain Mullins, and Feduccia hit an RBI single to proper to attain Williamson.
Diaz added an RBI triple within the eighth to extend the Rays’ result in 7-1. It was his first triple of the season and the eighth of his 10-year profession.
–Area Degree Media
