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Minnesota Falls 14-3 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap

It wasn't going to be a low-scoring affair and Tampa Bay made sure they came out on the winning end on Thursday, grabbing a 14-3 victory over Minnesota at Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.

Tampa Bay got 7 innings from Charlie Morton, who gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 6. Charlie Morton earned the victory, while the Rays got 4 RBIs from Austin Meadows in the win.

Minnesota got a 2.2-inning outing from Martin Perez in the loss. He gave up 6 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Jason Castro had 2 hits in the loss for the Twins.

The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 16 hits, while Minnesota only had 7.