Twins vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into your seats, folks, because the Minnesota Twins are gearing up to clash with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field today! It’s a midday showdown with the first pitch hurling at 01:10PM EST, and both teams are looking to climb up those American League rankings. The Twins, just a few swings behind in the conference, are stepping onto the Rays’ turf, who recently showed their sting with a solid win. With the betting lines drawn and the over/under teasing a tight game, today’s matchup promises some serious scoreboard watching. The forecast? A partly cloudy sky with a breeze just enough to keep the flags dancing and the players cool. So, will the Twins mine a victory, or will the Rays shine at home? It’s all set for a clash where only the sharpest will twin—it out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 05, 2024 01:10PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the E at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 87.1° with 82% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	MIN ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-132	+110	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-150	+126	7.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-18	+16	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

139W-170L

60.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

191W-124L

40.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/18/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+5.5
06/18/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	7	Over	+5.5
06/19/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-2.5
06/19/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-2.5
06/20/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+5.5
06/20/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	6	Over	+5.5
09/02/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+1.5
09/02/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+1.5
09/03/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-4.5
09/03/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-4.5
09/04/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Over	+5.5
09/04/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+5.5
06/06/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	0	Under	-0.5
06/06/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Under	-0.5
06/07/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-4.5
06/07/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-4.5
06/08/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	2	Under	-1.5
06/08/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-1.5
09/11/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+3.5
09/11/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Over	+3.5
09/12/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-2.5
09/12/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-2.5
09/13/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+1.5
09/13/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	4	Over	+1.5

Twins Vs Over/Under

Rays Vs Over/Under

Pablo Lopez

ERA 4.047 | IP 155.7 | 13.0W-8.0L | KO 164.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-30-24	vsTOR	0-2W	7.7	6	0	3	Under
08-24-24	vsSTL	0-6W	7.0	4	0	9	Under
08-18-24	@TEX	5-6L	6.0	6	0	3	Over
08-12-24	vsKC	3-8W	6.0	6	3	5	Over
08-06-24	@CHC	3-7L	5.0	7	4	2	Over
07-31-24	@NYM	8-3W	6.0	3	2	7	Over
07-26-24	@DET	9-3W	7.0	6	2	7	Over
07-20-24	vsMIL	8-4L	7.0	4	1	7	Over
07-10-24	@CWS	3-2W	5.0	4	2	5	Under
07-05-24	vsHOU	13-12L	5.0	8	6	6	Over

Jacob Lopez

ERA 5.226 | IP 10.3 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 8.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-30-24	vsSD	13-5L	2.3	8	8	2	Over
08-24-24	@LAD	9-8W	6.0	7	6	5	Over
08-19-24	@OAK	0-3L	6.0	5	3	2	Under
08-12-24	vsHOU	6-1L	4.3	8	6	6	Push
08-07-24	@STL	2-5L	4.7	9	5	3	Push
07-31-24	vsMIA	6-2L	5.0	4	4	6	Over
07-25-24	@TOR	13-0W	6.0	2	0	7	Over
07-20-24	@NYY	9-1W	7.0	1	0	5	Over
07-12-24	vsCLE	0-2W	7.0	5	0	8	Under
07-06-24	@TEX	3-4L	6.0	5	2	5	Push
08-25-24	@LAD	1-3L	5.0	2	1	6	Under
05-05-24	vsNYM	6-7W	1.3	0	1	1	Over
04-30-24	@MIL	2-8L	3.0	3	5	1	Over
04-19-24	@NYY	3-5L	1.0	0	0	0	Over
10-01-23	@TOR	12-8W	5.3	8	6	4	Over
08-23-23	vsCOL	5-6W	3.0	2	0	1	Over
08-19-23	@LAA	18-4W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
08-14-23	@SF	10-2W	3.0	3	1	2	Over

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/06	vs TB	4-9L	11	2	Over
09/05	vs TB	1-2L	6	1	Under
09/04	vs TB	5-4W	10	2	Over
09/03	@ TOR	4-3W	6	1	Push
09/02	@ TOR	0-15L	4	0	Over
09/01	@ TOR	2-0W	4	0	Under
08/30	@ ATL	1-5L	7	0	Under
08/29	@ ATL	6-8L	14	0	Over
08/28	@ ATL	6-10L	9	2	Over
08/27	@ STL	2-3L	6	1	Under
08/26	@ STL	6-0W	9	3	Under
08/25	@ STL	1-6L	5	0	Push
08/23	vs SD	11-4W	18	1	Over
08/22	vs SD	5-7L	13	1	Over
08/21	vs SD	3-5L	5	0	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/06	@ MIN	9-4W	9	1	Over
09/05	@ MIN	2-1W	6	0	Under
09/04	@ MIN	4-5L	10	1	Over
09/03	@ SD	3-4L	4	0	Push
09/02	@ SD	11-4W	13	1	Over
09/01	@ SD	5-13L	10	1	Over
08/30	vs SEA	2-6L	6	1	Over
08/29	vs SEA	3-2W	8	2	Under
08/28	vs SEA	1-5L	2	1	Under
08/27	vs LAD	1-3L	5	1	Under
08/26	vs LAD	9-8W	15	2	Over
08/25	vs LAD	3-7L	8	2	Over
08/24	vs OAK	1-3L	6	0	Under
08/23	vs OAK	4-2W	7	1	Under
08/22	vs OAK	1-0W	3	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Carlos Santana	8.0	10.6	0.240	0.430	0.378	0.808	0.327	0.045
#2 Royce Lewis	8.9	12.0	0.259	0.547	0.358	0.906	0.366	0.075
#3 Matt Wallner	8.3	11.1	0.266	0.557	0.456	1.013	0.398	0.063
#4 Jose Miranda	7.3	9.3	0.301	0.470	0.367	0.837	0.344	0.025
#5 Trevor Larnach	6.5	8.7	0.251	0.448	0.365	0.813	0.330	0.050
#6 Ryan Jeffers	7.1	9.5	0.236	0.462	0.359	0.821	0.334	0.057
#7 Willi Castro	6.6	8.7	0.253	0.399	0.381	0.780	0.318	0.022
#8 Brooks Lee	5.3	6.8	0.261	0.369	0.342	0.712	0.293	0.027
#9 Edouard Julien	6.0	7.8	0.220	0.350	0.368	0.717	0.292	0.031

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	7.1	9.1	0.278	0.412	0.370	0.782	0.320	0.026
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.6	10.1	0.244	0.463	0.360	0.823	0.334	0.048
#3 Junior Caminero	7.2	9.4	0.263	0.447	0.395	0.842	0.339	0.039
#4 Josh Lowe	7.3	9.3	0.252	0.427	0.339	0.766	0.314	0.033
#5 Christopher Morel	6.3	8.3	0.194	0.339	0.341	0.680	0.280	0.041
#6 Dylan Carlson	5.6	7.4	0.203	0.284	0.325	0.609	0.255	0.015
#7 Jonny DeLuca	4.9	6.3	0.197	0.314	0.288	0.602	0.251	0.018
#8 Jacob Lopez	3.1	6.2	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#8 Ben Rortvedt	4.7	6.2	0.241	0.329	0.373	0.703	0.288	0.012
#9 Jose Caballero	4.9	6.3	0.230	0.364	0.310	0.674	0.281	0.023

Twins Notable Injuries

Joe Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 7.6
Byron Buxton OUT (OF): Avg: 0.275 SLG:0.528 Last game: 08/14/24. Impact: 3.6
Manuel Margot OUT (OF): Avg: 0.246 SLG:0.344 Last game: 09/02/24. Impact: 1.8

Rays Notable Injuries

Pete Fairbanks OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 1.0
Colin Poche OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 0.6