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Art Deco · 05-01-2026, 12:07 PM

Not much to play for with the division and the top seed clinched but the Rays still took 2 of 3 from the Twins.

Tampa Bay jumped out to a 5-1 lead on a trio of homers and hung on to beat Minnesota 5-4. Rogelio Fitzgerald smacked a pair and drove in three, giving him 31 HR and 103 RBI as a Ray and 39 and 119 overall and Ruben CerilloWillis Ramirez went solo (#9) while Danny Morales (12-11) was excellent at 6 3 1 1 0 8. But Tiko Kadare gave up 3 runs in the 7th so Eric Lewis needed to close it out for save #31 despite putting the first two men on in the 9th.

The Rays rode the longball again in the second game, getting all of their runs on homers in a 6-3 win over the Twins for their 100th win of the season. Jeremy Begley led off the game with #22, Tony Fisher (#19) and Danny Rodriguez (#22) went solo, and Isaac Gardener had the big blow with a 3-run shot (#5). Ruben Cerrillo (16-7) was in good form at 6 3 3 1 3 5 and Jose Rodriguez got the call in the 9th for his 3rd Rays save and 26th overall.

Brad Paquette struggled and a desperate 9th-inning rally fell short as Minnesota took the finale 6-4. Coming off one of his best games of the season the righty didn't have it today, dropping to 11-10 after a rough 5 8 6 5 3 1 outing. Jeremy Begley led off with a homer again (#23), and in the 9th down 6-2 Justin Blackwell belted a 2-run blast (#19) and they loaded the bases after that but Victor Gonzalez struck out to end the game.

Team record: 100-55. Next up: We begin the final week of the season with 4 games at home against Boston.

Playoff Race Update: In the AL the Rays and Royals have their divisions in hand while the Rangers are 2 up on the Angels in the West. The wild card race is tight with the Angels 2 up on the Yankees and Twins for WC1 but lurking behind those two is Tampa Bay playoff nemesis Houston a game behind. The NL has three division races with the Mets 1 1/2 up on Washington in the East, El Paso 1 up on St. Louis in the Central, and San Diego 2 1/2 up on Colorado in the West. Colorado and Washington (or the teams they're chasing in the division) are locks for WC1 and WC2 but WC3 is up for grabs with Atlanta 1 1/2 up on the Dodgers and 2 on St. Louis. El Paso will need to hold off St. Louis to really have any playoff chance.

05-01-2026, 12:07 PM	#1647
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,906	September 21-23, 2040: vs Minnesota (3) Not much to play for with the division and the top seed clinched but the Rays still took 2 of 3 from the Twins. Tampa Bay jumped out to a 5-1 lead on a trio of homers and hung on to beat Minnesota 5-4. Rogelio Fitzgerald smacked a pair and drove in three, giving him 31 HR and 103 RBI as a Ray and 39 and 119 overall and Ruben CerilloWillis Ramirez went solo (#9) while Danny Morales (12-11) was excellent at 6 3 1 1 0 8. But Tiko Kadare gave up 3 runs in the 7th so Eric Lewis needed to close it out for save #31 despite putting the first two men on in the 9th. The Rays rode the longball again in the second game, getting all of their runs on homers in a 6-3 win over the Twins for their 100th win of the season. Jeremy Begley led off the game with #22, Tony Fisher (#19) and Danny Rodriguez (#22) went solo, and Isaac Gardener had the big blow with a 3-run shot (#5). Ruben Cerrillo (16-7) was in good form at 6 3 3 1 3 5 and Jose Rodriguez got the call in the 9th for his 3rd Rays save and 26th overall. Brad Paquette struggled and a desperate 9th-inning rally fell short as Minnesota took the finale 6-4. Coming off one of his best games of the season the righty didn't have it today, dropping to 11-10 after a rough 5 8 6 5 3 1 outing. Jeremy Begley led off with a homer again (#23), and in the 9th down 6-2 Justin Blackwell belted a 2-run blast (#19) and they loaded the bases after that but Victor Gonzalez struck out to end the game. Team record: 100-55. Next up: We begin the final week of the season with 4 games at home against Boston. Playoff Race Update: In the AL the Rays and Royals have their divisions in hand while the Rangers are 2 up on the Angels in the West. The wild card race is tight with the Angels 2 up on the Yankees and Twins for WC1 but lurking behind those two is Tampa Bay playoff nemesis Houston a game behind. The NL has three division races with the Mets 1 1/2 up on Washington in the East, El Paso 1 up on St. Louis in the Central, and San Diego 2 1/2 up on Colorado in the West. Colorado and Washington (or the teams they're chasing in the division) are locks for WC1 and WC2 but WC3 is up for grabs with Atlanta 1 1/2 up on the Dodgers and 2 on St. Louis. El Paso will need to hold off St. Louis to really have any playoff chance.