Tampa Bay Rays Twins Series Preview

Okay so the Tampa Bay Rays and the Twins began their series on Monday. They got it started with a bang. The Twins beat David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays 7-0. Brian Duensing threw a 6-hit shut out and the Twins tagged All Star David Price for 4 runs in his first four innings. Danny Valencia and Michael Cuddyer both hit huge home runs that made the game wide open. Duensing didn't need all that help, but the breathing room had to be nice.

Here's a look at the pitching matchups for the next two games (from ESPN):

Tuesday July 5th 8:10pm et

Tampa Bay

(47-38)

SP: Shields (8-5)

Minnesota

(37-46)

SP: Baker (6-5)

Wednesday July 6th 1:10pm ET

• TB: Davis (7-6)
• MIN: Liriano (5-7)

Twins Win 6-4 Last Night

The Minnesota Twins looked great last night. Sure, Brian Duensing only gave them 5 innings, but that was bound to happen considering he has been pitching so well as of late. The most surprising thing about his performance is that he walked four people since Duensing is known for his control.

"The great thing about baseball is you get to play every day," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We just turned the page."

The Twins got a huge go-ahead home run from Luke Hughes in the 5th inning and Matt Capps got his 12th save in 17 chances.

This game snapped the Twins' 6 game losing streak.

Scott Baker is on the hill tonight vs. Jorge De La Rosa. Buy Twins tickets with Ticket King today!