April 24, 2026Updated 12:15 pm EDT
The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins square off on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 2.75 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 13-11 this season and second in the AL East. Taj Bradley (3-0, 1.63 ERA) is starting for the Twins, who are 12-13 and third in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsRays
Gavin Lux: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Cleavinger: 15 Day IL (Calf), Mason Englert: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Edwin Uceta: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back), Michael Grove: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jake Fraley: day-to-day (Leg)
Twins
Cody Laweryson: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Mick Abel: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Travis Adams: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz is slashing .340/.426/.489 this season with three home runs, 18 RBIs (18th in MLB) and an OPS of .915. He has a 13% strikeout rate and a 9.3% walk rate in 108 plate appearances, and he has scored 13 total runs.
In 110 plate appearances, Junior Caminero has slashed .260/.345/.479 this season. He has hit six long balls and driven in 12 runs with a strikeout rate of 16.4% and a walk rate of 11.8%. He has come around to score 15 times.
Josh Bell has hit three home runs this season. He has also tallied 16 RBIs and has scored 18 runs. In 101 plate appearances, he has recorded a .253 BA, .347 OBP and .414 SLG with an 11.9% walk rate and a 17.8% strikeout rate.
In 75 plate appearances, Ryan Jeffers has posted an 18.7% strikeout rate and a 17.3% walk rate while slashing .267/.405/.483 with three home runs, 16 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
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