Twins vs. Rays Game Highlights (9/4/24) | MLB Highlights

game three of this four game series you know the Rays they are six games out of that final American League wild card spot which the twins currently have the second American League wild card spot just a game ahead of Kansas City it's going to be Cole suer two games with the Rays at two and two3 his long against the San Diego Padres first career start and now Carlos Santana is coming up I pop on the right side foul ball and yand Diaz settles under it and tand is the first out of this game now Roy Lewis Royce Lewis having a good at bat seven pitches so far smacks this one to right field that will fall a base hit for Lewis on a slider so that lengthy at bat rewarded with a first inning one out single he's at first base and here's walner and he gets his man on the fast ball strikes out walner for the second out of the inning hitters don't like to get beat in so all of a sudden you get beat in with that cutter that opens up the door to the for seamer away with elevation now Jose Miranda rightand batter he pops the first pitch up into the air and a shallow right Lao out low in it'll be low in from right to make the play and retire to S Miranda gone on one pitch Ronnie Enriquez is the opener for Minnesota he's making his very first Big League start he thre a one two three inning getting yandi Diaz in the win two days ago and he'll at least begin the game against yandi today that's a lineer in right will drop for a base hit y's AB board to start things for the r offense Brandon allow Lewis will blow second for one the return from lead out in time I Chopper this will be tough Enriquez will plant fire to First and got him good play two down now Josh low this one hit right out Royce Lewis because of course it is he Scoops it up from a knee throws to first base and Enriquez job well done a scoreless first inning in his first Big League start that's Kevin Kelly out there on the hill for the Rays first wrinkle thrown into this ball game with both teams going with openers first pitch and allow for the second will make that play he'll face Christian Vasquez now with one out Vasquez strikes out two down couple quick outs four pitches he has a certain suddenness to his pitches I mean they just're they're on you it's late action whether it be arm side or glove side and there's ball four so Santana draws the walk and now Lewis and a cut Mo Lewis out on strikes two strikeouts in the inning for Kelly man left and there's one gone here in the fourth now Jose Miranda H hard to left and that's going to be a fair ball right on the line Miranda's going to round first base and he will make second without a throw so Miranda has a one out double here in the fourth inning Ryan Jeffers is one for his last 11 line to right field that's a base hit and holding a third base is Miranda as Josh low fires it back in So Jeffers goes the other way with a one out s single the twins have Runners at the corners here comes the switch hitting center fielder Willie Castro picked up the temple there little Quick Pitch and Castro strikes out with a Tempo completely changed here from Alexander yeah he did and he climbed the lad ladder with the fast ball and up comes Lefty Trevor lck to left Center and Johnny Duca ranging over makes the play and the twins at two on one out they do not score bottom of the fourth inning and we have already seen five different pitchers have one thing in common no earned runs on the board so far barin six up six down and the Rays men at the corners and one out in a scoreless game in the fourth and another move they throw it away that's going to give the r a run Brandon L scores cadero around second he's going to go to third the ball flying all over the field there and the Rays get a run out of that so Farland a throwing air and the Rays strike first is one nothing and Dela ground ball to short attempted backand and the throw will not be in time to ball loose cero went in on that slide to score the second R of the inning not the cleanest half inning of baseball here on the infield you can tell he knew he had to hurry up and he tried to catch the ball and throw it at the same time and he bobbled it and then almost made a a really nice throw but just out of the reach of Christian Vasquez another run for the race yeah look at the big man well he had quite a trip around the bases there some help from his teammates him down here's Dylan Carlson and The Bu third Bas side barehanded pickup but no place to go with that Miranda had moved way off the bag and toward the shortstop spot Carlson just took advantage of that vacancy over there he watched him do it as soon as he moves back to that position okay fine I'm just going to put it over there where you used to be see inning going moves the line up along brings up Jose cabero once again vling one pitch away from getting out of this inning swinging a hard hit ball toward the middle pass the diving lead and a left Center a hit rounding third coming home to Lua first to third on the play goes Dylan Carlson RBI single Jose ciero it's a three-run for it 3 nothing Tampa Bay did Jose cabier favor right there watch this curveball just hang right over the middle of the plate with two strikes I know Louis would like to have that pitch back there's another raay run keep it rolling here's Ben Rat Runner breaks off first to the ground ball to Second throw to the plate that's going to be loose the Rays pick up another run as Carlson crosses the plate ciero goes to Third and wardr winds up at second base sloppy I I mean this has been such a sloppy inning of defensive baseball by the Minnesota Twins that's a a play that Vasquez would like to make that's a play we've seen him make the defensive miscues continue the risers keep pouring it on and here is Taylor walls shooting one into Center two more runs will score as wal jumps on the first pitch it's a six run inning for the Tampa Bay Rays and the walls are crumbling all around Louis varland and the Minnesota Twins here in the Home Port Marin facing his ninth hitter here still just one out and a 20 count to yandi Diaz yandi shoots it into center field Castro's going to have to go back and that ball is gone home run to center field for yand Diaz the Rays have exploded here they've s nine men to the plate they have scored eight and Yi Diaz has just H his 13th home run of the year and the biggest inning of the year for the Rays and varlet had two dominant Innings and then frustration mistakes and the Rays knock him out here in the fourth inning and Lee is aboard to begin the fifth they got to earn those and here's Christian Vasquez sharple hit down at third out at second and out at first well that takes care of that so instead of two hits to start to start the inning you got a double play and now it's Santana's turn and he hits a high popup left center field Duca underneath it deluca's got it he makes the catch and the offensive futility continues for the Minnesota Twins Tyler Alexander back to work in the seventh he's going to face Kyle farmers and farmer crushes to left field this is back towards the seats and gone so farmer with his third the twins on the board it's 8 to one farmer say he's going to get his Tonight Like That Swing right there it's the 16th of the Season Kyle farmer coming off the bench ready to play that's part of his job right there that's crushed to right field Trevor lardic one hops the wall he will turn on his way to second base and make it standing so back to- back hard contact farmer Homer laric double and here's Brooks Lee as a pitch is looped in the air left field side over on the Run Carlson slides and makes the catch at the front of the warning track fires back to Second not in time well sometimes you you the opposition starts to build a little momentum you need a little help from your friends and how about this right here Dylan Carlson timing that perfectly and able to glove that ball on the slide just before it gets to the turf saves another run two out in the seventh inning as Tyler tries to limit the damage here Carlos Santana stands in Hammer to left down the line in the corner that is a fair ball and a home run Carlos Santana with a two-run homer to left his 20th that ties Ryan Jeffers for the team lead and the twins are within five so Santana a couple of home runs in this series 20 homers 60 knocked in Michael helmet first at bat tonight three Ray conver and it lands nobody took charge Helman never stopped running and he's at second base that that's just something that cannot happen and and the worst part is it goes down as a double and now Matt walner base hit to Right Center Helman will round third and he will score RBI single Matt walner when it was eight nothing folks is now 84 walner second in 28th RBI and Helman with that hustle reach second base and scores on walner single so the twins not going quietly the Run continues for Minnesota that is now what four straight hits for the twins all with two out here in the seventh here's Ryan Jeffers the designated hitter and the pitch and it's taken right down the middle for a called strike Jeffers out on strikes but nine twins bat in the seventh they score four they strand two the race but two on with nobody out the infield now in for Minnesota there's a Fly ball lifted into left Center hardik's going to make the catch and the tag at third ciero will cross the plate the Rays pick up an extra run a sacrifice Fly Taylor wall driv in another run here to make it 94 let's go raay chance starting last chance here Matt Walmer and he got this game is over a swing in a bid walner out on strikes yeah tough ball game for the twins tonight still had some good Abs from an offensive standpoint was able to bounce back a little bit but just not enough the Rays on top tonight