Twins vs. Rays Game Highlights (9/2/24) | MLB Highlights

tonight Tampa Bay and Minnesota kick off a crucial four game set that could clear up each team's playoff picture by the end of the week Zack latel getting the ball he was just activated off the injured list he's pitched really well for most of the season so it's good to have Zach back and he's going to be pitching against the team he broke into the big leagues with all the way back in 2018 ground ball backhanded at first by Brown and loud over to cover LEL that's out number one to get this thing going Trevor lck he was going to DH but with keper scratch with a bad knee lck stays in the lineup in the two slot but now was in left and good take there from lck and he draws a first inning one out walk Jose Miranda was going to play first base tonight now is starting at third shot right through that vacant hole into right field for a base hit leet checked up briefly and then advances down to Second so there's your first base hit it's Jose Miranda tell comes to him swing and a miss he struck him out he went up in the zone and fans walner on three pitches two men away but lck at second morand at first two out here is Roy Lewis pull Fair down the left field line off the bat of Royce Lewis lck will score easily Miranda will be held it's an RBI double for Lewis and the twins take a one- nothing lead there's the sound that we haven't heard in a while the ball sounds different when he gets it and and he got that one 107 off the bat and he turned on that first pitch and he roped a splitter into the left field corner and a high popup shallow right in and to his right goes Josh low says he'll take it and he does and latel works in and out of some trouble Simeon Woods Richardson making his 24th start of the Season he'll be coming out here today trying to bounce back from a tough start against Atlanta Braves 22 is popped up that's near the Rings foul territory near first Santana waiting for it makes the catch there's one away and sends this one to right in the ballpark for walner and quickly two now Junior cero starting the evening little over 260 with three home runs now and he takes low for ball four and he will be on base B get their first base runner with two out of the first for Josh low and the first pitch to him is lined at the right field and it lands in front of walner for a hit Cero's going to head for third walner throw is cut off at offline anyway single for low Ray's first hit and his Runners at first and third low is a threat to run at first base low runs pitches High throw it a second in the dirt and safe at second base and the TR is at second and third for the ray now Dylan Carlson saw the note acquired from St Louis quiet here the last a couple of weeks he's two for his last 28 swing line drive right center base hit to get the raise the lead Here Comes Cera to score and jelo right behind him Carlson with a two-run single and the Rays take a two to one lead both teams take advantage of the walk here in the first inning for the twins it led to their run and for the Rays it starts a two-run rally and as I mentioned Dylan was swinging it better yesterday and he followed it right up with a bullet up the middle nice to see that and Vasquez comes back he was down 02 and works a walk in the twins F2 on and walks were an issue boy were they ever for Tampa Bay yesterday and it's up to Trevor Ling crushed to right field deep this one towards the wall and that is gone cleared that ball and right Trevor lck a line drive home run and with one swing of the bat the twins are back on top it's 4-2 putting the boys back on top and you going to see this slider that just hung out over the middle of the plate and Trevor knows what to do with that you see him pull his hands inside and get the barrel to the baseball that ball got out of here in a hurry so it's going to be one of those games that ball comes off the bat there's nobody home and just drops it in ever so softly the Rays come right back and have an opportunity the lead off double Runner Bluffs pitch reached out popped up into shallow SEC right field the second baseman Julian's back out to grab it and that's out number one there's a popup near Third Base Jose Miranda into foul ground now drifting back fair and he makes the catch good job this one hit in the air right field walner breaking in on it walner makes the grab and there's the zero the Twins were looking for as Woods Richardson Works around that lead off bloop double Brandon L the board to lead off the inning second straight inning the rayer put the lead off man on konero got the first inning rally going for Tampa Bay work to two out walk and eventually scored on Carlson's two-run single swinging the ball line to the Gap in left Center and this is going to drop for a base hit and roll all the way to the wall L rounding third he's going to score easing in a second with a riby double Junior commero he's got one back for the ray pounding his fist in excitement it's a three a 43 game raised down to run that ball is I mean just reaches out and one hand it you know he's able to get the barrel to the baseball but he just kind of flips it and that ball just wouldn't come down I could not believe how far that carry but that speaks to his power that is the fourth walk for latel and after Kevin Clash saw his pitchers combin to walk 10 yesterday lel's walk four and not even four Innings complete tonight ground ball double play ball to short handled by wall shovels to second one morel's relay throw in the dirt but dug out by La it's a double play that goes 64 4 three the Rays get their first twin killing of the night and it's a man at third two out now for Minnesota lifting a Fly ball into center field and thec is there to make the catch well three pitches after the visit to the mound it's 4 to three the Rays have put the lead off hitter on base in three of the last four Innings now here's Taylor walls and he shows bunt pops it up caught by Santana we told you they try some things and walls a good bunter normally but that time a f nailed attempt and he popped it right to Carlos Santana big break for the twins Luca takes off swing and a miss throw down and they got him Julian taking the tag Roberto Ortiz called him out see what the Rays want to do here and they want to take a look the raids will look at this play Julian getting there and is challenging the alcohol second base that's close after review the call on the field is overturned the runner is safe B Cher ch it's Rocko Bal Deli will vacate the Dugout and Jorge ala up for the bullpen and Rocko will make the move right now and bring in the righty ala to face Brandon La struck came out at 98 so ala comes in Strikes Out low and the Rays leave the tying run 90 ft away the Rays have put the lead off man on base now in each of the last four Innings slow is struck out Carlson hit the Fly ball to right Christopher Morell step in looking for for his first hit of the night cinero still at first 32 and a line drive base hit that came off the fast ball up to second base konero moral is aboard with his first hit of the night Ray so far one for eight with runners in scoring position but that's been their Achilles heel all year 218 as a team only the white socks have a lower batting average with runners in scoring position and it's in there for a called strike three roett doesn't like it he argues with kapaza and he's going to want that pitch for his pitchers the argument on going but roett going to lose that one as alkala fans 2 and strands two and the score is fifth balls 0 for two popped out trying to bun his way on in the fourth inning High Fly ball right field walner going back B of the wall walner leaps walner makes the catch for out number two boy walner is a giant out there at 66 he's got the long arms and he needed every bit of that extension as he jumped up against the padded wall for a big out number two nice job Tampa's Bullpen has been spotless so far now cleer the Lefty facing Brooks Lee Brooks Lee now from the right side highing deep to left center field this one carrying near the wall jumping up and is going a home run Brooks Lee with a home run to the left of dead center his second base hit tonight is third of his big league career the twins add on Brooks Lee providing the twins with a little bit of insurance right here it's his first big league home run hitting right-handed his prior two came from the left side and Lee adds on Bullpen has been used heavily tonight been ala and RZ Jackson now two down here for Sans in the eighth inning the luk had a base hit and a steel back in the fourth inning Fly ball high and deep down the left side got a chance that's gone home run off the bat of Johnny Duca Johnny Duca with a two out solo Homer and the race four within one it's now a 5-4 ball game it's number five for Duca on the year and it makes it a one-run game Joan Durant looking for the save got it done yesterday has a onrun lead so two down and now cero has been on three times tonight pitch swung on and missed he struck him out and the twins will shake hands at the trout a big strike out for Durant and a huge win for the Minnesota Twins congratulations Roco Bal Deli managerial win number 450 and the twins improved to 75 and 62