ARCHIVE April 4, 2026
April 4, 2026 · AL Cent

Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins

April 4, 2026Target FieldCloudy 39°F · 14 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
3-5
7
vs
HOME
Minnesota Twins
3-5
1

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz hit by pitch. Chandler Simpson scores. Ben Williamson to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd. TB 1, MIN 0
T2 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Ben Williamson scores. Richie Palacios scores. Yandy Díaz to 3rd. TB 3, MIN 0
B2 Brooks Lee Brooks Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Matt Wallner scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Brooks Lee to 2nd. Fielding error by center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 3, MIN 1
T3 Ben Williamson Ben Williamson grounds into a double play, shortstop Brooks Lee to second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Josh Bell. Cedric Mullins scores. Chandler Simpson out at 2nd. Ben Williamson out at 1st. TB 4, MIN 1
T5 Ben Williamson Ben Williamson singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Cedric Mullins scores. TB 5, MIN 1
T5 Hunter Feduccia Hunter Feduccia singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Wallner. Ben Williamson scores. TB 6, MIN 1
T8 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder James Outman. Richie Palacios scores. TB 7, MIN 1

Box score

  123456789 R
TB 031020010 7
MIN 010000000 1

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Rays AWAY 7

Steven Matz started for Rays, leaving with a 6–1 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Steven Matz Starter 6.0 97 1 8 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Steven Matz threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 49 51% 5 10 12 14 8
    Changeup 31 32% 3 3 4 18 3
    Curveball 12 12% 1 5 1 4 1
    Slider 5 5% 0 0 2 3 0
  • Cole Sulser Middle 2.0 35 0 3
  • Mason Englert Middle 1.0 14 0 1
Twins HOME 1

Mick Abel started for Twins, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Taylor Rogers took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Mick Abel Starter 4.0 84 4 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Mick Abel threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 64% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 36 43% 4 7 12 10 3
    Curveball 17 20% 1 1 5 9 1
    Slider 12 14% 0 4 0 4 4
    Changeup 11 13% 1 1 2 4 3
    Sweeper 5 6% 1 0 0 2 2
    Sinker 3 4% 0 0 0 2 1
  • Taylor Rogers Setup 1.0 23 2 0
  • Anthony Banda Setup 1.0 15 0 1
  • Zak Kent Reliever 2.0 34 1 0
  • Cody Laweryson Middle 1.0 9 0 1

Where the game turned

1 run Top 2nd · off Abel
  • Díaz HBP (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Yandy Díaz DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 .424 .500 .697 1.197 3B
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 0 1 2 0 3 .242 .333 .485 .818 2B
Jake Fraley RF 2 0 0 0 3 0 .278 .381 .444 .825
Junior Caminero 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .378 .290 .668
Cedric Mullins CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .133 .156 .167 .323 2 SB
Chandler Simpson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .414 .469 .483 .952
Ben Williamson SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 .286 .310 .321 .631 SB
Hunter Feduccia C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Richie Palacios 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 .100 .357 .100 .457 SB
HOME · MIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Austin Martin LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .450 .214 .664
Luke Keaschall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .219 .257 .250 .507
Josh Bell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .382 .577 .959
Matt Wallner RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .156 .229 .344 .573
Ryan Jeffers DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .375 .300 .675
Victor Caratini C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .320 .227 .547
Royce Lewis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .310 .500 .810
Brooks Lee SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .188 .235 .188 .423
James Outman CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .111 .000 .111

Pitching lines

AWAY · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Steven Matz 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 97 4.09 W
Cole Sulser 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 35 5.06
Mason Englert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 12.00
HOME · MIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Mick Abel 4.0 6 4 4 3 3 0 84 11.05 L
Taylor Rogers 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 23 5.40
Anthony Banda 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.08
Zak Kent 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 34 4.91
Cody Laweryson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8.10

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 1.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 2.8 R
HOME · MIN
Derek Shelton
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · TB
3-7 L1 -5 run diff
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HOME · MIN
7-3 L1 +22 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.