MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/29/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 11126 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 4 10 1
Murray Helps Tampa Bay Take Wildcard Series Game 1
The Tampa Bay Rays downed the Minnesota Twins, 4-0, in Game 1 of the Wildcard Series. Kevin Murray was a key factor. He threw 6.2 innings of shutout ball. The win puts Tampa Bay up, 1-0, in the series.

Murray allowed no runs on 2 hits over 6.2 innings for the Rays. He walked 1 and struck out 7.

"Kevin was pounding the zone," said Tampa Bay manager Joey Cora.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Tropicana Field in Tampa.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Ruíz PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Y. Puig RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
A. Townsend DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
A. Cochran LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
S. Jordan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Jiménez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
R. Fernández 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
A. Martin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Cota CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Westerhout PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Rendon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0 2 9 18      
a - C. Westerhout pinch hit for J. Cota in the 8th
b - J. Ruíz pinch hit for L. Smith in the 8th
c - A. Rendon substituted for C. Westerhout in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Ruíz , A. Townsend , A. Cochran , J. Jiménez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fernández , A. Martin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rendon
Double Plays: 1 (Jordan-Smith-Fernández)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
O. Leme C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Engram DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
I. Ramírez 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
D. Mitchell 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 1
E. Cox LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
D. Veeck 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
D. Santos CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
A. Rondon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 3 1 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Ramírez (1, 7th Inning off D. Collins, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Cox (1, 7th Inning off J. Turner, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Davenport , O. Leme , J. Engram , I. Ramírez 4 , D. Mitchell 2 , E. Cox 2 , D. Veeck
2-out RBI: J. Engram , D. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cox , D. Veeck , D. Santos 2
GIDP: A. Rondon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Davenport (1)
CS: E. Cox (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Veeck
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Collins L (0-1) 6.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 22 94 1.50   
J. Turner 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 0.00   
R. Lewis 0.2 4 3 2 0 1 0 7 29 27.00   
P. Calhoun 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Collins 60
Batters Faced: D. Collins 22, J. Turner 4, R. Lewis 7, P. Calhoun 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Collins 6-7, J. Turner 0-2, R. Lewis 0-1, P. Calhoun 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Collins 94-63, J. Turner 16-11, R. Lewis 29-15, P. Calhoun 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Turner 1-1 , P. Calhoun 2-0
WP: R. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Murray 6.2 2 0 0 1 7 0 24 92 0.00   
C. Stephenson W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0.00   
D. Gardner H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 0.00   
H. Saldaña 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0.00   
J. Montgomery SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 76
Batters Faced: K. Murray 24, C. Stephenson 2, D. Gardner 3, H. Saldaña 3, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 5-8, C. Stephenson 0-2, D. Gardner 1-0, H. Saldaña 1-0, J. Montgomery 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 92-61, C. Stephenson 10-7, D. Gardner 14-9, H. Saldaña 11-6, J. Montgomery 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montgomery 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Murray
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 41738
Tuesday, September 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76