Tampa Bay Rays

Carlos Santana homered for the Twins, who hold the second AL wild card.

Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up three runs and six hits.

Tampa Bay overcame a squandered four-run lead in a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

Carlos Santana's pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning pushed the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Tuesday

The Rays are 20-3 overall. Only the 1911 Detroit Tigers and 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers had better starts at 21-2 since 1901.

The only longer opening streak was 20-0 by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the PitchCom device catcher Tony Wolters was using was loud enough for Tampa Bay Rays hitters to hear every pitch that was called.

The Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed plan to split the season between Florida and Montreal has been rejected by Major League Baseball.

Kevin Cash has captured the American League MOY while Gabe Kapler was named for the National League.

Three exciting games on Monday with the stand-out Red Sox-Rays series ending.