Rays win 5th straight as Ben Zobrist, Johnny Damon bury Twins in 9th

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    Johnny Damon just keeps getting big hits.

    Ben Zobrist led off the ninth with a tying home run and Damon ended the game with a two-out single, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

    Damon has the game-winning RBI in five consecutive games. The designated hitter has two walkoff hits -- including a two-run homer in the 10th inning of Thursday night's 4-3 win over Minnesota -- in the last three games.

    "I'm starting to get that comfortability with my teammates right now," Damon said. "They're counting on me, so being able to have that comfortability is great. I wouldn't be in that situation if my teammates didn't help me get there."

    Twins closer Joe Nathan (0-1) blew his second save of the series when Zobrist homered to tie the score at 3.

    B.J. Upton walked and stole second. Nathan was replaced by Jose Mijares after walking Casey Kotchman and getting a flyball from John Jaso.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310416130&teams=minnesota-twins-vs-tampa-bay-rays
     

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