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Late homers, big hits lift Twins in opener
- Updated: August 6, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — The Twins used the long ball to turn a seventh-inning deficit into a 6-2 win over the Rays on Friday at Tropicana Field.
After Brad Miller crushed his 20th home run of the season to put the Rays on top, 2-1, Minnesota used a pinch-hit, two-run home run from Eddie Rosario and an insurance blast from Miguel Sano to make it 4-2. Both home runs came off Tampa Bay reliever Erasmo Ramirez.
Ervin Santana pitched 6 1/3 innings to get the win, striking out eight batters. He came out in the seventh after allowing a one-out double to Tim Beckham, but the Rays would strand Beckham as the tying run at second base. Tampa Bay left five runners on base, including two in …
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