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2024 Twins Game Logs

2024 Game Log 138 – Twins at Rays

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Twins have played some decent baseball these last two games and looks like they are getting ready for a push these last 25 games with Royce Lewis has breaking out of his mini-slump, Brooks Lee back with the big club, Buxton in a rehab assignment. That little scuffling the past week or so has hurt the ability for the Twins to get past the Guardians but hopefully they can move into the playoffs with some momentum as the calendar has now turned to September.

The Rays with a rare off year in 2024 but they still play decent baseball. Jeffrey Springs on for Tampa and he is just returning after more than a year-long stint recovering from Tommy John surgery. Tonight will only be the 10th game he's pitched over the past two seasons. David Festa for the Twins and he's done well given his age and moving pretty quickly through the Twins' system. At this point he could be lights out or have a 9-run first inning. Let' hope for the former from this tall and skinny kid (24 years old, 6'6", 185lbs).

Game time at 5:50.

2024 Twins Game Logs

2024 Game Log 73 – Rays at Twins

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Tampa Bay Rays come into town and for once are just kind of scuffling along at 4 games under .500. With Yankees and Orioles having monster seasons and the rest of that division pretty competitive, probably no playoffs in sight. Will be interesting to see what the Rays do at the trade deadline (#evergreen). Twins on one of their upswings but this one finally has helped them make inroads within the division as they are only 0.5 game behind the Royals and 5.5 behind Guardians.

Aaron Civale for the Rays, and while a one strike out per inning guy, he's been fairly mediocre this year. Basically he's been a 5-inning, 6-hit guy all season and the Rays have lost the last five games he has started. Pablo Lopez for the Twins and I think mid-June is a good time to start that typical second hand Pablo Lopez surge.

As of 8:15 this morning, not sure if this game gets in as the forecast is for thunderstorms starting right around 5:00p.

Schedule first pitch at 6:40

2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game Log 145 – Rays at Twins

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Twins slow march to the Central Division title continues with a second game against the really good Tampa Bay Rays. Twins once again at 6 games over .500 after reaching a season high 8 games over on Saturday. Joe Ryan on the mound for the Twins. Former Twin Zach Little pitching for the Rays. My sources list Zach Little as a reliever so not sure if this is a bullpen game for the Rays. However, he did pitch 8 pretty solid innings last week so perhaps Little is being stretched out to be a starter.

Twins Magic Number now 11 for both Guardians and Tigers.

Game time 6:40.

2022 Twins Game Logs

Game 61: rays @ twins

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We're almost through what looked to be the scariest part of the schedule, and the Twins have done alright. Two of three in Toronto, one of three against the Yankees, and now one of one against Tampa.

The best part has been watching the offense come alive against some really good pitching. In the aforementioned games, they've knocked around Gausmann, Tailon, Nestor, and Cole. Those are some good pitchers.

Today, they get to face off against a guy making his 2022 debut. Unfortunately, the Rays get to face off against Chi Chi, which is.... suboptimal. Hopefully Joe Ryan and Bailey Over and Sonny Gray get back soon, because the rotation is in rough shape.

Go Twins!

2021 Twins Game Logs

Game 118: Twins v. Rays

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First team to 10 runs wins! That's been the series so far, with blowouts going both ways in the first two games.

Brent Rooker sure likes hitting against the Rays, huh? 6 for 9 in the first two games, with 2 homers, a double, and not a single strikeout. This after going 0 for 11 with 9 strikeouts in the previous series against the White Sox.

Luis Arraez just likes hitting against anyone. I feel like he's the one in the lineup that I watch and think "but how does he do that?" the most often. After hitting only .304 in June,  Arraez hit .373 in July and .417 so far in August.

Charlie Barnes starts for the Twins.  That hasn't gone great so far this year, but maybe this time will be different.

Luis Patiño goes for the Rays and he's had one good start out of four since joining the rotation about a month ago.

Looking at the most recent starts for these pitchers,  it just might end up being another race to 10 runs this afternoon.