{"id":662477,"date":"2026-04-04T09:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662477\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:02:17","slug":"tristan-grays-grand-slam-caps-big-7th-in-twins-defeat-of-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662477\/","title":{"rendered":"Tristan Gray’s grand slam caps big 7th in Twins’ defeat of Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AnTristan Gray’s towering grand slam ignites a 7-run 7th inning rally that propels the Twins to a home-opening victory over the Rays.Today in Tampa<\/p>\n

Tristan Gray belted a grand slam and drove in 5 runs as the Minnesota Twins scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to rally past the Tampa Bay Rays 10-4 on Friday in Minneapolis. Josh Bell and Royce Lewis also drove in 2 runs each for the Twins, who won their home opener after playing their first 6 games on the road.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Twins’ big 7th inning comeback win over the Rays in their home opener shows the team’s resilience and offensive firepower, which could be key factors in their pursuit of a division title this season.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The Rays jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Twins rallied to tie the game at 3-3 in the 4th inning. In the 7th, the Twins broke the game open with 7 runs, highlighted by Tristan Gray’s grand slam that put the game out of reach. The Twins’ bullpen limited the Rays to just 1 run over the final 5 innings to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Friday, April 4, 2026.The Twins scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to take control of the game.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Tristan Gray<\/p>\n

Twins outfielder who hit a grand slam in the 7th inning to key the Twins’ comeback win.<\/p>\n

Josh Bell<\/p>\n

Twins infielder who drove in 2 runs with a double in the 4th inning to help the Twins rally.<\/p>\n

Royce Lewis<\/p>\n

Twins infielder who drove in 2 runs with a fielder’s choice in the 4th inning to tie the game.<\/p>\n

Nick Fortes<\/p>\n

Rays catcher who hit a 2-run double in the 1st inning to give the Rays an early lead.<\/p>\n

Kody Funderburk<\/p>\n

Twins relief pitcher who got the win after retiring just 1 batter in the 7th inning.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew we had to keep battling and that our offense would come around. Tristan’s grand slam was a huge momentum shift for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rocco Baldelli, Twins Manager<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Twins and Rays will continue their 3-game series on Saturday afternoon at Target Field.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Twins’ come-from-behind victory showcased their offensive firepower and resilience, which will be key assets as they look to contend for the division title this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Tristan Gray’s towering grand slam ignites a 7-run 7th inning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2377],"tags":[5,4,297,2550,68,2551,2549],"class_list":{"0":"post-662477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-rays","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-rays","11":"tag-tampa-bay","12":"tag-tampa-bay-rays","13":"tag-tampabay","14":"tag-tampabayrays"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116345633888230360","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}