Rays defeat Twins 4-2 for their 6th consecutive win

The Tampa Bay Rays emerged victorious 4-2 against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

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Randy Arozarena walked with two outs in the fourth inning. Luke Raley had an RBI triple and Harold Ramírez hit a two-run homer, which gave the Rays 3-1 lead.

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A controversial moment occurred, when Minnesota’s Bailey Ober was forced to wash his hands after foreign-substance inspection before the 4th inning. Up until that point he had retired all nine batters he faced and his absence certainly gave Tampa Bay the edge.

Ober (3-3) gave up four runs, three hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings.

“It’s a little frustrating,” he said. “I’m not using anything (illegal) out there. … It’s sweat and rosin, and I still get asked to wash my hand off. It’s the first time all year that’s happened. I haven’t changed anything.” he said.

Tampa Bay went ahead 4-1 in the sixth when Wander Franco stole third and came home when reliever Griffin Jax stepped off the rubber and made an errant throw to third.