Rays at Twins 7/15/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/06/2019 at 4:29 PM ET

On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays conclude their four-game series on the road with the Minnesota Twins. The Rays lost their second straight game on Friday falling to the Twins 11-8. Nathan Eovaldi saw his record fall to 3-4 after allowing nine hits and eight runs over just 2 2/3 innings. Offensively, Jake Bauers belted a three-run home run for Tampa Bay.

The Minnesota win was its third straight and eighth in its last nine games. The 8-1 record followed a 1-8 road trip for the Twins. Joe Mauer hit a home run and knocked in four runs on the night. Jake Cave collected three hits and two RBIs and Robbie Grossman also had three hits in the game. Trevor Hildenberger won the game and is now 2-2 after striking out the side during the seventh.
Matt Duffy leads the Rays with a .311 batting average and a team high 95 hits. C.J. Cron leads the team in home runs with 18, while Wilson Ramos leads in RBIs with 51. Tampa Bay has a team batting average of .252 while opposing hitters are averaging .226 at the plate against Rays pitching. Tampa Bay has not yet announced the starting pitcher for Sunday’s game.

Eddie Rosario leads the Twins with a .303 batting average and team highs in hits with 111, home runs with 19 and RBIs with 56. Minnesota has a team batting average of .238, while opposing hitters are averaging .255 at the plate against Twins pitching. Minnesota has not yet announced the starting pitcher for Sunday’s game.

The Twins have won the first two game of this series, but Tampa Bay has won 20 of the last 29 between the two teams in Minnesota and is 6-2 in its last 8 against teams from the AL Central. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay wins 7-4.

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