Minnesota Twins (75-62, second in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (67-70, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:50 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (2-4, 4.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Rays: Jeffrey Springs (1-2, 3.67 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -115, Twins -106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay has a 67-70 record overall and a 35-37 record at home. The Rays have a 46-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Minnesota is 75-62 overall and 36-32 on the road. Twins hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the AL.
Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe has 19 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 49 RBI for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 12-for-39 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Ryan Jeffers ranks fourth on the Twins with 40 extra base hits (20 doubles and 20 home runs). Trevor Larnach is 11-for-32 with three doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .236 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Twins: 4-6, .226 batting average, 5.04 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Colin Poche: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Twins: Max Kepler: day-to-day (knee), Manuel Margot: 10-Day IL (groin), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Ryan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 60-Day IL (back), Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
