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Rays rally to avoid sweep by Twins, pick up game in Wild Card race

ST. PETERSBURG -- They are all big games now, Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said earlier in the week, so that would make Thursday’s victory against Minnesota a big win.

And a much-needed win, at that.

The Rays rallied for a 5-4 victory against the Twins in front of 9,375, which made the total attendance for the three-game series between Wild Card contenders 28,212.

Brad Boxberger struck out the side in the ninth inning as the Rays snapped a three-game losing streak and gained a game on the Twins and Baltimore Orioles on the Wild Card standings.