Nelson Cruz went 3 for 4 with the go-ahead, three-run double for the Twins in the seventh inning and they overtook the sputtering Rays for a 6-4 victory on Wednesday night.
Taylor Rogers needed only eight pitches to record the last four outs for his 10th save, and the Twins beat the Rays for the fifth straight time.
Twins starter Jake Odorizzi squandered a 3-0 lead when Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Tommy Pham went deep to tie the game in the sixth. Odorizzi was removed one batter later.
Trevor May (3-1) allowed the go-ahead solo shot to Willy Adames in the seventh , but the momentum didn’t last long for the struggling Rays. They are just 10-16 since beating the Twins 14-3 at home on May 30.
Eddie Rosario sprained his left ankle while trying to turn a single into a double . The Twins were already fielding a lineup without fellow starting outfielders Byron Buxton and Max Kepler and multi-position player Marwin Gonzalez, another regular.
