Twins beat Devil Rays, Marlins

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- David Lamb broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double to lead the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4 Sunday.

Left-hander Doug Creek (0-2) gave up the two-out hit to Lamb, a non-roster player who negated a pair of two-run homers by former Devil Rays teammate Steve Cox.

Tampa Bay starting pitcher Delvin James allowed a solo home run to Torii Hunter in the first inning. He fell behind 3-0 in the fourth, allowing two runs on three hits, a walk and two wild pitches.

Cox cut the deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning with a homer off Brad Thomas, who was making his first start after three relief appearances.

Minnesota answered with a run in the fifth, but Cox tied it at 4 with his fifth homer of the spring, coming off Matt Kinney (1-0).

Minnesota 100 210 030 -- 7 13 1

Tampa Bay 000 202 000 -- 4 5 1

Thomas, Kinney (5), Miller (8), Meadows (9) and Prince, Smith (8); James Phelps (4), Zambrano (7), Creek (8) and Hall, Haad (7). W--Kinney. L--Creek. Sv--Meadows. HRs--Minnesota, Hunter (1). Tampa Bay, Cox 2 (5).

Twins 5, Marlins 2

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Kyle Lohse, trying to win the fifth spot in Minnesota's starting rotation, allowed two hits in four scoreless innings Saturday as the Twins beat the Florida Marlins 5-2.

David Ortiz was 3-for-3 with an RBI, increasing his batting average to .543 (19-for-35).

Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Bobby Kielty went 2-for-4 with a two-run double.

Florida 000 020 000 -- 2 6 0

Minnesota 301 010 00x -- 5 10 2

Clement, Smith (5), Nunez (7), Borland (8) and Redmond, Greene (6); Lohse, Romero (5), Hawkins (7), Guardado (8), Jackson (9) and Pierzynski, Valentin (6). W--Lohse. L--Clement. Sv--Jackson.