Final Apr 2
TEX 1 +125 o8.5
CIN 0 -135 u8.5
Final Apr 2
PIT 4 -110 o7.0
TB 2 +102 u7.0
Final (11) Apr 2
KC 2 +109 o7.5
MIL 3 -118 u7.5
Final Apr 2
LAA 5 +128 o8.5
STL 12 -139 u8.5
Final Apr 2
MIN 6 -179 o7.0
CHW 1 +164 u7.0
Final Apr 2
WAS 2 -102 o8.5
TOR 4 -106 u8.5
Final Apr 2
CHC 10 +107 o8.5
ATH 2 -116 u8.5
Final Apr 2
CLE 2 +157 o7.5
SD 5 -171 u7.5
Final Apr 2
SF 6 +147 o7.5
HOU 3 -160 u7.5
Final Apr 2
DET 2 -118 o6.5
SEA 3 +109 u6.5
Final (11) Apr 2
NYM 6 -196 o8.5
MIA 5 +178 u8.5
Final Apr 2
BOS 3 -121 o7.5
BAL 0 +112 u7.5
Final Apr 2
COL 1 +270 o7.0
PHI 5 -305 u7.0
Final Apr 2
AZ 4 +128 o8.0
NYY 3 -139 u8.0
Final Apr 2
ATL 5 +195 o8.0
LAD 6 -215 u8.0

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay preview

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Last Meeting ( Sep 4, 2024 ) Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 9

The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays will close out their four-game series Thursday with a matinee affair in St. Petersburg, Fla., that will feature two top pitchers trending in opposite directions.

Tampa Bay (69-70) earned a season-series win, four games to two, by crafting its best inning of 2024 with eight runs during a scoreless game in the home half of the fourth on Wednesday.

The fourth-place American League East club sent 11 batters to the plate and notched five hits to take full control and go up 8-0.

Taylor Walls knocked in two runs while Ben Rortvedt, Jose Caballero and Jonny DeLuca plated one each. Yandy Diaz capped the scoring with a two-run, 423-foot homer to dead center.

"It's contagious," said Walls, who had a season-high three RBIs. "Seeing guys put together good at-bats and square balls up. It almost gives you this almost subconscious sense that you're going to do it soon."

The Twins (75-64) will look for a split of the series when manager Rocco Baldelli sends out Pablo Lopez (13-8, 4.05 ERA) for his 28th start in a season that has seen him set a career-high mark for victories.

The right-hander has heated up in the summer, recording five wins in his past seven starts dating back to a 9-3 win at the Detroit Tigers on July 26.

In that span, the Venezuelan hurler sported a 5-1 record and a 2.01 ERA. He did not allow a run to cross home plate in his past three starts -- a stretch of 20 2/3 innings.

In his previous start, a 2-0 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on "Pablo Day" for the fans in the Twin Cities, Lopez induced 13 groundouts with only three whiffs in 7 2/3 innings.

"We knew going into the game, there are some guys that refuse to strike out a lot," Lopez said. "But if you make good, quality pitches, you might have an opportunity to finish the at-bat quickly."

Added Baldelli: "Those type of outs can quicken the pace of the game up."

The 28-year-old staff ace has had a tough time with the Rays over his seven-year career. He is 1-3 with a 4.05 ERA in seven starts. The Rays have hit .235 with eight home runs against him.

If Thursday's matchup would have taken place a month ago, it would have fallen under the category of "marquee," but the struggles of Rays right-hander Taj Bradley prevent that.

The AL's Pitcher of the Month for July, Bradley (6-9, 4.35) was on a torrid pace then.

At his high point, the Los Angeles native was 6-4 with a 2.43 ERA after beating the Toronto Blue Jays 13-0 with six innings of two-hit, scoreless work on July 25.

In all, the 23-year-old pitcher was 3-1 with a 1.45 ERA and a .160 batting average against in five July starts.

However, Bradley's progress skidded to a halt as the calendar turned to August.

He faltered mightily in five starts and went 0-4 with a 10.41 ERA as batters churned out a .366 average.

In two career starts against the Twins, Bradley holds no record and a 5.06 ERA.

On June 19 in Minnesota, he yielded two runs on seven hits in six innings as the host Twins won 3-2.

--Field Level Media

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