Rays' Aranda Heats Up, Topping Twins

0:00It's April 25th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. The Tampa Bay Rays are shaking off a rough patch after dropping four out of their last six games to the Pirates and Reds, right after a hot six-game, winning streak. Now they wrap up their six-game homestand hosting the Minnesota Twins in a rematch from three weeks back, when they snag two of three on the road. At Target Field, that earlier series saw the Rays hit a solid 245 over-slash as a team, but first baseman Jonathan Aranda really struggled with just a, oh, 7-1 average in 14 at-bats, his only knock a double in two RBI's amid four strikeouts. Team mates picked up the slack big time, with third baseman junior Kamenero bawling out. Plus utility man Ben Williamson in D.H. Yondi D. as delivering. Key production to keep the line up humming, despite Aranda's cold streak. Lately though, Aranda's turned it around, reaching base eight times in three games against the Reds with two hits, five walks and a hit by pitch.

1:03He's on base in eight of his last nine games, boasting 12 walks recently, and on the year he leads the team with 19 RBI's and 19 walks, sporting a 244 slash with four doubles and four homers. Expect Aranda locked in at the top of the order ahead of Kamenero and Diaz, facing a twin staff he barely knows as the raise aimed to flip the script, and Bill momentum heading into the next stretch.