Thursday's Twins-Rays recap

Harold Ramirez's first-pitch hit extended the Rays' lead to two in the fourth.

June 9, 2023 at 4:20AM
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Luke Raley (55), left, and designated hitter Harold Ramirez (43), right, celebrate a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS) ORG XMIT: 81570390W
Harold Ramirez’s fourth-inning homer also drove in fellow Ray Luke Raley. (Ivy Ceballo, Tampa Bay Times/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER

Harold Ramirez, Rays

His first-pitch ambush of a Bailey Ober slider traveled 416 feet over the center-field wall, a two-run homer.

BY THE NUMBERS

2 Triples hit by Luke Raley in his three-year MLB career, both of them coming in this series.

2 Home runs, of Michael A. Taylor's eight this season, to come against a lefthander.

.357 Alex Kirilloff's batting average on the road this season, after his eighth multi-hit game.

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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