Faced with a one- and two-run deficits, the Twins were able to battle back twice against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon. Faced with a three-run deficit in the 10th inning, they were unable

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That old ninth-inning, walk-off magic finally failed the Twins on Sunday at Target Field, where Tampa Bay was the team that scored three times in the 10th inning to win 7-5. The first two games of a three-game series ended with walk-off dramatics in the ninth inning for a Twins team that has seven walk-off victories at Target Field this season.

Brooks Lee drove in the game-ending run with a bunt single in the ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5.

From there, the Twins turned it over to Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran, who threw two scoreless innings. Duran pitched over a two-out double in the eighth inning, stranding a pair of runners on base (the other was intentionally walked) and in the ninth, he left a pair of runners in scoring position, a big escape that kept the game tied.

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Yandy Diaz's go-ahead double in a three-run 10th inning enabled the struggling Tampa Bay Rays to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Rays got walked off for a second straight day Saturday, losing 6-5 to the Twins. Brooks Lee delivered the game-winning run on a squeeze bunt down the first-base line, scoring Byron Buxton from third. The bullpen let the Rays down for a second straight day.

Bradley has been hurt by a .356 batting average on balls in play in high-leverage situations. He has pitched well on the road (3.95 ERA) and has a better history against Minnesota than what shows in his ERA history. Current Twins batters own an aggregate .671 OPS against him (per ESPN).

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The Twins deployed Joe Ryan as their starting pitcher on Sunday, and he started out strong. A Taylor Walls home run in the third inning broke the seal, and he allowed only one more run. His afternoon finished with eight strikeouts and six hits in six innings of work.