Apr 4, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda (8) hits a two run double in opposition to the Minnesota Twins within the second inning at Goal Discipline. Necessary Credit score: Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Photos Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz drove in two runs apiece, and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night time in Minneapolis.
Ben Williamson and Hunter Feduccia added one RBI apiece for the Rays, who evened the three-game collection at one win apiece with the rubber match set for Sunday. Cedric Mullins and Chandler Simpson completed with two hits apiece.
Brooks Lee drove within the lone run for Minnesota. The Twins managed solely three hits, none of which went for additional bases.
Rays left-hander Steven Matz (2-0) allowed one run on two hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out eight.
Twins right-hander Mick Abel (0-2) surrendered 4 runs on six hits in 4 innings. He walked three and struck out three earlier than giving option to the bullpen.
The Rays jumped to a 2-0 lead within the high of the second as Abel struggled early along with his command. He hit Richie Palacios with a pitch to load the bases, after which he plunked Diaz to herald the primary run. Aranda ripped a two-run double within the subsequent at-bat to make it 3-0.
Matt Wallner led off the underside of the second with a single and scored later within the inning on an error after Lee’s single to middle. That reduce the Twins’ deficit to 3-1.
The Rays added a run within the third to go forward 4-1. Mullins led off the inning with a bunt single earlier than stealing second, advancing to 3rd on a single by Simpson and scoring on a double-play groundout by Williamson.
Within the fifth, Tampa Bay scored two extra runs to extend its result in 6-1. Williamson ripped an RBI single to attain Mullins, and Feduccia hit an RBI single to proper to attain Williamson.
Diaz added an RBI triple within the eighth to extend the Rays’ result in 7-1. It was his first triple of the season and the eighth of his 10-year profession.
–Discipline Stage Media
