Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/2/24, 12:24 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 9/2/24 at 12:44 PM in MLB Picks

The Twins won the series decider against the Blue Jays 4-3 and will now face another series against the Rays, where they will continue a few more games without the services of Correa and Buxton who are both on the 10-day injured list. This will be the Twins' first series in September and will decide whether or not the team will go to the playoffs when they face the Royals, Guardians and Red Sox in key series.

Betting sites for this first game perceive it to be extremely close as the Rays are very slight favorites and game total is set at 7.5. The Rays have not won 3 games in a row since May and Cash believes that by sweeping the Twins the playoffs are still within reach. In his words the Rays manager said "It's a big four games for us"

Wood Richardson is the Twins' scheduled starter to open the series, he had won in consecutive starts before coming up empty in the last one. Three of Wood Richardson's last five starts have yielded 14+ runs between the two teams. The right-hander has already faced the Rays this season at Target Field, where he held them to 2 ER in 6 innings of pitching, but the Rays ended up winning that game 7-6.