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Twins

Jaso grounded out, first baseman Plouffe unassisted.

Forsythe grounded out, shortstop E.Escobar to first baseman Plouffe.

Grounded out, shortstop E.Escobar to first baseman Plouffe.

A.Cabrera flied out to left fielder S.Robinson.

Grounded out, first baseman Plouffe unassisted.

Rays

Longoria hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tor.Hunter, Guyer scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tor.Hunter, Guyer scored.

Forsythe homered to center on a 2-1 count.

Suzuki doubled to left, E.Escobar scored.

E.Escobar homered to center on a 1-1 count.

On shortstop A.Cabrera's throwing error, Suzuki scored.

Arencibia hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Buxton, T.Beckham scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Buxton, T.Beckham scored.

J.Butler singled to center, Forsythe scored.

On Suzuki's passed ball, J.Butler scored.

Rays first.  Guyer walked on a full count.  Nava singled to center, Guyer to third.  Longoria hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tor.Hunter, Guyer scored.  Nava was out advancing, right fielder Tor.Hunter to first baseman Plouffe to shortstop E.Escobar, Nava out.  Forsythe homered to center on a 2-1 count.  A.Cabrera flied out to left fielder S.Robinson.

Twins second.  Plouffe grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Nava.  Tor.Hunter flied out to center fielder Kiermaier.  E.Escobar singled to left.  Suzuki doubled to left, E.Escobar scored.  S.Robinson struck out.

Twins third.  Buxton struck out.  Dozier walked on a full count.  Mauer flied out to center fielder Kiermaier.  Sano doubled to center, Dozier scored.  Plouffe flied out to center fielder Kiermaier.

Twins fourth.  Tor.Hunter grounded out, shortstop A.Cabrera to first baseman Nava.  E.Escobar homered to center on a 1-1 count.  Suzuki doubled to left.  S.Robinson hit an infield single to shortstop, Suzuki to third.  On shortstop A.Cabrera's throwing error, Suzuki scored.  Buxton struck out.  Dozier lined out to left fielder J.Butler.

Rays fifth.  T.Beckham hit a ground-rule double to right.  Kiermaier singled to center, T.Beckham to third.  Arencibia hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Buxton, T.Beckham scored.  Guyer flied out to right fielder Tor.Hunter.  Nava singled to center, Kiermaier to third.  Longoria grounded out, shortstop E.Escobar to first baseman Plouffe.

Rays sixth.  Forsythe doubled to left.  A.Cabrera fouled out to third baseman Sano.  J.Butler singled to center, Forsythe scored.  J.Butler to second.  Boyer pitching.  Jaso pinch-hitting for T.Beckham.  Jaso grounded out, first baseman Plouffe to pitcher Boyer, J.Butler to third.  Cotts pitching.  On Suzuki's passed ball, J.Butler scored.  Kiermaier walked on a full count.  Arencibia struck out.

The Rays have won 10 of their last 14 home games and will be looking to extend their current winning streak at Tropicana Field to five in a row. Tampa Bay has lost two of its three matchups with Minnesota so far in 2015.

The Twins have outscored their opponents 26-10 during their current four-game road winning streak and will be looking to win five consecutive road contests for the first time since June of 2011. However, each of Minnesota's last three victories have come by just one run.

Ervin Santana is 0-4 with an 8.46 ERA in his last five starts and will be seeking his first victory since July 23. Santana is 6-6 with a 4.98 ERA in 14 career starts against the Rays and will be facing them for the first time since June of 2013 (while playing for Kansas City).

Nathan Karns is 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA in his last six starts overall, with two of his victories in that span coming at home. Four of Karns' five losses this season have come at Tropicana Field.

Joe Mauer is hitting .371 in 53 career games against Tampa Bay -- the second-highest batting average in his career versus any opponent (minimum 10 games).

Evan Longoria is 0-for-12 with five strikeouts in his last three games and will be looking to avoid going hitless in four consecutive games for the second time this season. Longoria is hitting .400 (6-for-15) with two homers and three RBI in his career against Ervin Santana.

HP - Emmel, 1B - Meals, 2B - Fletcher, 3B - Baker

A mid-August sweep that capped a disastrous first month out of the All-Star break had the Minnesota Twins' playoff chances looking bleak.
Suddenly, a surprising winning streak has pushed the Twins into a postseason spot while the Tampa Bay Rays are the ones starting to feel things slipping away.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)  The Tampa Bay bullpen gave the struggling Rays a much-needed lift.
Relievers Brandon Gomes, Alex Colome and Brad Boxberger combined for 4 2-3 scoreless innings and the Rays ended Minnesota's six-game winning streak, beating the Twins 5-4 on Thursday night.

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Minnesota Twins @ Tampa Bay Rays on August 27, 2015

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