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Minnesota Twins 2, Tampa Bay Rays 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshotFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 28, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 40
2
2–4
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Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 51
4
T-Score51
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Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysJax owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 51–40 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

TB
Griffin Jax RHP
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
–
54th
WHIP
–
63rd
K/9
–
56th
BB/9
–
79th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
–
108th
OPS/R
–
IP
–
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Richardson averages 2.7 more innings per start.
·Richardson carries a 6.96 road ERA, compared with Jax's 3.45 mark at home.
·Jax holds a 31-point P-Score advantage, 55 to 24.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Richardson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam43%92.6
Splitter25%86.8
Slider22%86.0
Curveball10%76.8
Sinker0%91.7
Jax arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper25%87.5
Sinker23%95.3
Changeup23%90.8
Four-seam18%95.9
Curveball9%84.9
Cutter3%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs RHP (Griffin Jax)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Simeon Woods Richardson)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsMINMIN·TBTB
+38413th
Run differential
+38414th
77–85 Record98–64
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins Recent form unavailable
Tampa Bay Rays Recent form unavailable
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Simeon Woods Richardson is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Griffin Jax is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Simeon Woods Richardson is at 24; Griffin Jax is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.