Tied at 2 to start the frame, reliever Danny Farquhar (2-2) walked leadoff hitter Chris Gimenez. He made his way to third base on a sacrifice bunt and a groundout, and with Minnesota's 2016 home run leader due up, Rays manager Kevin Cash turned to Hunter, a key piece of the Tampa Bay bullpen this season.
The right-hander fell behind in the count 2-0, but instead of grooving one over the middle, Hunter threw a 96-mph fastball on the outer third of the plate. Dozier, known as a dead pull hitter, went with the pitch and hit it off the facing of the second deck in right-center to put the Twins on top.