ST. PETERSBURG — Royce Lewis returns to the Twins lineup today after suffering head contusions in a nasty spill during Sunday's loss to the Guardians at Target Field.
Royce Lewis back in lineup as Twins, Pablo López face Rays
Tampa Bay has baseball's best record after beating the Twins 7-0 on Tuesday night.
June 7, 2023 at 9:54PM
The rookie third baseman will hit seventh in the lineup against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.
Pablo López (3-3, 4.54 ERA) starts for the Twins while the Rays will use an opener, Cooper Criswell (1-1, 6.16).
The Twins (31-30) continue to lead the American League Central while the Rays (44-19) have baseball's best record.
The Rays won 7-0 on Tuesday in the three-game series opener as the Twins continued on pace to set a major league record for strikeouts in a season.
TWINS LINEUP
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Alex Kirilloff, DH
Carlos Correa, SS
Trevor Larnach, LF
Donovan Solano, 1B
Max Kepler, RF
Royce Lewis, 3B
Willi Castro, CF
Ryan Jeffers, C
RAYS LINEUP
Josh Lowe, LF
Wander Franco, SS
Randy Arozarena, DH
Luke Raley, 1B
Isaac Paredes, 3B
Taylor Walls, 2B
Jose Siri, CF
Manuel Margot, RF
Francisco Mejía, C
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