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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Minnesota's Bailey Ober retired all nine batters,through three innings against the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays. Then the umpires had him wash his hands after a foreign substance inspection before taking the mound in the fourth and before the inning was done the 6 foot 9 right-hander had lost his perfect game and lead as the Rays went on beat the slumping AL Central-leading Twins 4-2. Randy Arozarena walked with two outs in the fourth. Luke Raley had an RBI triple and Harold Ramírez hit a two-run shot on back-to-back pitches off Ober to put the Rays up 3-1. Ober said he had sweat and rosin on his hand,
