Starting pitching has keyed Tampa Bay's turnaround following a brutal start.
The Minnesota Twins curently have been stymied through the Rays' rotation.
Wade Davis looks to shut down the Twins for the second time in under fourteen days and help Tampa Bay move over .500 the very first time Tuesday night at Target Field.
The Rays (11-11) took three of 4 from Minnesota from April 14-17, limiting the Twins to 12 runs along with a .234 batting average. All four Tampa Bay starters lasted seven innings, including Davis (2-2, 2.73 ERA) in the second game as he allowed one run and four hits inside a 5-2 victory.
The right-hander followed that gem by yielding a run and six hits in seven innings in Wednesday's 4-1 conquer Chicago.
That victory evened Tampa Bay's record at 9-9, enhancing the Rays become only the second team since 1900 -- joining the 1991 Seattle Mariners -- to achieve .500 in April after starting the season 0-6.
Tampa Bay has split its four games since and is again in place to move above the break-even mark.
"Ever since we'd that 0-6 start, our motto is, 'We want to win series,'" said James Shields, who pitched a four-hitter in Sunday's 2-0 conquer Toronto for his second consecutive complete game.
"That's all we're concerned about at this time, we do not care about other things. All we want to do is win series.'"
The Rays have won their last four series, posting 10 victories in 13 games after opening 1-8.
Tampa Bay's rotation continues to be instrumental to the turnaround. Its starting pitchers have worked seven or more innings in 11 of history 12 games while posting a 2.65 ERA.