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Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins

Target Field, Minneapolis Twins Home Opener Final

Final score

The Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10–4 on Friday, April 3, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 4 98-64
at Minnesota Twins 10 77-85

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 3
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 10 7 0
  • W: Kody Funderburk (1-1)
  • L: Kevin Kelly (0-1)

Home runs

  • Minnesota Twins: Tristan Gray (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Tampa Bay Rays Nick Fortes doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Yandy Díaz scores. Junior Caminero scores. 2–0
Top 4th Tampa Bay Rays Ben Williamson doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Jake Fraley scores. 3–0
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Luke Keaschall scores. 3–1
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis reaches on a fielder's choice. Josh Bell scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Trevor Larnach to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop Carson Williams. 3–2
Bottom 4th Minnesota Twins Tristan Gray out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jake Fraley. Ryan Jeffers scores. Trevor Larnach to 3rd. 3–3
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Josh Bell singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. James Outman scores. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. 3–4
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Trevor Larnach walks. Luke Keaschall scores. Josh Bell to 3rd. Ryan Jeffers to 2nd. 3–5
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis walks. Josh Bell scores. Ryan Jeffers to 3rd. Austin Martin to 2nd. 3–6
Bottom 7th Minnesota Twins Tristan Gray hits a grand slam (1) to right field. Ryan Jeffers scores. Austin Martin scores. Royce Lewis scores. 3–10
Top 8th Tampa Bay Rays Cedric Mullins singles on a ground ball to center fielder James Outman. Nick Fortes scores. 4–10

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 .433
Ryan Vilade PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Junior Caminero 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .269
Jake Fraley RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .313
Jonny DeLuca RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Nick Fortes C 3 1 1 2 0 1 .348
Cedric Mullins CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .080
Ben Williamson 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .292
Chandler Simpson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .417
Carson Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .130
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 7
Pitcher
Joe Boyle 5.1 4 3 2 3 9 0 104 3.18
Hunter Bigge 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00
Kevin Kelly (L, 0-1) 0.1 2 6 5 2 1 0 33 27.00
Yoendrys Gómez 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 3.18

Minnesota Twins

Batter
Kody Clemens 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 .188
Byron Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154
James Outman CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Luke Keaschall 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 .214
Matt Wallner RF 5 0 0 0 0 5 .143
Josh Bell DH 5 2 2 2 0 2 .261
Ryan Jeffers C 3 2 2 0 0 1 .294
Trevor Larnach LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 .375
Austin Martin LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Royce Lewis 3B 2 1 0 2 2 0 .190
Tristan Gray SS 2 1 1 5 1 0 .364
Totals 32 10 7 10 6 12
Pitcher
Bailey Ober 4.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 82 6.75
Eric Orze 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 37 0.00
Justin Topa 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.08
Kody Funderburk (W, 1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50
Anthony Banda 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 2.70
Cody Laweryson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 11.57

Game info

Weather
38 degrees, Overcast
Wind
9 mph, In From LF
First pitch
4:07 PM
Time of game
3:07 (:57 delay)
Attendance
36,042
Umpires
Home Plate: Ryan Blakney, First Base: Nick Mahrley, Second Base: Marvin Hudson, Third Base: Tripp Gibson

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Minnesota Twins 10 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 7 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final (10) Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 4 Final Game page

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