Here’s hoping for some Saturday baseball.
First Pitch: 1:10 pm CDT
TV: Twins.TV / ~ / Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM
Game 89: Rays at Twins
The vibes ran high on the Fourth of July (from a baseball sense), with Harrison Bader breaking two deadlocks — homering to start the scoring, and homering again in the ninth to end it. Now, the Twins have a chance on Saturday afternoon to clean up a series against the Tampa Bay Rays, a chance to keep their home record running strong, and a chance to win a game which is going to be started by…
Tomorrow’s #MNTwins starter is listed as tba in the game notes but there’s a locker for Travis Adams so you can probably do the math as easily as I can.
— Matthew Leach (@matthewhleach.bsky.social) 2025-07-04T16:25:13.857Z
Well, he may not officially start — MLB.com currently has Cole Sands listed as part of an opener/bulk situation — but opportunity has officially knocked for the 25-year-old former 6th-rounder out of California State. With 19 outings (five starts and three saves) in St. Paul this year, Adams has a 3.68 ERA, 2.8 BB/9 to 8.2 K/9, and has only allowed three homers in over sixty innings.
In the wake of Bailey Ober’s much-awaited IL stint (hip impingement), Adams will be the latest in a recent line of Minnesota pitching pipeline debuts to keep an eye on, even if his appearance is only due to Derek Falvey running out of all other internal options.
Of course, all this depends on the game actually getting started on time today. Thunderstorms are due for the metro right around first pitch, with a few hours of rain in the forecast threatening outdoor summer events beyond just those scheduled to take place at Target Field. We’ll keep an eye on the weather; with Tampa Bay done with the Twins after tomorrow, there is plenty of incentive to get the game in even if it takes until this evening.
GO TWINS GO!