It looked like it was going to be one of those games where a Twins starting pitcher goes strong but the offense cant score enough runs.  But, thats not what happened as the Twins rallied in the 7th to win 3-2 at Target Field Friday night.

The Rays took the lead in the 2nd on a David DeJesus solo home run. The Twins answered back  in the 3rd with a Brian Dozier birthday blast. In the 5th is where things got frustrating. 2 outs and a runner on second and Kevin Keirmaier hits a soft pop up to left field. Eduardo Escobar looks like he had a play on it, then pulled up and let the ball fall in and Joey Butler easily scores. Im pretty sure Delmon Young makes that play.

I like Double E, but is it worth having a guy whose career batting slash line of .254/.297/.365/.662 and playing wobbly, but average defense out there when the potential future mainstay Eddie Rosario is up and sitting on the bench (although he made a pinch hitting appearance tonight)? I suppose if the team is winning more games than losing you dont want to rock the boat too much and keep the same guys out there.

Anyway, the Twins took the lead in the 7th on a Aaron hick single, Danny Santana triple, and Brian Dozier sac fly. Blaine Boyer pitched a scoreless 8th and Glen Perkins saved it in the 9th.

NOTES

- Glen Perkins now has 100 career saves. Joe Nathan, Rick Aguilera, Eddie Guardado,  Ron Davis, and Jeff Reardon are also in the 100+ Save as a Twin Club.

-The Twins have hit at least 1 triple in 3 of the last 4 games (5 total in that span)

-Phil Hughes was credited with a win, his 19th as a Twin. Other Twins players with 19 wins include Keith Atherton, Matt Guerrier, Ron Davis, Roy Smith, and Scott Diamond.

-Did Brian Dozier score a run? Yes. He is now at 26 for the season. A little bit behind last years pace where he had 34 runs scored after 26 team games.