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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Miguel Sano hit the highest pop-fly ever at Tropicana Field before sending two other balls deep into the left-field seats.Sano homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins took two of three in a series between the teams with the ALs worst records by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday.It was really fun to hit the home runs and help the team to win the series, Sano said through a translator. Im going to keep on doing my job.Sano put the Twins up 3-1 on a three-run shot off Matt Andriese in the third and added a solo drive during the ninth against Ryan Garton. The blasts were estimated at 425- and 419-feet, respectively.Sano also became the first player to hit a ball off the roof at Tropicana Field, which opened in 1998, in the first when his pop fly hit 210 feet above the playing surface before being caught by third baseman Evan Longoria.I looked up and the ball kind of disappeared, Andriese said. I wasnt too sure exactly where it went but Longo kept his eye on it, so thats cool.The Twins have won eight of 11.Its fun to get on a roll and find a way to win some games, Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said.Kyle Gibson (4-6) gave up two runs, six hits and walked four over five innings to get his first win over Tampa Bay after four losses. Brandon Kintzler, the Twins fourth reliever, pitched the ninth for his ninth save.Nick Franklin and Longoria homered for the Rays. Longoria has seven homers in seven games against Minnesota this season.Andriese (6-3) allowed three runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings.Brian Dozier extended his career-high hitting streak to 16 games with a single in the seventh and later scored to make it 4-2 on Max Keplers sacrifice fly.Kepler had two hits and also made a diving catch in right field during the seventh to take a hit away from Logan Forsythe.A-RODS FINALEThe Rays upcoming six-game road trip includes New York slugger Alex Rodriguezs final game Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Tampa Bay OF Steven Souza Jr. said A-Rod was one his favorite players growing up. I know it hasnt been the season that David Ortiz is having this year with his send-off, Souza said. But the way he played the game, PED or not, he was extremely talented and so hopefully we can send him off with a thank you for a great career.MOLLYS TAKEMolitor said Rodriguez had an incredible run and has numbers among the best of all-time. Hopefully his transition will be smooth, Molitor said.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: 3B Trevor Plouffe (fractured left rib) will be reinstated from the disabled list Monday. To make room on the roster, OF Byron Buxton was optioned to Triple-A Rochester..Rays: RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to pitch four innings for Triple-A Durham Wednesday. . 1B Logan Morrison (strained right forearm) and OF Oswaldo Arcia (strained right elbow) will work out Monday with Class A Charlotte.UP NEXTTwins: RHP Tyler Duffey (6-8) faces Houston RHP Collin McHugh (7-8) Monday night.Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (6-5) has a stretch of three consecutive scoreless starts (20 2/3 innings) entering Monday nights outing against Toronto knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (8-12).Antonio Gates Youth Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Drue Tranquill Youth Jersey . However, he did make them miss him a little less. 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Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball.PHOENIX -- For three innings, Shelby Miller looked like his season-long problems were solved.Then it all fell apart.San Diego tagged the Arizona right-hander for five runs in the fourth inning and the Padres went on to beat the Diamondbacks 13-6 on Wednesday night.It was almost like they got something on him, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. It was five runs on 12 pitches. It was quick and they did a good job of getting on the early pitches. It was a tough one to watch. He was so good for three innings. It was like `Is this guy going to throw a nine-inning shutout tonight? then boom.Miller (2-9) threw 34 pitches and allowed one hit in the first three innings. He wound up giving up six runs and seven hits in six innings.The first three innings were good, he said. We got ahead in counts and threw some good curveballs that were nice. Then things went downhill. I probably was leaving fastballs over the middle. Not really making quality pitches at that point of the game.Miller (2-9) fell to 0-7 at home.Ryan Schimpf, who spent seven years in the minors before being called up last month, homered twice for San Diego.Schimpf has four major league home runs, three in the past two nights.Ive been working and preparing for this moment all the years I spent in the minor leagues, he said, just practicing and playing like I would be here at some point. Thats just kind of how Ive always played. Im definitely happy to be here and grateful for the opportunity.Yangervis Solarte drove in five runs, three on a homer, Wil Myers had three hits and drove in a run and Matt Kemp had a two-run single for the Padres, who scored 13 consecutive runs after Arizona took a 4-0 lead.Schimpf had a two-run shot off Miller in the Padres five-run fourth and a solo home run off Josh Collmenter in the ninth for his first career two-homer game.Jose Dominguez (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 iinnings in relief of starter Colin Rea to get the win.dddddddddddd The bases were loaded with two outs and the Padres up by one when Dominguez entered the game and struck out pinch-hitter Rickie Weeks Jr. with a 99 mph fastball.San Diego manager Andy Green called that the biggest moment of the game.Solarte fell a triple shy of the cycle. His three-run homer came off Collmenter in the ninth. Solarte had a run-scoring single in the fourth and an RBI double in the fifth.Brandon Drury and Jake Lamb homered for the Diamondbacks, who finished a 2-7 homestand. Lamb has 20 home runs and 61 RBI. He is one of five candidates for the final spot on the NL All-Star team. The fan vote will end Friday.Arizona fell to 15-32 at home and is in a virtual tie with San Diego for last place in the NL West.PADRES MOVESan Diego claimed RHP Jake Smith off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and assigned him to Double-A San Antonio.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: 2B Jean Segura left the game with a bruised left triceps after being hit by a pitch in the second inning. X-rays were negative. ... Hale said RHP Zack Greinke has thrown lightly with trainers in the training room. Hale said Greinke (strained left oblique) will get on the field when the team goes to San Francisco this week and just play catch and see how it feels.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Drew Pomeranz (7-7, 2.65 ERA) gets the start Thursday night when the Padres open a three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. RHP Hyun-Jin Ru will come off the DL to make his season debut for the Dodgers.Diamondbacks: Arizona has Thursday off. LHP Patrick Corbin (4-6, 4.90) starts Friday night in the opener of a three-game series in San Francisco. RHP Jeff Samardzija (8-5, 3.97) goes for the Giants. ' ' '