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27-05-2025
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Aranda, Jansen HRs lift Rays to a 7-2 victory over Twins, extending winning streak to 6 games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run homer and Danny Jansen added a two-run shot as the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Zack Littell (4-5) allowed three hits through six shutout innings. He left with one out in the seventh after hitting Ty France with his 72nd pitch. Then, Minnesota's Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, off reliever Garrett Cleavinger, pulling the Twins within 3-2. Kody Funderburk, the Twins only left-handed reliever, entered with one out in the eighth and the bases empty and allowed back-to-back singles to Aranda and Curtis Mead. A two-out, two-run double by José Caballero and Jansen's fourth homer made it 7-2. Aranda broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, hitting a 1-2 pitch from Minnesota reliever Brock Stewart 365 feet to right field for a 3-0 lead. Twins starter Chris Paddock breezed through five innings before leaving with one out in the sixth after Brandon Lowe singled and Junior Caminero doubled. Littell, who lost his first five starts this season, allowed one run on three hits in 6 1/3 innings. Manuel Rodríguez and Mason Montgomery each pitched a scoreless inning to close it out. Paddock (2-5) gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings on five hits. Funderburk retired two batters and allowed four runs on six hits. Brandon Lowe went 2 for 4 and extended his hitting streak to nine games for the Rays (27-26). Curtis Mead has hit in eight straight after going 1 for 4. The Twins (29-24) dropped the opener of a 10-game trip. Minnesota is 16-4 in its last 20 games. Key moment Caballero's two-out, two-run double in a one-run game ignited a four-run eighth that was punctuated by Jansen's homer. Key stat The Rays' win streak has come at temporary home George M. Steinbrenner Field, where Tampa Bay improved to 17-18. Up next RHP Joe Ryan (4-2, 2.68) starts Tuesday for the Twins against Rays RHP Taj Bradley (4-3, 4.61). ___ AP MLB: The Associated Press
Washington Post
27-05-2025
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- Washington Post
Aranda, Jansen HRs lift Rays to a 7-2 victory over Twins, extending winning streak to 6 games
TAMPA, Fla. — Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run homer and Danny Jansen added a two-run shot as the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Zack Littell (4-5) allowed three hits through six shutout innings. He left with one out in the seventh after hitting Ty France with his 72nd pitch. Then, Minnesota's Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, off reliever Garrett Cleavinger, pulling the Twins within 3-2.
Associated Press
27-05-2025
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- Associated Press
Aranda, Jansen HRs lift Rays to a 7-2 victory over Twins, extending winning streak to 6 games
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run homer and Danny Jansen added a two-run shot as the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Zack Littell (4-5) allowed three hits through six shutout innings. He left with one out in the seventh after hitting Ty France with his 72nd pitch. Then, Minnesota's Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season, off reliever Garrett Cleavinger, pulling the Twins within 3-2. Kody Funderburk, the Twins only left-handed reliever, entered with one out in the eighth and the bases empty and allowed back-to-back singles to Aranda and Curtis Mead. A two-out, two-run double by José Caballero and Jansen's fourth homer made it 7-2. Aranda broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, hitting a 1-2 pitch from Minnesota reliever Brock Stewart 365 feet to right field for a 3-0 lead. Twins starter Chris Paddock breezed through five innings before leaving with one out in the sixth after Brandon Lowe singled and Junior Caminero doubled. Littell, who lost his first five starts this season, allowed one run on three hits in 6 1/3 innings. Manuel Rodríguez and Mason Montgomery each pitched a scoreless inning to close it out. Paddock (2-5) gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings on five hits. Funderburk retired two batters and allowed four runs on six hits. Brandon Lowe went 2 for 4 and extended his hitting streak to nine games for the Rays (27-26). Curtis Mead has hit in eight straight after going 1 for 4. The Twins (29-24) dropped the opener of a 10-game trip. Minnesota is 16-4 in its last 20 games. Key moment Caballero's two-out, two-run double in a one-run game ignited a four-run eighth that was punctuated by Jansen's homer. Key stat The Rays' win streak has come at temporary home George M. Steinbrenner Field, where Tampa Bay improved to 17-18. Up next RHP Joe Ryan (4-2, 2.68) starts Tuesday for the Twins against Rays RHP Taj Bradley (4-3, 4.61). ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
14-05-2025
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Junior Caminero's 9th-inning grand slam powers Rays to 11-9 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) — Junior Caminero hit a tiebreaking grand slam during a five-run ninth inning, Danny Jansen homered against his former team, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-9 on Tuesday night. Daulton Varsho homered twice for the Blue Jays, and his three-run shot in the eighth against Edwin Uceta (3-1) put Toronto ahead 7-6. After Chandler Simpson's RBI single and Caminero's 419-foot shot to the upper deck in left made it 11-7 in the ninth, the Rays survived run-scoring doubles by Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the bottom half. Mason Montgomery came in to get the final out, retiring Varsho on a flyball for his first save of the season. Jeff Hoffman (3-2) gave up Caminero's eighth homer this season and blew his second save. Jansen was drafted by Toronto in 2013 and played for the Blue Jays beginning in 2018 before being traded to the Red Sox last July. In August, he played for the Red Sox in the resumption of a suspended game from earlier in the season, becoming the first major leaguer to play for both teams in the same game. He signed a one-year deal with the Rays in the offseason. Jonathan Aranda and Ernie Clement homered for Toronto, which had a four-game win streak snapped. Rays designated hitter Yandy Díaz was placed on the restricted list and will miss the series because of a passport issue. Infielder Coco Montes was called up from Triple-A Durham. Key moment Simpson drove in Travis Jankowski with a bases-loaded single to tie the game and set up Caminero's grand slam. Key stats The Rays have won eight of their last nine away games. Jansen extended his career-best on-base streak to 18 games. Up next Ryan Pepiot (2-4, 3.86 ERA) pitches for the Rays on Wednesday against the Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt (3-2, 3.35). ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
12-05-2025
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After a slow start, Rays' Danny Jansen has a happier streak to focus on
TAMPA — It's not exactly the sexiest streak going in the majors, but it is encouraging for Danny Jansen. The catcher who signed a free-agent deal with the Rays in the offseason has reached base in 17 consecutive games, which is a career high. It's the longest on-base streak for a Tampa Bay hitter since Randy Arozarena had 19 in a row last summer. Advertisement But there is a caveat. Jansen is only hitting .191 (9-for-47) during the streak, with much of the production due to 12 walks and a .356 on-base percentage. 'I really haven't dove in too much mentally thinking about the streak,' Jansen said. 'But anytime I can help the team win by getting on base is obviously a huge thing. Any time I can have a quality at-bat, that's what I'm trying to do when I step in the box. If it happens to be some walks, then so be it. 'I'm still trying to get my A swing off as much as I can and trust myself with my approach throughout the effort.' While the numbers do not sound overly impressive, it is an improvement from the first month of the season, when Jansen began with a .125 batting average through his first 48 at-bats. Advertisement It's often said that walks preface hits when a batter is in a slump because it's an indication that he's doing a better job of seeing and anticipating the ball coming out of a pitcher's hand. 'Throughout the course of my career I've been streaky so, yeah, this happens,' Jansen said, 'But I do think there's more comfort in the box right now. I started slow, but a lot of times for me it's not about chasing hits but chasing quality at-bats. I think that's starting to happen for me and stuff is starting to happen. Controlling what I can, which is what I've learned throughout my career.' Jansen, who spent the first seven years of his career with the Blue Jays, will now return to Toronto for the first time in a Rays uniform. He played at Rogers Centre once last year with Boston. 'Spent a lot of time there,' Jansen said. 'So, it's cool to get back and see people.' Home sweet home It's not terribly unusual to see slight differences between a hitter's performance at home and on the road. There are plenty of variables that can account for small, but meaningful, gaps. In Junior Caminero's case this season, the difference is hard to explain. Advertisement Caminero is hitting .298 with seven home runs in 104 at-bats at Steinbrenner Field. On the road, the 21-year-old is hitting .122 with no home runs in 41 at-bats. The difference in OPS is .862 to .330. 'He has certainly held his own for a very young, talented player,' manager Kevin Cash said. 'I do think that he's learning a little bit about himself and where pitchers are trying to execute pitches to get him out. I'm going to bet that Junior is going to have answers as we move forward, because he is so talented.' Dia de las Madres If you noticed Jonathan Aranda wearing Mother's Day cleats during Saturday's game, it was no accident. Mother's Day in Mexico is always celebrated on May 10, so Aranda put on his specially made pink cleats — with 'I love you Mom' on the backside — a day ahead of the U.S. holiday so his mother could see on Saturday's TV broadcast. Advertisement 'She means the world to me. She's always been that steady rock that's been in my life,' Aranda said through team interpreter Eddie Rodriguez. 'There's no words, or anything I can do, to show my appreciate for her as a mother.' Relief for relievers The Rays went into Sunday having played more one-run games than any team in the American League. So, it's probably no surprise that high-leverage relievers Pete Fairbanks, Edwin Uceta and Manny Rodriguez are all on pace to eclipse 70 appearances this season, which would shatter the career high for all three pitchers. 'You go over many, many seasons here, that's kind of the way we are built,' Cash said. 'Do everything we can to have as close to a version of a lockdown bullpen that we feel good about many guys coming out with leads.' Miscellany For the second day in a row, the start of the game was delayed by rain. The game started 40 minutes late but was not interrupted once the first pitch was thrown … The double play Caminero hit into in the eighth inning was his 11th of the season, which leads the majors. He grounded into only two double plays in 2024 …. Eric Orze had thrown 5 ⅓ shutout innings across four appearances before giving up a run in the eighth … Once again, the Rays announced a sellout crowd of 10,046 despite entire rows of empty seats in multiple sections. Advertisement • • • Sign up for our Sports Today newsletter to get daily updates on the Bucs, Rays, Lightning and college football across Florida. Every weekday, tune into our Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast to hear reporter Rick Stroud break down the biggest stories in Tampa Bay sports. Never miss out on the latest with your favorite Tampa Bay sports teams. Follow our coverage on X and Facebook.
