Rays Crush Twins 6-2, Homers Power Offense

0:00It's April 25th, Encore with the Story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. Tampa Bay Rays crushed the Minnesota Twins 6-2 Friday night, grabbing the opener of their 3-game series. Junior Caminaro and Jonathan Aronda both went deep twice, powering the offense in St. Petersburg. Caminaro started it with a solo homer to center in the second his seventh this year, then added a two-run blast in the seventh to stretch the lead. Aronda kept the pressure on with shots in the fourth and sixth innings, while Chandler Simpson and Nick Fortes crossed a plate for extra runs. On the mound, Drew Rasmussen dominated for five innings, allowing just one earned run on 98 pitches with six strikeouts. Twins' header Brooks Lee got them on the board with a solo homer in the fifth, but that was their only real spark. Taj Bradley took the loss in his first start against his old squad after the Rays traded him at last year's deadline. He went six and a third, giving up six earned runs and those three homers, his first of the season.

1:05The series rolls on Saturday with Shane Leclanahan starting for Tampa Bay against Bailey Ober for Minnesota, and the Rays' bats are locked in for more. Fireworks.