Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins

All it took was two big swings to send the Rays back to Tropicana Field on a high note. Richie Palacios’ two-run homer in the 10th inning broke a 1-1 tie and the Rays went on to beat the Twins, 4-1, on Sunday at Target Field. The win was Kevin Cash's 900th as Tampa Bay's manager. Now the Rays make their long-awaited return to Tropicana Field, which was unavailable last season after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Milton in October 2024. And they’ll do it with a 4-5 record after taking two of three from the Twins over the weekend. Palacios’ hit might have had a bigger impact on the game, but people will be talking about Caminero’s off-the-shoetops homer for a long time. With spring weather and the return of Masters week, it’s only natural that people’s thoughts might turn to golf -- even baseball players. Caminero found a way to celebrate both sports with his first home run of the season. Matt Wallner had given the Twins a 1-0 lead when he led off the second inning with a long homer onto the plaza in right field. But Caminero tied it in the fourth when he golfed a Simeon Woods Richardson pitch over the left-field fence. Woods Richardson and Caminero battled to a 2-2 count when the Twins starter threw a splitter well below the strike zone. But the Rays’ 22-year-old third baseman reached out and launched it high and deep to left. The ball carried into the second deck after traveling a Statcast-projected 397 feet with a launch angle of 28 degrees.