Tag Archives: Knutson Cup

The New What Next: Rays vs. Twins, Part Two ― A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins are both still fringe contenders in the American League Wildcard race, and neither can afford to lose a series. The Rays will try to push their four-game home win streak to five at the expense of the Twins when they open a three-game series against Minnesota, beginning Tuesday.

Rays Spring Training Update, Day 12: Rays Beat Twins, 2-1

The Tampa Bay Rays logged their first win of the Grapefruit League season Friday, edging out the Minnesota Twins by a 2-1 score. If you’re keeping count, the Rays are 1-0 in this year’s Knutson Classic. Jake Odorizzi started the game and worked a scoreless inning, Steven Souza racked up his first RBI as a Ray — the first of many — and Kevin Kiermaier got another assist in his second consecutive game. A few highlights follow.

Rays Spring Training Update, Day 10; Spring Opener, Alex Cobb Opening Day Starter, Longoria Hitting Cleanup, Etc

The Tampa Bay Rays concluded the bulk of their pre-Grapefruit League action, full squad workouts ahead of Thursday’s Spring Training opener against the Minnesota Twins. Yes, friends, the Knutson Cup starts early this year. Asdrubal Cabrera returned to the fold after being sent home the day previous with stomach virus like symptoms. And while there wasn’t much of a buzz regarding Wednesday’s shortened workout, there is quite a buzz ahead of Thursday’s game. I’ll delve into that below.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Twins — A Series Preview of Sorts

Play resumes in the (symbolic) second half of the season, when the Tampa Bay Rays kickoff a three game series against the Minnesota Twins, at Target Field Friday. Neither the Rays nor the Twins were particularly happy with the first half of the season, and both will need strong starts following the All-Star Break to avoid irrelevancy.