Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays
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Caminero and Aranda each homer twice as the Rays beat the Twins 6-2
Caminero hit his seventh of the year, a solo shot to center field in the second inning. He added a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 6-1.
Aranda's home runs came in the fourth and sixth innings. Chandler Simpson and Nick Fortes both scored runs.
Brooks Lee hit a home run for the Twins in the fifth.
Drew Rasmussen (2-0) threw 98 pitches and allowed one earned run over five innings. He finished with six strikeouts and a walk. Reliever Trevor Martin gave up a home run to Royce Lewis in the ninth, then hits to the next two batters before being pulled for Bryan Baker. Baker got the final three outs for his fifth save.
Twins starting pitcher Taj Bradley (3-1) took the mound in his first start against his former team. The Rays traded Bradley at the deadline last season. He pitched 6 1/3 innings and allowed six earned runs with seven hits, three walks and three strikeouts. Coming into the game, he had not given up a home run all season.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Larnach grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Buxton struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Gray grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Baker relieved Martin |
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9th Inning | Lee doubled to left, Wallner to third. |
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9th Inning | Wallner singled to right. |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 16 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 9 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 30 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 153 | Pitches | 110 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 20 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created | 6.5 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .233 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .472 | Slugging Percentage | .667 |
| .278 | Secondary Average | .567 |
| .289 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
| .762 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .970 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.3 |
| 27.0 | Batter Rating | 46.0 |
| 18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 7.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.03 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.24 |
| .222 | Isolated Power | .433 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .053 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| .028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .333 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 80.8 | MLB Rating | 92.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 14,476 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 15 | 13 | .536 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 14 | 14 | .500 | 1 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 12 | 15 | .444 | 2.5 | L4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.5 | W2 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 18 | 9 | .667 | - | W8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 11 | 15 | .423 | 6.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8 | W1 |


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