Jake Odorizzi took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in front of a tiny home crowd, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Lucas Duda homered and drove in both runs for the Rays, who improved to .500 on the season and got within two games of Minnesota for the second AL wild card.

Joe Mauer got the Twins' first hit _ and extended his hitting streak to 14 games _ with a grounder that caromed off second base with one out in the seventh. Odorizzi (8-7) was lifted for reliever Dan Jennings after striking out the next batter, Jorge Polanco.

The only other batter to reach base against Odorizzi was Eddie Rosario, who walked leading off the fifth.

The game was played before a crowd of 6,509, the smallest-ever announced attendance for a Rays home game. Nearly 400 fewer fans attended last Wednesday's relocated game between the Astros and Rangers at Tropicana Field.

Odorizzi won consecutive starts for the first time this season. The 27-year-old right-hander had been 1-3 with a 6.45 ERA in five starts since returning from the disabled list because of a lower back strain.

Duda hit his 27th homer this season in the fourth off Bartolo Colon (6-11). It was his 10th for the Rays, who acquired him from the New York Mets on July 28. Duda made it 2-0 with an RBI double in the sixth.

Making his 25th career start against Tampa Bay, Colon allowed two runs on five hits and struck out five in 6 2/3 innings.

Robbie Grossman homered in the ninth off Alex Colome, who finished the game for his AL-leading 42nd save in 47 opportunities.

DELAYED DEPARTURE

With Hurricane Irma expected to hit Florida over the weekend, the Rays have moved their flight for the weekend series in Boston from late Wednesday to Thursday afternoon. ``It's just to allow an extra night and an extra morning for guys to help their families and to get situated for whatever events occur,'' manager Kevin Cash said.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Twins: OF Robbie Grossman, who missed 18 games with a fractured left thumb, returned to the active roster after a rehab assignment.

Rays: RHP Chris Archer, who left Saturday's start with a stiff arm in the first inning, expects to throw a bullpen session Wednesday and hopes to return to the rotation over the weekend in Boston. ... 1B Logan Morrison was scratched from Tuesday's lineup because of illness.

UP NEXT

RHP Aaron Slegers gets his second major league start for the Twins in the series finale Wednesday against LHP Blake Snell, who is unbeaten (3-0) over his last seven starts.