The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday for the first of three games. Tampa Bay defeated the Oakland Athletics on Sunday 8-2 to earn a split of the four-game series on the road against the A’s. Travis d’Arnaud hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs, while Austin Meadows smacked a bases-loaded double that knocked in three runs.
Minnesota lost on Sunday to Kansas City 6-1. Starter Michael Pineda fell to 4-4 with the loss giving up eight hits and pitching just five innings. Minnesota hitters gave little support to Pineda stranding 11 runners. Jorge Polanco extended his on-base streak to 36 straight games for the Twins with a single. Luis Arraez collected four hits in the loss for Minnesota. Austin Meadows leads the Rays with a .304 batting average. Brandon Lowe leads in home runs with 15 and RBIs with 46. Tampa Bay is averaging .259 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .222. On Tuesday, the Rays will send Blake Snell to the mound. The southpaw is 4-6 with an ERA of 4.40, 101 Ks and 28 BBs.
Jorge Polanco leads Minnesota with a .326 batting average and in hits with 98. Eddie Rosario leads in home runs with 20 and RBIs with 57. Minnesota has a .271 batting average while opponents are batting .248. On Tuesday, the Twins will send Kyle Gibson to the mound. The right-hander is 7-4 with an ERA of 4.18, 80 Ks and 22 BBs.
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Minnesota has won 4 of the last 5 meetings between the two. The Twins have won 12 of Gibson’s last 17 starts, 4 of the right-hander’s last 5 starts at home, and each of their hurler’s last 6 starts when pitching on 5 days rest. Tampa Bay has lost each of Snell’s last 4 starts versus AL Central opponents and 5 of Snell’s last 7 starts on the road. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 6-2.
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