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Gibson finally conquers Rays, the Trop
- Updated: August 8, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — While the outing was nothing spectacular on paper, Kyle Gibson was glad to see his Twins beat the Rays on Sunday any way they could.
The five innings of two run ball on six hits and four walks — with just two strikeouts — not only gave him the win in the 6-3 contest, but it was by far the best start the 28-year-old has had against Tampa Bay.
Entering Sunday, Gibson had four prior starts against the Rays, losing all of them and surrendering 20 runs in 20 1/3 innings. The Rays seemed to be in control again with a first-inning run, but Gibson began to settle in.
“It was a battle out there, and those guys worked a lot of at-bats and took a lot of good pitches,” said Gibson, who finished with 107 pitches. “From the get-go, we could kind of tell they would be …
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