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

The Minnesota Twins held All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton out of the starting lineup on Thursday because of a bruised left hand that is not expected to affect his availability for long.

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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.

The Twins deployed Joe Ryan as their starting pitcher on Sunday, and he started out strong. A Taylor Walls home run in the third inning broke the seal, and he allowed only one more run. His afternoon finished with eight strikeouts and six hits in six innings of work.

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.

Harrison Bader hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

That is, until Larnach doubled in B6 and was sent dashing home when Rays 2B Caballero misplayed a routine Lee grounder. Though the throw to the dish beat Larnach, Trev’s hook slide-of-the-year-candidate evaded a Matt Thaiss tag by inches and evened things up at 2-2.

The Tampa Bay Rays are trying to salvage their weekend set versus the Minnesota Twins. Will they blow another lead or can the Rays hang on to beat the Twins?

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