Polanco drives in 4 Twins beat Rays 9-3

Polanco drives in 4, Twins beat Rays 9-3 for ninth win in 10 May 1 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Jorge Polanco drove in four runs with a pair of doubles, Carlos Correa had his fourth straight multi-hit game and the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3 on Sunday.The Twins broke out quickly for five runs in the first inning off Rays starter Josh Fleming and coasted to their ninth win in 10 games.That set the tone for everything going on, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. A lot of good at-bats, a lot of good swings, a lot of using the whole field.Josh Winder (1-0) pitched six shutout innings in his first major league start for the Twins, giving up two hits and striking out seven.The at-bats gave Josh a little bit of a springboard, Baldelli said.Winder's only problems were waiting through the 28-pitch top of the first inning, and another Adam Humphries Jersey 27 pitches in the top of the fourth.Thankfully the game was in Tampa and it wasnt in the Minnesota cold, so I was kind of able to stay loose, he said. I kind of know how to keep my body loose and stay prepared. So if anything, it got me to settle down and kind of calm down after my bullpen. There was no real effect to that long inning. Those guys can score as much as they want.Doubles by Polanco and Max Kepler drove in three runs in Minnesota's big first inning. Starting with a throwing error by Rays shortstop Taylor Walls, six of the first seven Minnesota batters reached base against Fleming (2-3), A.J. Brown Jersey who needed 20 pitches to record his first out. The left-hander gave up six runs on five hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings, leaving after Byron Buxton's seventh homer of the season in the fourth.This team deserves better from me, and I believe I am better than what Ive shown the last couple times, said Fleming, who have up seven runs all unearned in his last start. I think since my first outing against the Orioles, nothing has come easy. Its been a grind.Robert Dugger threw 87 pitches in his major league debut for the Rays, giving up three runs on Kamalei Correa Jersey eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.Cole Sanders pitched two innings in his debut for the Twins, giving up two runs on three hits.Isaac Paredes, acquired from Detroit in exchange for Austin Meadows just before the season started, went 1 for 4 and played third base in his first game with Tampa Bay.Josh Garlick, who drove in a run with a single in the first inning, left the game in the fourth with right calf tightne s.TRAINER'S ROOMTwins: 1B Miguel Sano (knee) did not play for the fourth time in five games. ,,, RHP Sonny Gray (right hamstring strain) pitched on a rehab a signment in Fort Myers, Florida, and is hopeful of returning to the rotation. His last start was April 16.Rays: SS Wander Steve McNair Jersey Franco was scratched from the lineup by right hamstring tightne s. ... 1B Ji-Man Choi (loose bodies in his right elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 28. UP NEXTTwins: RHP Joe Ryan (3-1, 1.17) will pitch Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Baltimore.Rays: The Rays will open a nine-game road trip at Oakland on Monday night behind RHP Drew Rasmu sen (1-1, 3.50). in this topic American League Jorge Polanco Major League Baseball Minnesota Twins Taylor Walls Max Kepler Drew Rasmu sen Miguel San Josh Fleming Jorge Polanco Byron Buxton Austin Meadows Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Rashaan Evans Jersey Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS