Tampa Bay 7, at Minnesota 1

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Steven Matz delivered a dominant six-inning performance and the Tampa Bay Rays’ offense erupted early to cruise past the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Saturday afternoon at Target Field, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Rays, who were routed 10-4 by the Twins just a day prior, flipped the script decisively behind their veteran left-hander. Matz stifled the Minnesota lineup, allowing just two hits and one unearned run while striking out eight. He outdueled Twins starter Mick Abel, who took the loss after surrendering four runs on six hits over four innings. The most important part of… Read more...