April 3, 2026 9:16 am EDT
The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays clash in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Target Field, at 4:10 p.m. ET. Bailey Ober (0-0, 6.75 ERA) gets the start for the Twins, who are 2-4 this season and fourth in the AL Central. Joe Boyle (0-0, 3.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Rays, who are 2-4 and fourth in the AL East.
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Injury reportsTwins
David Festa: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Travis Adams: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Rays
Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Gavin Lux: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15 Day IL (Hip), Edwin Uceta: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back)
Stats to know
Minnesota’s Josh Bell has hit two home runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. He has also tallied five RBIs and has scored seven runs. In 25 plate appearances, he has recorded a .222 BA, .400 OBP and .667 SLG with a 20% walk rate and a 32% strikeout rate.
In 21 plate appearances, Royce Lewis is hitting .211/.286/.632 with a .917 OPS and one steal on one attempt. He has hit two long balls (13th in MLB), driven in three runs and scored five times.
Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz is slashing .429/.448/.679 this season with two home runs (13th in MLB), eight RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of 1.127 (16th in MLB). He has a 17.2% strikeout rate and a 3.4% walk rate in 29 plate appearances, and he has scored five total runs.
In 29 plate appearances, Jonathan Aranda has posted a 17.2% strikeout rate and a 17.2% walk rate while slashing .304/.414/.609 with two home runs (13th in MLB), five RBIs and four runs scored.
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