MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Harrison Bader hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.<\/p>\n
Bader, the No. 9 batter, lined the first pitch he saw from Kevin Kelly (0-1) into the first row of left-field seats to complete a three-run Minnesota comeback.<\/p>\n
It was the second career walk-off RBI for Bader, first on a home run.<\/p>\n
Louis Varland (3-3) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.<\/p>\n
Trailing 3-1 in the seventh, Minnesota got a two-out RBI double from Byron Buxton before Rays reliever Garrett Cleavinger hit Willi Castro and Brooks Lee with pitches, tying the game. Carlos Correa struck out with the bases loaded.<\/p>\n
Twins starter Chris Paddack allowed two earned runs and five hits in five-plus innings. Josh Lowe singled against Paddack leading off the sixth and scored on Yandy D\u00edaz\u2019s double.<\/p>\n
Junior Caminero drove in D\u00edaz with a single off Danny Coulombe for a 2-1 Rays lead. Lowe added an RBI single in the seventh.<\/p>\n
Zack Littell pitched six solid innings for Tampa Bay, allowing one earned run for the third straight start. He scattered four hits and struck out five.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay shortstop Ha-Seong Kim had a hit in his Rays debut before leaving with a cramp in his right calf after he was caught stealing in the sixth inning. Kim doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s serious, but he\u2019ll be re-evaluated Saturday.<\/p>\n
Kim missed the first 87 games this season recovering from right shoulder surgery. The 2023 Gold Glove recipient with San Diego signed a two-year, $29 million deal with Tampa Bay on Feb. 3.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay\u2019s Brandon Lowe extended his career-high hitting streak to 19 games with a fourth-inning single. The longest active streak in the majors ties him with Jason Bartlett in 2009 for the second-longest in Rays history. D\u00edaz hit in 20 straight games last season.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
The series continues Saturday when Tampa Bay plans to start RHP Taj Bradley (5-6, 4.84 ERA). The Twins had yet to announce a scheduled starter.<\/p>\n
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