Twins and Rays meet, winner claims 3-game series

Tampa Bay Rays (3-5) vs. Minnesota Twins (3-5)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, three strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, two strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -116, Rays -104; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Minnesota went 70-92 overall and 38-43 in home games a season ago. The Twins averaged 8.0 hits per game in the 2025 season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.

Tampa Bay went 77-85 overall and 36-45 in road games a season ago. The Rays slugged .401 as a team last season with 2.7 extra base hits per game.

INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (forearm), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (hip), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (oblique)

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