Trying to take the tilt this afternoon
First Pitch: 12:10 PM CT
TV: Twins.TV
Radio: TIBN
Know Thine Enemy: DRays Bay
Thus far in this series between the Minnesota Twins & the Tampa Bay Rays, the Twins have—like the biblical Jericho—seen the walls (especially that pesky one in left field) close in around them. The Rays even have a guy named Walls in the starting lineup tonight. That feels like cheating.
Any way you look at it, the Twins have seemingly battled the spectre of playing in a minor league facility more than anything Rays-related this week.
The Twins offense continues to putter along—15 runs in their last 5 contests—without the likes of Byron Buxton & Matt Wallner. Yet, rather remarkably, the squad hasn’t lost a series since dropping 3-of-4 to the Guardians (imagine that) as late April turned into early May.
That streak will be on the line today as Pablo Lopez looks to make the cross-country flight to Seattle after the game a jovial one.
