Rays get delayed by rain, then walked off by Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — The nearly 1 1/2-hour rain delay in the fifth inning officially turned Tuesday into a long night.

Blowing two multi-run leads, having closer Pete Fairbanks leave with a right thumb issue and then getting walked off by the Twins 7-6 made it even worse for the Rays.

They lost the game when pinch-hitter Carlos Santana singled with two outs off Phil Maton, scoring ex-Ray Manuel Margot, who led off with a single.

But there was just as much reason to blame starter Aaron Civale, who blew a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning, and reliever Shawn Armstrong, who quickly erased a...

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• Marc Topkin is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay Rays. Reach him at mtopkin@tampabay.com.

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