Saturday's Twins-Tampa Bay recap

A review of the Twins' 7-4 loss to the Rays on Saturday.

June 5, 2016 at 4:14AM

GAME RECAP

IMPACT PLAYER

Steven Souza Jr., Tampa Bay

His three-run homer in the fourth inning off Ervin Santana gave Tampa Bay a lead it never relinquished.

BY THE NUMBERS

4 Consecutive starts Santana has given up a home run.

3 Home runs for the Rays' Evan Longoria in this series, one in each game so far.

.419 Batting average for Longoria during his current seven-game hitting streak.

ON DECK

Rays lefthander Drew Smyly has lost his past three starts and has given up five-plus runs in each of his past two outings. He faces Tyler Duffey in the series finale.

La VELLE E. NEAL III

(Mike Nelson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
This is a 2016 photo of Steven Souza Jr. of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ORG XMIT: NYJW290
This is a 2016 photo of Steven Souza Jr. of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team. This image reflects the 2016 active roster as of Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ORG XMIT: NYJW290 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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