Carlos Santana would start the scoring with a solo shot off Jeffery Springs in the second to make it 1-0 Twins.
Jonathan Aranda would hit an RBI single to plate Junior Caminero in the fourth to even the scoring.
Logan Driscoll, making his major-league debut, would record his first hit and run batted in to plate Aranda and give the Rays a 2-1 lead.
Garrett Cleavinger would enter for a one-out save in the ninth to secure the Rays’ victory for Tampa Bay in two hours and twenty six minutes, and in front of an announced 10,531.
