ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Brian Dozier, Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario all homered as Minnesota beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-7 Tuesday night for the Twins' fifth straight win.Dozier gave Minnesota a 7-5 advantage on a two-run drive off reliever Matt Andriese (3-4) in the fourth. It was his third homer in 11 at-bats against Tampa Bay this season.Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run double during a three-run fifth that extended the Twins' lead to 10-6. 
Tampa Bay catcher Curt Casali made it 10-7 on his ninth homer since the All-Star break and 10th overall later in the fifth, but appeared to take an awkward step near first base and had to leave the game after slowly going around the bases.The Twins went ahead 11-7 on Rosario's seventh-inning shot.Sano opened the scoring on a towering three-run drive to center off Nathan Karns in the first.J.R. Graham (1-1) allowed one run over two-thirds of an inning for his first major league win.Torii Hunter had a two-run single in the third that put Minnesota ahead 5-2.James Loney had an RBI single during a two-run second for the Rays. He added a two-run double before Kevin Kiermaier ended Ervin Santana's night with an RBI single that tied it at 5 in the third.Loney was in the lineup after appealing a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine announced by Major League Baseball earlier Tuesday for making contact with umpire Paul Nauert after striking out and being ejected in Saturday's game at Oakland.Santana allowed five runs and eight hits in 2 2-3 innings. Karns went three innings, giving up five runs, four hits and four walks.Tampa Bay left fielder Desmond Jennings left with a bruised left knee. He was playing in his 10th game after missing 96 contests due to bursitis in the same knee that required surgery.
Tampa Bay catcher Curt Casali made it 10-7 on his ninth homer since the All-Star break and 10th overall later in the fifth, but appeared to take an awkward step near first base and had to leave the game after slowly going around the bases.The Twins went ahead 11-7 on Rosario's seventh-inning shot.Sano opened the scoring on a towering three-run drive to center off Nathan Karns in the first.J.R. Graham (1-1) allowed one run over two-thirds of an inning for his first major league win.Torii Hunter had a two-run single in the third that put Minnesota ahead 5-2.James Loney had an RBI single during a two-run second for the Rays. He added a two-run double before Kevin Kiermaier ended Ervin Santana's night with an RBI single that tied it at 5 in the third.Loney was in the lineup after appealing a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine announced by Major League Baseball earlier Tuesday for making contact with umpire Paul Nauert after striking out and being ejected in Saturday's game at Oakland.Santana allowed five runs and eight hits in 2 2-3 innings. Karns went three innings, giving up five runs, four hits and four walks.Tampa Bay left fielder Desmond Jennings left with a bruised left knee. He was playing in his 10th game after missing 96 contests due to bursitis in the same knee that required surgery.
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