Miller’s late hit lifts Rays over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison homered, while Brad Miller connected on a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Rays to a 4-2 win over the Twins on Friday night at Target Field.

Miller’s game-winning RBI single came with two outs in the eighth inning against right-hander Ricky Nolasco. The run was unearned, however, as it was keyed by an error by rookie right fielder Max Kepler, who bobbled a single from Hank Conger to allow Taylor Motter to reach third. Motter scored on Miller’s hard-hit single to right. Nolasco was otherwise solid, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits with seven strikeouts, but was saddled with the hard-luck loss.

Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi threw a career-high 120 pitches, surrendering two runs on five hits over six innings. Both runs came in the third, as Byron Buxton sparked a rally with a leadoff triple, scoring on …

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