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MLB: Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2

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Published: May 30, 2009 at 8:21 PM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 30 (UPI) -- Carl Crawford had three hits, including a solo homer, and two RBI Saturday to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Joe Dillon hit his first home run of the season for the Rays, who have won two in a row after five straight losses. Evan Longoria and Ben Zobrist each added an RBI.

David Price (1-0) allowed one run on five hits while striking out 11 and walking two in 5 2/3 innings for his first career victory.

Justin Morneau and Alexi Casilla drove in a run each for the Twins, who have lost three in a row.

Francisco Liriano (2-7) took the loss after giving up four runs on seven hits in just four innings.

Topics: Alexi Casilla, Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford, David Price, Evan Longoria, Joe Dillon, Justin Morneau
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