US EditionYandy Díaz's RBI Double Starts 3-Run 10th for Rays in 7-5 Win over Twins
- On Sunday afternoon, July 6, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-5 at Target Field with a decisive three-run 10th inning.
- The Rays' victory followed a late-game comeback effort after the Twins led early and battled back twice during the game, but committed costly late innings miscues.
- Joe Ryan pitched six innings allowing two runs and striking out eight, while Harrison Bader tied the game in the eighth with a pinch-hit two-run home run before the Rays rallied in extra innings.
- In the 10th inning, Yandy Díaz led off with a double that brought home Danny Jansen, giving the Rays the lead. The Twins’ reliever Justin Topa then committed a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt that allowed Díaz to score an additional run, and Eric Orze secured his third save to close out the game.
- The Rays avoided a three-game sweep, improving to 49-41 and now trail the Blue Jays by three games in the AL East, while beginning a road trip to Detroit starting Monday.
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Yandy Díaz's RBI double starts 3-run 10th for Rays in 7-5 win over Twins
Yandy Díaz doubled in the go-ahead run in a three-run 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 to avoid a three-game sweep.
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