GameDay Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Drew Rasmussen Looks For Another Great Night in Opener Against the Minnesota Twins

Tampa Bay Rays are playing their first game of the season against the Minnesota Twins. The game is broadcast on TV, radio and online. Twins are favored at minus-120 on the money line. Rays' odds are plus-105.

The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins are playing each other. The Rays lead the overall series 86-85. Minnesota has won the last three games at Target Field.

Drew Rasmussen bounced back from his first bad outing in the majors to pitch a career-high seven innings against the Chicago White Sox last Saturday. Devin Smeltzer is 2-0 with an impressive 1.93 earned run average through five starts for the Twins.

Tampa Bay Rays are playing their first game of the season against the Minnesota Twins. The Rays' starting lineup is Manuel Margot, Harold Ramirez, Yandy Diaz, Randy Arozarena, Vidal Brujan, Isaac Paredes, Francisco Mejia, Taylor Walls, Brett Phillips and Drew Rasmussen.

Mike Zunino went on the 10-day injured list. Rene Pinto was called up from Durham. The Rays have won three straight games and are 11 games over .500. Shane Baz will make his first start of the season on Saturday in Minnesota. The team is 24-5 this season when scoring four or more runs.