Souza finds slugging success by choking up

Steven Souza Jr. picks up his 10th home run of the season as his three-run shot gives the Rays a 4-3 lead in the top of the 4thMINNEAPOLIS -- Nothing seemed to be going the Rays' way after three innings Saturday afternoon.

Steven Souza Jr. would change all of that with one swing of the bat.

The Rays had just surrendered two runs in the bottom of the third, an inning that saw shortstop Brad Miller boot a ball that allowed leadoff hitter Byron Buxton to reach and two stolen bases against Rays catcher Hank Conger. So the vibe wasn't a positive one.

But Logan Morrison singled with one out in the top of the fourth and Steve Pearce followed suit before Corey Dickerson hit into a forceout to bring…