MLB

Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays

· Major League Baseball
Minnesota Twins
30-25, 12-17 Away
Final
0 - 5
Tampa Bay Rays
28-27, 18-19 Home

Brandon Lowe, Junior Caminero hit 4th-inning home runs to lead Rays over Twins 5-0

Brandon Lowe belts a home run

Lowe led off the fourth with his 11th home run. Caminero hit his 10th with Jonathan Aranda aboard.

Aranda added an RBI single and the Rays' also scored on a balk. Lowe, Aranda and Caminero had two hits each. Chandler Simpson stole two bases for 16 this season.

Rasmussen (4-4) gave up a single to his former Oregon State teammate Trevor Larnach on the second pitch of the game. He also had a walk and a hit-by-pitch. He struck out five. Rasmussen won his third straight six-inning scoreless start. Edwin Uceta, Mason Montgomery and Connor Seabold completed the Rays' fifth shutout this season.

The Rays finished their homestand 7-2.

Pablo López (4-3) gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three. The loss was López’s first in five May starts. He had given up three homers all season before Wednesday.

The Twins finished with six singles, including 27-year-old rookie Carson McCusker's first MLB hit.

Key moment Uceta gave up consecutive singles to open the seventh inning but then retired the next three batters with Josh Lowe making a leaping catch of Royce Lewis' fly ball at the right-field wall for the third out.

Key stat Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to 11 games, one shy of his career high. He is 16 of 39 for a .410 average with four homers and six RBI during the streak.

Up next The Rays are at Houston on Thursday with Shane Baz (4-3, 4.94) pitching. The Astros hadn't announced a starter. The Twins are at Seattle on Friday with Zebby Matthews (0-1, 7.71) facing the Mariners' Bryan Woo (5-2, 2.40).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Lewis flied out to left.
9th Inning France to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Clemens struck out swinging.
9th Inning France singled to center.
9th Inning Lee grounded out to second.
9th Inning Seabold relieved Montgomery

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
6 Ground Balls 10
7 Strikeouts 7
0 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 8
1 Stolen Bases 3
1 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 5
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 31
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
21 Runners Left On Base 12
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
19 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
124 Pitches 140
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
6 Total Bases 14
34 Plate Appearances 34
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
0 Extra Base Hits 2
0.9 Runs Created 4.9
.188 Batting Average .258
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.188 Slugging Percentage .452
.063 Secondary Average .387
.235 On Base Percentage .324
.423 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .775
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
0.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.5
7.0 Batter Rating 35.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 15.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.65 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.12
.000 Isolated Power .194
0.14 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .088
-.125 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .129
0.0 Runs Produced 9.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 0.8
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
63.5 MLB Rating 84.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

George M. Steinbrenner Field

Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 8,372 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 38 21 .644 - L1
Cleveland 31 26 .544 6 W1
Minnesota 31 26 .544 6 L1
Kansas City 31 28 .525 7 W1
Chicago 18 40 .310 19.5 L2

2025 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 35 22 .614 - L2
Tampa Bay 30 28 .517 5.5 W1
Toronto 30 28 .517 5.5 W4
Boston 28 32 .467 8.5 L1
Baltimore 21 36 .368 14 W2
Full Standings