MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/30/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 11127 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 14 1
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
Rays Hammered by Jiménez, Drop Game 2 to Twins
With shortstop José Jiménez leading the charge, the Minnesota Twins got a road win over the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, in Game 2 of the Wildcard Series. Jiménez went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 at Tropicana Field to help Minnesota force a 1-1 tie in the best-of-3 series.

Jiménez had a key at-bat in the top of the fifth to put Minnesota in front, 5-0. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run off Tampa Bay pitcher Eric Cartwright.

"It feels good to get this one," Jiménez told the Minnesota Herald.

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 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1
Y. Puig DH 4 0 1 0 1 3 4 .125 0 0
A. Townsend RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .125 0 0
   a-J. Ruíz RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
A. Cochran LF, RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .429 0 0
S. Jordan 3B 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
J. Jiménez SS 3 2 3 3 1 0 1 .714 1 3
R. Fernández 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .111 0 0
A. Martin C 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .125 0 1
J. Cota CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5 5 7 30      
a - J. Ruíz substituted for A. Townsend in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Jiménez (1, 5th Inning off E. Cartwright, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Smith 2 , Y. Puig , A. Cochran 2 , S. Jordan 4 , J. Jiménez 6 , R. Fernández , A. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Townsend , A. Cochran , A. Martin , J. Cota 2
GIDP: A. Townsend
Sac Fly: J. Jiménez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Cochran (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Fernández
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Jiménez-Fernández)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .111 0 0
O. Leme C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
J. Engram DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .375 0 1
I. Ramírez 2B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .714 0 1
D. Mitchell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 1
E. Cox LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .125 0 2
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
D. Santos CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .143 0 0
A. Rondon SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .143 0 1
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Santos (1, 5th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Ramírez (2, 6th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Engram (1, 6th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Engram 3 , I. Ramírez 3 , D. Mitchell 2 , D. Veeck , D. Santos 2 , A. Rondon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Leme , E. Cox , A. Rondon
GIDP: D. Mitchell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Santos (1) , A. Rondon (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rondon-Ramírez-Mitchell)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani W (1-0) 5.0 7 3 2 0 4 0 22 98 3.60   
Y. Garcia H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 22 0.00   
R. Lewis H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 12 10.80   
B. Bass SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 47
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 22, Y. Garcia 5, R. Lewis 3, B. Bass 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 3-8, Y. Garcia 1-1, R. Lewis 0-0, B. Bass 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 98-58, Y. Garcia 22-12, R. Lewis 12-9, B. Bass 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Garcia 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Cartwright L (0-1) 4.1 10 5 5 2 5 1 24 84 10.38   
J. Ingram 1.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 29 0.00   
C. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 0.00   
D. Gardner 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 26 0.00   
H. Saldaña 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 26
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 24, J. Ingram 9, C. Sanchez 3, D. Gardner 6, H. Saldaña 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 2-5, J. Ingram 2-3, C. Sanchez 1-0, D. Gardner 1-2, H. Saldaña 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 84-52, J. Ingram 29-20, C. Sanchez 13-8, D. Gardner 26-14, H. Saldaña 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 2-0 , H. Saldaña 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Jiménez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 40639
Wednesday, September 30th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76