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Rays down Twins as Pena hits ninth HR (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Jeff Niemann kept the Minnesota Twins guessing into the sixth inning and Carlos Pena hit his majors-leading ninth home run, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-1 victory Monday night. Niemann (2-2) gave up just three hits and one run in 5 2-3 innings and the bullpen didn't allow a hit the rest of the way for the defending AL champions, who are off to an identical start as last season (8-12) before...