ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Miguel Sano hit the highest pop-fly ever at Tropicana Field before sending two other balls deep into the left-field seats.Sano homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins took two of three in a series between the teams with the ALs worst records by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday.It was really fun to hit the home runs and help the team to win the series, Sano said through a translator. Im going to keep on doing my job.Sano put the Twins up 3-1 on a three-run shot off Matt Andriese in the third and added a solo drive during the ninth against Ryan Garton. The blasts were estimated at 425- and 419-feet, respectively.Sano also became the first player to hit a ball off the roof at Tropicana Field, which opened in 1998, in the first when his pop fly hit 210 feet above the playing surface before being caught by third baseman Evan Longoria.I looked up and the ball kind of disappeared, Andriese said. I wasnt too sure exactly where it went but Longo kept his eye on it, so thats cool.The Twins have won eight of 11.Its fun to get on a roll and find a way to win some games, Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said.Kyle Gibson (4-6) gave up two runs, six hits and walked four over five innings to get his first win over Tampa Bay after four losses. Brandon Kintzler, the Twins fourth reliever, pitched the ninth for his ninth save.Nick Franklin and Longoria homered for the Rays. Longoria has seven homers in seven games against Minnesota this season.Andriese (6-3) allowed three runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings.Brian Dozier extended his career-high hitting streak to 16 games with a single in the seventh and later scored to make it 4-2 on Max Keplers sacrifice fly.Kepler had two hits and also made a diving catch in right field during the seventh to take a hit away from Logan Forsythe.A-RODS FINALEThe Rays upcoming six-game road trip includes New York slugger Alex Rodriguezs final game Friday night at Yankee Stadium. Tampa Bay OF Steven Souza Jr. said A-Rod was one his favorite players growing up. I know it hasnt been the season that David Ortiz is having this year with his send-off, Souza said. But the way he played the game, PED or not, he was extremely talented and so hopefully we can send him off with a thank you for a great career.MOLLYS TAKEMolitor said Rodriguez had an incredible run and has numbers among the best of all-time. 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NEW YORK -- The WNBA playoffs are ready to start with their own version of March Madness. Well sort of.The league changed the playoff format this season, adopting single-elimination games in the first two rounds before going to a best-of-five series in the semifinals.Im excited for it, said Los Angeles Sparks coach Brian Agler. No one knows yet how it will work out, but it should be exciting.The Sparks and Minnesota Lynx have byes until the semifinals after posting the top two records in the leagues 20th season. Minnesota will try to become the WNBAs first repeat champion since Los Angeles did it in 2001-02. Thats the last time the Sparks won a title, a skid they hope to end this season.Here are a few things to look for when the postseason begins Wednesday with the Atlanta Dream hosting the Seattle Storm and the Indiana Fever taking on the Phoenix Mercury:INJURY STATUS: Elena Delle Donne is sidelined after having surgery on her right thumb last week. The Sky have found ways to win without their star, clinching the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye. It might be difficult for Chicago to make a deep run without the 2015 WNBA MVP. ... New York has been beset by injuries toward the end of the season. Tanisha Wright (knee) played a few games before the regular season ended. Kiah Stokes hasnt played since Aug. 26 because of a hip injury. Shoni Schimmel also has been out with a concussion. The Liberty need to be healthy to have a chance to make it to the Finals.SUSPENDED: TThe WNBA handed out a one-game suspension to Atlantas Tiffany Hayes for accruing her seventh technical foul in the Dreams regular season finale on Sunday.dddddddddddd Under league rules, a player is automatically suspended one game when that number of technical is reached. The count is reset for the playoffs with a player receiving a suspension for a fourth technical in the playoffs.CURTAIN CALL: The stellar careers of Swin Cash , Tamika Catchings and Penny Taylor will end at some point over the next month. All three hope it will come after winning another WNBA Championship. Catchings and Taylor will square off on Wednesday when the Indiana Fever host the Phoenix Mercury in the opening round.Catchings won her lone title in 2012 while Cash won in 2003, 2006 and 2010. Taylor helped the Mercury to championships in 2007, 2009 and 2014.POSTSEASON SUCCESS: Breanna Stewart only lost one game in the postseason in college and that came in the Big East tournament her freshman year. She was a perfect 24 for 24 in the NCAA Tournament to lead UConn to four consecutive national championships. She hopes to continue that in the pros.I like the format, Stewart said after the Storms last trip to New York. Every game for us lately has felt like a playoff game because we needed to win to get in.---Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg ' ' '
