Junior Caminero

Lopez surrendered a two-run single to Junior Caminero in the third and a ground-rule double that scored a run in the seventh by Yandy Diaz. Outside of that the 28-year-old hurler was solid; throwing 62-of-91 pitches for strikes and issuing just one walk against the aforementioned nine punchouts. Lopez has been sensational as of late, and while this start did see his scoreless innings streak come to an end, this would qualify as a quality outing for sure. He should do numbers against the Angels on Wednesday.

Caminero got the Rays back in the game with a two-run single in the third inning to make it 4-2 Twins. The rookie infielder has driven in 11 batters since being promoted with a slash of .264/.344/.438. The sky's the limit for Caminero's fantasy upside, even as a player who isn't likely to steal many bags.

Caminero's impressive three-hit performance also included a run-scoring double off Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson in the third inning. He also drew a walk in this one, reaching base safely in three of his four plate appearances in a low-scoring affair at Tropicana Field. He nearly drew a two-out walk against Twins closer Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning, which would've put the tying run on base, but chased a breaking ball low and away, after batting back from two strikes to run the count full, to end the contest. The 21-year-old top prospect has gotten off to an outstanding start, batting .275/.359/.478 with three homers, nine RBI and two steals in 19 games since returning earlier this month to the big leagues.

Duran got the call to protect a narrow one-run lead against the top of Tampa Bay's lineup and needed just 14 pitches (eight strikes) to spin a flawless frame. He got Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe to ground out to open the frame before getting rookie sensation Junior Caminero to chase a two-strike breaking ball out of the zone to slam the door.

Woods Richardson gave up a trio of early runs courtesy of a two-run single by Dylan Carlson and a run-scoring - from Junior Caminero before running into a fourth-inning jam that led Twins manager Rocco Baldelli to turn things over to his bullpen. He finished with two strikeouts and also issued a pair of walks. He was lifted after just 71 pitches (47 strikes) in his second-shortest outing of the season. He'll bring a respectable 3.95 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 104/40 K/BB ratio across 120 2/3 innings (24 starts) into a road tilt on Saturday against the division-rival Royals.