TBO Rays · Jun 28, 2019
Rays outlast Twins with 18-inning win to avoid sweep in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Rays reached the official halfway mark of the regular season, and their year has very much been a tale of two separate chapters -- the hot start that carried them through the season’s first two-plus months, and a month of June that has exposed all of their weaknesses.
The Rays ended their grueling 10-game road trip with their longest game of the season in Minnesota on Thursday, proving again that nothing’s come easy for this team of late,
The 18 innings played by the Rays and Twins at Target Field matched the longest game by innings in Rays’ franchise history. The Rays beat the Orioles 5-4 in 18 innings on Sept. 20, 2013 at Tropicana Field.