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Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays Game Ends in 5-3 Rays Victory - Recap

Tampa Bay got a 5-3 victory over Minnesota on Friday, with Michael Wacha earning the victory and helping Rays moneyline bettors cash out.

Tampa Bay won as a -200 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 9 were rewarded at the payout window.

Michael Wacha earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Kevin Kiermaier in the win.

Minnesota got a 7-inning outing from Randy Dobnak in the loss. He gave up 5 earned runs, 0 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Jorge Polanco had 2 hits in the loss for the Twins.

The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 6 hits, while Minnesota only had 5.

Andrew Kittredge pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.