Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Twins

31-32

2-4

Final

Rays

46-19

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 4-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-0. The Rays outscored the Twins 3-1 in the 4th inning. Harold Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins.

Recap · Jun 9

Rays sweep Twins 4-2 to extend win streak to 6 games, now 46-19 on the season

Minnesota starter Bailey Ober retired all nine batters he faced through three innings against the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
Twins 13-18 on the road; Rays 29-6 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 146 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1Willi CastroRF
2Alex Kirilloff1B
3Jorge PolancoDH
4Carlos CorreaSS
5Trevor LarnachLF
6Royce Lewis3B
7Max KeplerRF
8Christian VazquezC
9Michael A. TaylorCF

Rays1st in AL East

Yonny Chirinos SP

Probable starter · 5-5, 5.40 ERA, 53 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Josh LoweRF
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Luke Raley1B
5Harold RamirezDH
6Isaac Paredes3B
7Taylor Walls2B
8Christian BethancourtC
9Manuel MargotCF

The series

TB wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Rays 2, Twins 1 (Jun 7)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 12,584
Officials: Chris Segal (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), Jeff Nelson (Second Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Third Base Umpire)