The Minnesota Twins (74-62) will visit the Tampa Bay Rays (67-69), Monday at 6:50 p.m. ET, in the opener of a four-Game series.
The Twins (-111 moneyline odds to win) and the Rays (-109) will meet in a projected tight contest. The Twins will give the ball to Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) versus the Rays and Zack Littell (5-8).
The Twins won their last game against the Blue Jays yesterday by a 4-3 score. Royce Lewis went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively. Griffin Jax picked up the win on the strength of one inning, giving up two earned runs on one hit.
The Rays suffered a 4-3 loss to the Padres yesterday. Yandy Diaz (1-for-2) led the way offensively, while Manuel Rodriguez took the loss on the mound after going one inning, giving up one earned run on one hit.
Prepare for the Twins vs. Rays with what you need to know before Monday’s game, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Twins (-111, bet $111 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rays (-109, bet $109 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, September 2, 2024
- Game Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- The Twins have been favorites in 92 games this season and won 56 (60.9%) of those contests.
- Minnesota has a record of 56-35, a 61.5% win rate, when favored by -111 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The Twins have a 52.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 69 of 136 chances this season.
- The Twins have an ATS record of 64-71-0 in 135 games with a spread this season.
Simeon Woods Richardson (Twins probable starter)
- Richardson makes the start for the Twins, his 24th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.85 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 117 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, the righty threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- The 23-year-old has amassed a 3.85 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .228 to his opponents.
- Richardson has seven quality starts this season.
- Richardson enters this matchup with 14 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Rays offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 1044 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 527 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 28th in home runs (126) in all of MLB.
- Head-to-head against the Rays this season, Richardson has thrown six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out six.
Twins batting stats
- The Twins rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 163 home runs.
- Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .425 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- The Twins’ .252 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
- Minnesota has scored 652 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Twins have an OBP of .321 this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- Minnesota has shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (eight) among MLB offenses.
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have won in 31, or 45.6%, of the 68 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Tampa Bay has a mark of 31-37 in contests where bookmakers favor it by -109 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Rays have an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 62 of its 136 opportunities.
- In 135 games with a line this season, the Rays have a mark of 73-62-0 against the spread.
Zack Littell (Rays probable starter)
- Littell gets the start for the Rays, his 25th of the season. He is 5-8 with a 3.89 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 129 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out came on Wednesday, Aug. 14 against the Houston Astros, when the righty threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing only one hit.
- In 24 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.89, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .278 against him.
- Littell has registered eight quality starts this season.
- Littell will try to prolong a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per appearance).
- He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will take the mound against a Twins team that is hitting .252 as a unit (ninth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .425 (sixth in the league) with 163 total home runs (10th in MLB play).
- Head-to-head against the Twins this season, Littell has thrown five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out five.
Rays batting stats
- The Rays have hit 126 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB play.
- This season, Tampa Bay has the third-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.369).
- The Rays are 27th in MLB with a .230 batting average.
- Tampa Bay is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.9 runs per game (527 total).
- The Rays rank 20th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .306.
