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Pablo López was touched up two home runs in the fourth inning, and that was all the home team needed to claim the three-game series 2-1.

Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit fourth-inning home runs, and Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in six innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over the Minnesota Twins 5-0.

TAMPA — The Rays’ season-high six-game winning streak ended with a 4-2 loss to the Twins Tuesday that dropped them back to .500. Taj Bradley gave the Rays (27-27) a solid seven-inning start but didn’t get much support from his teammates, who’d scored 20 runs and rapped 28 hits over the previous two games but managed only two and six Tuesday.

Nothing went well for the Minnesota Twins on Thursday as they were shut out 5-0 to wrap up a three-game series in Tampa Bay.

The Twins snapped Tampa Bay’s six-game winning streak after Joe Ryan permitted five hits and one run across six innings.

The Twins’ momentum that saw them get back in the American League Central race ended in sweltering Florida. Pablo López gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks while

Drew Rasmussen allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings on Wednesday, helping the Tampa Bay Rays take the series against the Minnesota Twins with a 5-0 win. He's now pitched 18 scoreless innings in a row.