The Twins defeated the Rays 8-6 on Thursday night thanks to a pop-up off the bat of Jason Kubel that hit the catwalk at Tropicana Field. The pop-up fell behind the pitcher's mound for what was the go-ahead single in the top of the ninth inning. "I'll take it," Kubel said. "Get a run in, that's all that matters. Anyway it works. I'm happy with that." Tampa Bay had scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally before Minnesota's own rally. "At the last second, at the top, it hit the catwalk and dropped straight down," shortstop Jason Bartlett said. "Reid and I were both at the edge of the dirt right when it hit so I don't think anybody had a chance."