Twins can’t match Rays’ bats in loss

MINNEAPOLIS — Hank Conger, Steven Souza Jr., Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison homered to help the Rays to a 7-3 win over the Twins on Saturday afternoon at Target Field.

Conger was the first to go deep, hitting a solo shot in the third for Tampa Bay’s first hit of the game off right-hander Ervin Santana. Souza connected on a go-ahead three-run blast in the fourth before Longoria homered for the third time in as many days with his solo blast in the fifth. Morrison, who also homered Friday, capped it with a two-run shot off the batter’s eye in center field in the seventh off reliever Michael Tonkin.

The first three homers came against Santana, who allowed five runs on six hits over six innings. It helped back Rays …

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