Rays pound Liriano in 8-2 win over Twins.

MINNEAPOLIS — Snow flakes, and Casino Christmas ron did nothing to cool surging off Tampa Bay Rays.These boy from Sunshine State considers the right home, Zobrist Field.Ben target snowy tripled and drove in three runs Wednesday as the Rays pounded Francisco Liriano in an 8-2 victory over Minnesota in under 40 degrees Twins.Temperatures during the game, and flurries turn into ballpark in late December, but the snow world cold does not interfere with the group up one bit Rays. They won 11 times in game 14 500 bypass. The first time in this season we played like it was 75, and Sun's manager Joe Maddon said not even Santa Claus and Christmas advertisements can get along in the night. A fan dressed as a merry old St. Nick danced in the stands as "Jingle Bell Rock" playing a six inning before trying to make the best of a tough night for the home team Liriano and Liriano (1-4) was in fourth inning chasing tutorial allows working at seven in six hits with four walks his era swelled to 9.13 is way far from the season his impressive comeback with year Wade Davis (3-2) allowed two runs on seven hits with three walks and five strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings Rays (12-11) Luke Hughes had three hits for the pitchers who walked nine hitters, we did pitch, "Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire said ..." with our checking did not do anything. But the pitcher got us behind the scenes (7-1) what with our Inspector. We have an opportunity to couple a big hit and run too, but we didn't do too Twins were left out defenders shake 17 minutes in the first inning when Rays pounced on Johnny Damon Liriano had an RBI single, Zobrist has run few and Sean Rodriguez by just getting the crowd booing their home struggling left-hander needed for camp 40 to pass inning "is kind of dirty, but it was much warmer, more after the first inning, said MaddonLiriano had a leadoff single to Dan Johnson 3 then walked Reid Brignac and Sam Fuld loaded and his visit was not. Save Exit Eric Hacker that is scheduled to start in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday walked two batter, first enforced in Zobrist add fly taking to make the 7-1 and brave soul who shrugged off the temperature plunging heading for the exit started after a 0-6 start champion Al East Rays surged into second place in two parts — the game after the Yankees — mostly in the strength of their starting pitching, but struggling on offense with a limit of six work a second time in three games, Zobrist. Wood are hot, although we did also say, of Rays ' first inning and assistance as the third baseman Evan Longoria all-Star starts rehab assignment with Double-A Montgomery on Thursday and plan you Rays in Tampa Tuesday not to play games from Longoria, the second of the season. When he strained oblique at the left of him, they get little sympathy from Gardenhire with a healthy reserve for games, Delmon Young (ribs) was delayed, and limit placed on the disabled list, and Jim Thome (oblique) and Jason Repko (quad) is also unavailable, "I worry about everyone. OK we huffed "Gardenhire has two game tomorrow, so we have much to worry about is very worrying when you have two ballgames and not very much on the judge notes: Rochester Triple-A hash pairs optioned after games and RHP Anthony Swarzak Chamber who will start Friday ... the latest owner MEW Maddon looks for good Burger before games. His eyes lit up when he notified the presence of five Guys near the University of Minnesota campus and said he might find that Thursday between Rays games ... LHP J.P. Howell (shoulder) is scheduled to pitch for the Charlotte Class-A on Thursday in his appearance during his set at three. Rehab ... its called up of Rene Tosoni for Young, and he will be in the big leagues for the first time.

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