Tampa Bay Rays Vs. Minnesota Twins. Sep/3/2024 FULL GAME Highlights TODAY | MLB Season 2024

League Baseball game and Jeffrey Springs is on the mound for the rids Jeffrey Springs Home Furniture starting pitcher making his seventh start of the Season he missed majority of the Year recovering from Tommy John's surgery he had it after his third start last year but he's a guy that likes to move the ball all over the plate has not thrown more than 90 pitches five pitch mix I'm a twins hitter I eliminate that cutter you see he throws that 2% of the time but that four seam fast ball and that change up he likes to throw that around 74 75% of the times ran Jeffers has one leadoff home run this season that came at Target Field against Carlos rodon and the Yankees back in April and Springs to Jeffers and the first pitch is a strike and that's where Springs is going to be around 90 mph yeah that's where he sits I think uh he's coming off Tommy John surgery so I think he's still trying to get settled in and he's still trying to regain his his fast ball strength and and uh hasn't been stretched out totally yet but fast ball sits between 89 and 90 mph Springs has been really good here at home in fact the raise of one each of springs' last 11 home starts has a really good change up as the fast B at 91 misses ey I say he has a good change up historically yes still trying to find the FI for that pitch so far this year as opposing teams are slugging 500 off that change up so far and there's a fast ball at Jeffers he might have been thinking change up there the fast B locked him up one out yeah definitely think Ryan Jeffers was sitting off speed you tell right there by the way he took that fast ball fast ball inside S I think he was sitting change up all all along as we said with Royce Lewis last night swinging more at the first pitch than he ever has before and stays on that same plan and fouls a knee high pass ball back for strike one that swing resulted in an RBI double in the opening opening inning last night you like to see that from him especially with guys in scoring position you know you're probably going to get a wrinkle if you're him change up reaching and Pops it up Logan Driscoll catching his big league debut he was working on that play that exact play with the Chucks machine out early on today and second batter in tested and made the play near the net the raay defensively tonight brought to you by Ford Jose Siri back with the team after an excused absence away from the club last night Jose cavero at short stop fighting it at the plate but he is a menace on the base pass he has great speed and Driscoll his big league debut catching Springs tonight two down and now Jose Miranda batting 13 tonight Miranda is the DH was two hits last night as that one will work its way [Music] foul Miranda has done more damage I'm sorry dard more to righties than to lefties of his nine home runs surprisingly only two have come against left hand pitch yeah I think that's what makes him so valuable as a player you're Rocco you can you can play him against righties or lefties I think his approach never it never waivers you know he stays up through the middle of the field short compact swing as well similar to to Brooks Lee to shallow right Morell racing over in the second baseman makes the play and Jonathan aond to the first baseman in his zip pocket but Yi Diaz hit lead off last night Christopher Morel has that honor tonight and David fest's first pitch has popped up and this one towards the roof and this one will land in the stands behind the plate home furniture starting pitcher David Festa making his ninth start of the Season he's done a beautiful job stepping in for a lot of injured pitchers in in in the rotation for the twins three- pitch mix fast ball slider change up electric arm once again he's filled in perfect for the twins slider usage has been up as of late he's coming off a real really good start against the Atlanta Braves now the one-1 pitch and there's 94 up and inside I love that report from Audra a moment ago about pesta had that slider usage used it heavily against the Braves and mainly to righties he said that's my best pitch against righties yep that's his that's his number one pitch is that slider and then he'll back it up with that four seam fast ball and I would say that's definitely his out pitch B in big situations that that's his best pitch trying to come back down 3-1 against Morell and this one's fouled back there's 94 ran it in and we'll see if the slider comes into play good note here opponents are 0 for their last 15 when the atat ends on a Festa slider sharply hit and a base hit off the fast for and Morell now two for five in the series a leadoff single to begin the night for Tampa twins defensively here tonight right field Michael Helman his big league debut of the age of 28 K farmers at second base Brooks Lee key swing late last night Roy Lewis at third Ry Jeffers behind the plate it's rookie Michael Helman 11th round pick out of Texas A&M in 2018 Brandon La sends it to left in the ballpark for Austin Martin and there's out number one holding in first base is [Music] Morell let's go on the driver seat brought to you by Hyundai and as dard mentioned a chance to look at the number one Prospect in the game right now at Junior Camero Dylan Cruz Walker Jenkins of the twins on that list and Monero only 21 years old we've been talking a lot about Matt walner and how the ball comes off his Bat and it sounds totally different well Junior commero he's the guy for the Rays where the bat the ball just comes off his Bat and it sounds totally different and he drives the ball all all over the field over his last 10 games an average exit velocity of 94.7 so he's doing a lot of damage when he touches the ball on the barrel was originally in the Guardians organization then Cleveland sent cero Tampa Bay's way in 2021 made the final out last night Durant able to strike him out with a breaking ball to end it there's a change up and it's a one-w count Festa with the change up to righties has allowed only two hits all year but one of those two hits a home [Music] run check on Morell and the tag applied 10 Morell is back in safely Tampa Bay will run but Morel just one stolen base with his new team plenty of Team Speed as the lineup thickens here against Festa tonight R stays and the onew hit to right and a chance here for Helman two down sure Big League debut yes you can't wait for that at bat but you want a chance in a Fly ball right in the opening inning oh yeah you want you want to find that you want the ball to find you just to kind of get yourself settled in within the ball game I'm sure he has a lot of jitters um but yeah getting the easy routine Fly ball to start the game now help hopefully help settle him in two down for Josh low we saw on right field last night he's in left field tonight multi- hit games in five of his last seven he had two more hits last night with a run scored and a tough out against the twins look at that note 12 career games in 333 off twins pitching on two love those two pitches right there first pitch change up caught him off off balance a little bit and he doubled up with the fast ball right after that same location really good execution right there from Festa yeah he did change up fast ball change up keeping the ball away from low and that'll get fouled Fest has some great numbers by the way his last seven games covering six starts limiting opposing batters to a 193 average and his erra over that span seven games six starts in the very low [Music] threes [Music] heing Morel enhances that lead a bit more takes off and now stops and the onew is outside with two ball two strike count probably a good thing he stopped right there fast ball Up and Away that would been a perfect pitch for Jeffers to make a make a good throw got him on a change up down and away so the leadoff hit leads to nothing and David fesa picks up strikeout number one tonight and his 20th strike out this season third so very small sample as he unloads to left down the line deep in the corner stay fair that ball is fair and gone Carlos Santana there's hit number one here in September there you go I like the reverse psychology right there Cory his 19th home run and the twins take a one- nothing lead you know what I I got to give credit to the crew in the truck I had somebody in my ear just told me a second ago that Carlos Santana was going to go deep first pitch right here what does he do he goes deep I can't take credit for that what a swing for from him that would be producer extraordinaire Rick poo that call tonight s was going to go deep and now Kyle farmer picks up his first ever hit at Tropicana Field as we talked about with Trevor plof on the pregame show farmer three career games at the trop was open for three but first we focus on Santana fastball middle in he said he was not looking for a change up I'm not sitting on that I'm going to be aggressive look for that fast ball in which is where Jeffree strings likes to attack he likes to throw that fast ball in Carlo Santana ready for it and now that's nine straight games with the Home Run for the twins against Tampa Bay and then you said Kyle farmer never had a hit here again three career games though but picked up his first ever base hit at the trop and now Brooks Lee homard from this side of the plate last night think 3113 that guys left-handed pitching as Springs misses high and now a two ball no strike count we heard audre during the pregame show as she spoke with Brooks before the game about his right-handed swing his left-handed swing even before he got hurt that's fouled back and we were around him when Lee he was so upset with his left-handed swing these were his words that my left-handed swing is called trash wow trash before he got hurt pretty good last night uh yeah I mean even before he got yeah before he got hurt I mean I saw nothing but Bas hits up through the middle of the field from his left side he said his left side of Swing was was trash before yeah I mean Ju Just as he was starting he was trying to find the swing here to begin well his first you know few games he was an RBI machine but then after the first 7 10 games he said yeah my left-handed swing it's not there right now well if that's trash I'll take that I'll take a trash 270 hitter from the left hand left side and Chase the change up there and spring strikes out his second Twin tonight one down nicely executed change up or slider I should say from Jeffrey Springs that ball just fell off the table in terms of run value the slider has been springs' best pitch so far yeah I think he's still trying to get a feel for that change up um in 2022 that that was his Goto pitch and I I I think I still think that's his that that's that's his number one pitch but like you said you know early on like I think that slider that that's been a little bit more effective he's been throwing that pitch on the inside corner but that change up that that's his that's that's a pitch that he wants to perfect I think once he gets that third too to Second and they get the lead man in Farmer Runner goes and the pitch aside throw to second base and Castro is safe this from the twins I think Roco talked about a little bit during his pregame hit as far as not having as much thump in the lineup today so they might have to be a little bit more aggressive on the bases so home runs bangs this one to center field Jose Siri though is there makes the play but if the Rays indeed line up a lefty look out Festa and this one lined past to lunging far and a lead off single for Johnny Duca that was smoked right up Runner goes and the pitch is a ball and Jeffers just kind of bobbled that ball in his right hand two balls and no strikes on Jonathan Ronda and Carlos Santana will take it to the bag for the out cabier with a lot of speed you got Johnny Luca with a lot of speed so got to Prof Festa and Jeffers now ooh that almost looked like a yep right on [Applause] Cube again the 2-2 lost his Bat and this is rolled fou still two and two catching tonight and takes down good month of August in the minor leagues roll to the will throw out Driscoll and Festa leaves fors the hole sliding stop made by K long throw and it's in take a look at this play to from our t- Mobile coverage Camp yeah that was a heck of a play right here for brooksley you got to tip your to to Mr Miranda earlier tonight as to Castro I think he's made our transmission truck outside that's why Willie and there's strike three out there Austin Martin worked to walk are are trying to be aggressive so that was an emergency hack right there rolled out to Third and cero throws on Martin to end the inning for the opposing offense second time through and there's a base hit to right center for cero and the lead off man is on plan he executed it that's what we're talking about right there with David fer Camero very short lead at first and the 01 for it if you're a hitter you have to be B he peppered him outside with fast balls and change up just put his glove on the ground and that's what Jeffers wanted Runner stays and the 3-2 ball four so 61 slug near 700 but he was able to job second time through the lineup twins trying to see if the Rays have anything on here he shows bun and pokes it foul behind the plate and man they haven't been scoring many runs so run scoring per contest and there's a change up popped up Lewis makes the catch there's a key out one away arrow and the Rays and twins are tied in one here in the fourth inning Theo he struck out his first time throw to third base and not in time good timing from Josh right there after a a botch play one and0 the count on ciero good bouncing it check swing did he no up Ronda runs and the pitch chop told him to catch the tag and they got him at the plate infield in Conta speed over there as well so now he knew he had to get rid of that that ball quick in a [Music] hurry one upop right side it kicks away from Santana into right rounding third is Ronda and he will score the throw gets away into def his first error and the Rays take a one run lead drive to Carlos Santana ball that ate him up a little bit and you see on helman's throw he was thinking about now one just need to base it up the middle scores popped up behind the pl two on Siri got him on a slider and tonight hoping to see a big leag first this backhanded by marwell long throw and it's missed at first base by aronda Michael Helman he's dealt with a lot of injuries a lot of adversity and you see him here for Helman this year and now Ryan Jeffers Jeffers is season as Jeffers sends this one to Right Center Siri helman's going to tag and now gold and he be kept on going dard he's at second base his series throw was nowhere Ops against left-handed pitching entering plate tonight o and that one nearly Lewis [Music] tonight in team history this one to right Duca back Duca with play near the wall and helmet factor which studies home runs at each ballpark in the game anding it's tougher to hit home runs in this ballpark than it is straightway Center Field 404 JS out the left Center yeah 2011 when the Rays won the wild card or clinched the wild Helman stays the 1-1 Miranda Siri in and Siri makes the play lead on cero yeah I totally agree definitely had to labor last inning get his team back in the Dugout up to 76 has a single and he's grounded out tonight just miss then one-run games and there strike right before just missed you see morel [Music] L Castro Martin back it's going to be Castro home runs 46 St bases it's crazy wani by the way break outs tonight three on the slider two on many times Santana do up to begin the sixth inning struck him out with a high fast ball Jeffrey Springs first time he has worked into the sixth inning it hard to Jose cabier out and Jonathan Randa another good [Applause] play yeah seriously H somebody Z for two tonight and I think the guy last night oh boy yeah that guy eyes up from David Fester keeping the twins in the ball game tonight beginning with Josh low strike one no earned runs he has a three walked and struck out tonight one ball two strikes Bullpen Martin we'll see that one land fou the big league club both Trevor Richard and Caleb BOS to Steven ogre remember then there's always not always but there's a path to still find your way spot makes sense you know Cleveland did that last year because he was claimed September this was last year Bas H to right for Josh low field bar misses low ball one 16 of their last 26 games and in probably a bit more than he planned on just because the lack of run scoring that's to score runs and you know talked about it a little bit yesterday as far as Ops and they've had to rely on you know manufa and we've seen these guys as well over the last two days you know and there's strike one remember three and two nobody out struck him out so is one for two with an RBI single a delayed reaction I got a good Vantage Point soon as that ball check out the runner and stays and the pitch is C fell that's has one hit the second here at Tropicana and I remember losing a ball in the light so it's out number two as Ronda strikes to Raco and Michael tonin will come in to face the race short stop as he's going to take off he does and Jeffers throw to second base is not in time it was only a matter of time before low was going to try and swipe second yeah that was right on Q and toning you position I think Rocco I think he breaking ball look out pull foul nine last night down two and two the count B three TNS struck came out with about four strikeouts and a couple free passes guys audre th normally in the starter role but coming off an injury similar to 6 to 98 mph he has been a guy that's thrown 0 and two on Castro to third backhanded by konero close play and beats Castro by world championship team that featured so many big Leaguers that larik coming off the there 99 good for him good got him chased that cutter in the dirt picked up by Drisco land executing a 3-2 cutter down in the zone no roster move was made so Kepler is swing it a Fly ball to center field playable and the inning is over a 1 two 3 S and Michael toen out for the eighth inning seventh inning gra opposite up SC High towards the grp here at the trop and JY both on sliders as that at 25 last year I'm talking to you Fielder turn on a pitch eye open so even David fer ouch of the race center fielder [Music] that might it's a threat to run if you're wondering that so worth keeping an eye on that's one for Johnny Duca Runner stays as Morel takes a check on Siri and lunges back in safely go here takes off big jump go to second base is play right there Jose Siri with a good jump Sim talk aware of that he's he's got to look at him right now he stays and the 02 check swing no swing got him running a fast now in a one-run game smack to left Center back he'll make the play to end the inning yeah that's what you come to expect from these two teams this time the position players take charge is Jeff run value on his two seamer and a plus two run value on his C Pirates Mets Cubs Linea lead off useta see Kyle Snider coming out you got the pinch H her but if they wanted to run for Santana with nobody out at a one-run game we were talking about this earlier as far as you know playing Kepler can come back tomorrow or over the next couple of days that change up that useta likes to go to see that ball just fell off the table and whiff rate as well hook to right center field and that's Ray think Brooks Lee is going to bunt this is the first time since the third oh and two Lee strikes out at 95 so a big see us seta chro he's Z for three and down a normally puts the ball in play Lee made the first out run to Brooks Le last night coming in to face Vasquez five pitch mix he does a good job at hiding the ball lovees that sweeper and that slider Two on Two Out top nine one-run game strike [Applause] one outed to short Taylor woles blance throws ball game over Tampa B he's the twins 2-1 to even this series in a game of piece the Rays have won three of the first five over the twins in all five games decided by one run