The Rays are coming into this game with a 35-39 record this season and they have not been playing very well in their recent games. They have lost 3 of their last 5 games and their pitching has not been great as they have allowed at least 6 runs in 4 of their last 5 games. They are going up against a Twins team that is 41-33 this season and has been playing well recently as they have passed the Royals in the AL Central and are now in 2nd place. They are coming off of a 3-2 loss to the Rays in their last game, but they have won 6 of their last 7 games and will be hungry to bounce back here as they have been much better at home. Simeon Woods Richardson is starting for the Twins in this game and he is 2-1 with a 3.29 ERA this season. He is coming off of a start which he allowed 4 earned runs in, but he will be hungry to bounce back with a better performance since he has been pitching well all season. He has had 11 starts this season and only allowed 2 earned runs or less in 8 of those starts. He also allowed 2 earned runs or less in 3 of his 4 home starts this season so he will bounce back in this game as the Rays have one of the worst offenses in the league this year and have not been scoring many runs recently. Zack Littell is starting for the Rays in this game and he is 2-5 with a 4.24 ERA this season. He has not been great this year as he has allowed quite a few runs in a lot of his starts, but he has also been slipping up more recently. He has allowed at least 3 earned runs in each of his last 4 as well as 5 of his last 6 starts, and he is coming off of a start which he allowed 6 earned runs in. He only made it 2 innings in that last start as well, and he has allowed at least 3 earned runs in each of his last 3 road starts, allowing at least 4 in 2 of those. The Twins have been hitting well recently and they have been much better at home this season. They will be hungry to bounce back here and win this series to gain some more ground in the AL Central. The Twins will win this game.