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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL East

Minnesota Twins 2, Tampa Bay Rays 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score47
Minnesota Twins
70–78 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 47
2
2–4
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
89–59 · 1st AL East · T-Score 62
4
T-Score62
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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 62–47 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Simeon Woods Richardson RHP
Simeon Woods Richardson
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.68
210th
WHIP
1.76
209th
K/9
5.45
212th
BB/9
5.05
201st
P-Score24i
FIP
5.83
HR/9
1.50
164th
OPS/R
0.950
IP
66.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA6.42
Road ERA6.96
Last 5 starts
TB
Griffin Jax RHP
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.99
95th
WHIP
1.24
77th
K/9
9.33
51st
BB/9
2.99
97th
P-Score52i
FIP
3.96
HR/9
1.36
140th
OPS/R
0.669
IP
99.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.14
Road ERA3.83
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Jax strikes out 3.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Jax owns the lower FIP, 3.96 to 5.83.
·Jax allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.24 WHIP compared with 1.76.
·Richardson carries a 6.96 road ERA, compared with Jax's 4.14 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricRichardsonJaxNote
ERA−16191Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP5.833.96
WAR-0.51.0Season value.

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%87.6
Changeup23%91.0
Sinker22%95.4
Four-seam18%96.0
Curveball9%84.9
Cutter3%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs RHP (Griffin Jax)
7th
in MLB
0.743OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Simeon Woods Richardson)
4th
in MLB
0.755OPS
.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
+16420th
Run differential
+22811th
70–78 Record89–59
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (0–0)
Tampa Bay Rays (0–0)
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 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.