Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Rays

90-57

5-4

Final

Twins

76-70

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
MIN	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4

Who won: Rays 5-4

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Target Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Twins 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Randy Arozarena went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays. Matt Wallner went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Sep 13

Rays top Twins 5-4 on Arozarena's 9th-inning homer to head into weekend series vs. Orioles

Randy Arozarena's bat has been relatively quiet for Tampa Bay since the All-Star break, and September has been a particularly slow month at the plate for the All-Star left fielder and 2021 American League Rookie of the Year.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 40-32 on the road; Twins 43-32 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · 3d ago

Fan interference denies Yankees of game-tying HR vs. Rays

Recap · 3d ago

Rays beat Yankees 4-3 for 3-game Division Series sweep behind Mesa homer, fan interference call

ESPN · 3d ago

Rays complete sweep of Yankees to advance to ALCS

ESPN · 3d ago

Rays' 'Clubhouse Tomahawk' leads new MLB postseason foods

Preview · 4d ago

Rays aim to sweep ALDS in Game 3 against Yankees

ESPN · Sep 29

Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Taj Bradley SP

Probable starter · 5-8, 5.59 ERA, 129 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Harold RamirezRF
4Isaac ParedesDH
5Curtis Mead3B
6Josh LoweRF
7Osleivis Basabe2B
8Christian BethancourtC
9Vidal BrujanSS

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Dallas Keuchel SP

Probable starter · 2-1, 5.97 ERA, 25 K, 1.67 WHIP

Lineup

1Edouard Julien2B
2Jorge PolancoDH
3Royce Lewis3B
4Max KeplerRF
5Alex Kirilloff1B
6Ryan JeffersC
7Willi CastroCF
8Matt WallnerLF
9Kyle FarmerSS

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Twins 3, Rays 2 (Sep 12)

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 18,342
Officials: Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)