On Thursday, Carlos Santana and the Minnesota Twins (75-63) face Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays (68-70), with first pitch scheduled for 💜1:10 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field.
The article below will give you everyt♛hing you need to watch Minnesota take on Tampa Bay.
When is Twins vs. Rays and when does it start?
Where to watch Twins vs. Rays
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Twins vs. Rays Game Preview
These squads meet again after the Rays’ 2-1 victory over the Twins Tuesday. Jeffrey Springs (6.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 K) registered the win for the Rays. Josh Lowe went 1-for-3 to lead the team on offense. David Festa (5.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 7 K) took the loss on the mound for the Twins.
Twins Stats, Odds & Insights
The Twins have a 59-35 record in games they were favored on the m✱oneyline (winning 62.8% of thos♔e games).
Minnesota averages🌠 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in baseball with 166 tota♏l home runs.
The Twins are sixth in MLB, slugging .424.
Minnesota has the 17th-ranke🍃d team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
Pitchers for the Twins combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.188)♋.
Rays Stats, Odds & Insights
The Rays have won 32, or 45.7%, of the 70 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Tampa Bay has hit just 127 homღers t𝓀his season, which ranks 28th in the majors.
The Rays🥀 rank 28th in the majors with a .368 team slugging percentag✅e.
Tampa Bay 👍has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the m🌠ajors this season.
The Rays h♋ave a combined WHIP of just 1.232 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball⛎ this season.
Twins Starter Recent Performance: Pablo Lopez
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Blue Jays | Aug. 30 | 7.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| vs. Cardinals | Aug. 24 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| at Rangers | Aug. 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| vs. Royals | Aug. 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| at Cubs | Aug. 6 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Rays Starter Recent Performance: Taj Bradley
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Padres | Aug. 30 | 2.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| at Dodgers | Aug. 24 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| at Athletics | Aug. 19 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| vs. Astros | Aug. 12 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| at Cardinals | Aug. 7 | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Twins Key Players to Watch
Pablo Lopez (13-8) takes the mound for the Twins in his 28th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.05 ERA in 155 2/3 innings pitched, with 164 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Saturday, the right-hand🦂er tossed 7 🦹2/3 scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays while surrendering six hits.
In 27 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 4.05 ERA and 9.5 s🐻trikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .241 to opposing hitters.
Santana has been key for Minnesota with 105 hits, an ꦑOBP of .326 plus a slugging percentage of .421.
Willi Castro’s batting average of .251 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
Jose Miranda has colle🗹cted 107 base hits, an OBP of .339 and a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays’ Taj Bradley (6-9) will make his 21st start of the season.
The right-hander gave up eight earned runs and allowed eight hits in 2 1/3 innings pitchedཧ against the San Diego Padres on Friday.
The 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.35 and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings with an opp🔥onent batt♛ing average of .234 in 20 games this season.
Diaz leads the Rays with 59 runs batted in while putting up a team-best battin𝓰g average of .274.
Christopher Morel has shown his power ꧃as he paces his team with🧜 21 home runs.
Brandon L☂owe has 19 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 31 walks wh��ile hitting .244.
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