Thursday's Twins-Rays recap
Harold Ramirez's first-pitch hit extended the Rays' lead to two in the fourth.
June 9, 2023 at 4:20AM
![Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Luke Raley (55), left, and designated hitter Harold Ramirez (43), right, celebrate a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS) ORG XMIT: 81570390W](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/SULFWGPVDYELGTWFXZKGCLUD74.jpg?&w=712)
Harold Ramirez, Rays
His first-pitch ambush of a Bailey Ober slider traveled 416 feet over the center-field wall, a two-run homer.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 Triples hit by Luke Raley in his three-year MLB career, both of them coming in this series.
2 Home runs, of Michael A. Taylor's eight this season, to come against a lefthander.
.357 Alex Kirilloff's batting average on the road this season, after his eighth multi-hit game.
The Twins, who have scored more than four runs just once in their last nine games, were shut out for the ninth time this season.