Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+125) Tampa Bay (-150)

The Tampa Bay Rays (13-11) will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (12-12) at Tropicana Field on Friday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at +125 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -150. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Taj Bradley and Drew Rasmussen.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 119 runs scored and have an OBP of .326. The Twins have accounted for 30 two-baggers as a team and have hit 28 balls out of the park. They have tallied 114 RBI's as well as 179 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .227. Minnesota is slugging .377 and have struck out 215 times, while being walked on 104 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Twins pitchers have surrendered 14 long balls in addition to 106 runs in total (14th in the league). Minnesota has surrendered 201 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 94 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.99 this season (15th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 199 batters. They have walked 86 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.58 as a squad this season.

The Twins have sent 80 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 31 runners on the campaign and 25.8% of them crossing the plate. The bullpen have a total of 17 holds on the campaign (9th in the league). Twins pitchers have entered the game with players on base 22 times and also have had 24 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 5 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 8 chances to save the game. The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 62.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 25 save situations.

The Twins have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of 1,908 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in baseball. The Twins have a tally of 636 putouts on the year, as well as 174 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which ranks 25th in pro baseball, and they have turned 20 double plays.

Bradley (22-27 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.58 while going up against 1,761 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 383 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 152 free passes. His earned run average is 4.65 (213 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.298. Bradley has taken the ball for 412 innings and has accumulated 444 punch outs so far in his career.

Tampa Bay has a total of 20 home runs this season to go along with 110 RBIs. They have 33 doubles, while taking a walk 85 times and recording 116 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays hold an OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .257 on the year. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .378 and they average 4.83 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have been rung up on 176 occasions (29th in MLB) and have accounted for 214 hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 128 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.71 (113 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 33 long balls and they allow 5.33 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (194 strikeouts against 90 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 188.

Sitting with 27 save situations, the Rays have 15 holds and 4 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 12 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 43.3% out of their 30 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 30 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 78 relievers to the mound this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 10 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (29th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 177 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 649 putouts for the season. In their 1,947 innings on the field, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (4th in pro baseball).

In his career, Rasmussen has allowed 382 base hits and he has 448 K's in 479 innings. Rasmussen (31-17 career mark) has a 2.89 earned run average while conceding 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 154 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.051 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 1,914 opposing hitters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+125)

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