Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays 9/4/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Minnesota Twins (58-76) will battle the Tampa Bay Rays (85-50) in a three-game weekend tournament at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 4:05 PM ET. Minnesota lost a short two-game set versus the Chicago Cubs after a 1-3 defeat in the series opener on Tuesday and a 0-3 shutout loss on Wednesday. The Twins earned their third straight losses after the team gave up Game 1 of a series versus the Tampa Bay Rays at 3-5 on Friday. Minnesota fell behind Tampa at 5-2 after the 5th frame and scored only one run in the 8th with five base hits resulting in their defeat. Starter Randy Dobnak lasted for 7.0 innings of work while giving away five earned runs on six hits and struck out two hitters of the Rays in the loss. Shortstop/2nd Baseman Jorge Polanco scored one run on a double and drove two RBIs in the losing effort. Catcher Ryan Jeffers acquired a one-run score on one hit with an RBI for the Twins.

Left-handed Pitcher Andrew Albers will be heading to the pitcher’s mound to start for Minnesota against the Rays in the second match of a weekend series on Saturday. The southpaw starter is 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA and struck out six batters while awarding two bases on balls in his MLB tour this year. Albers will be pitching in his second career start facing Tampa Bay.

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Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 9/4/2021

On the Tampa Bay side, the squad just split the four-game duel against the Boston Red Sox early this week. The Rays beat the Red Sox in the first two contests at 6-1 in the opener on Monday and 8-5 in Game 2 on Tuesday. However, Tampa surrendered the last two rounds at 2-3 on Wednesday with a 0-4 shutout loss in the finale on Thursday. The Tampa Bay Rays snapped a two-game losing streak after they shut down the Minnesota Twins in the opening match of a weekend series on Friday. Starting Pitcher Michael Wacha went 6.0 innings of play with two earned runs on three hits while striking out seven Minnesota batters in picking up the victory. Left Fielder Austin Meadows made a run on a double while driving one RBI in the winning effort. Designated Hitter Nelson Cruz and Center Fielder Kevin Kiermaier earned a one-run score on one hit with an RBI each for the Rays.

Tampa Bay right-hander Chris Archer will be climbing up the hill to start the second installment of a series versus the Twins on Saturday. In his pro baseball stint this year, the righty thrower is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA while striking out 16 strikeouts with three walks granted. In his career start with the Minnesota squad, Archer is 6-1 with a 2.40 ERA and struck out 66 hitters of the Twins.

Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB Pick for this match is Tampa Bay -160. Starting Pitcher Chris Archer of the Rays just played two games after returning from an injury that put the right-hander on the injured list. However, Tampa Bay won both contests started by Archer after giving away a combined two earned runs on five hits in pitching for six innings. The prediction: The Tampa Bay Rays will win at 7-3.

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