IMPACT PLAYER: Chris Archer, Tampa Bay
The righthander held the Twins to two runs on five hits and one walk with 11 strikeouts, his fourth start this month with at least 11.
BY THE NUMBERS
3 Consecutive games with two hits for Kennys Vargas.
103 The exit velocity in miles per hour of Steven Sousa Jr.’s eighth-inning home run.
29 Pitches thrown by Hector Santiago in the fourth inning.
ON DECK
Rays righthander Jake Odorizzi is 0-1 with a 5.28 ERA in three career appearances against the Twins. He threw a career-high 120 pitches in the Rays’ 4-2 victory against them June 3 of last season. Lefthander Adalberto Mejia will start for the Twins.
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