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Bader walks off Rays with 2nd home run of game for Twins
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUL 4 – Harrison Bader’s two home runs, including his first career walk-off homer, fueled a late comeback to secure a 4-3 win for the Twins, who scored three unanswered runs.
- On Friday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at Target Field after Harrison Bader hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning.
- The game followed a series of strong performances, including Zack Littell allowing one earned run over six innings and Chris Paddack pitching five-plus innings for the Twins.
- Bader hit two home runs, including a first-pitch solo homer in the fifth inning that briefly put the Twins ahead, while Tampa Bay shortstop Ha-Seong Kim made his Rays debut but left with a calf cramp.
- Louis Varland pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, and Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said, "sometimes you need guys to come in and do some big things to win a game."
- The Twins began a nine-game homestand including three weekend games against Tampa Bay, while the Rays planned to start RHP Taj Bradley in the next game.
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Bader walks off Rays with 2nd home run of game for Twins
Twins’ Bader walks off Rays with 2nd homer of game
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — 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. The No. 9 batter, Bader 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. It was the third career walk-off RBI for Bader, first on a home run. Louis Varland (…
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