Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Apr 16, 2011

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	7
TB	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	8	0	8

loss:

J. Nathan(0-1)win: Tampa Bay Rays logo

J. Cruz(1-0)

MINTB

2Jason Kubel homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 10
3Luke Hughes grounds into a double play, second baseman Ben Zobrist to shortstop Reid Brignac to first baseman Casey Kotchman. Alexi Casilla scores. Denard Span out at 2nd. Luke Hughes out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 20
3Sam Fuld out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Delmon Young. Casey Kotchman scores. John Jaso to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
5Denard Span triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Fuld. Alexi Casilla scores. [1 run] 31
8Matt Joyce singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jason Kubel. Reid Brignac scores. [1 run] 32
9Ben Zobrist homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 33
9Johnny Damon singles on a line drive to right fielder Jason Kubel. B.J. Upton scores. Casey Kotchman to 3rd. Sam Fuld to 2nd. [1 run] 34

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Denard SpanCF	3	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	.339
2Luke Hughes2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.176
Matt Tolbert2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
3Delmon YoungLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.220
4Justin MorneauDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.208
5Jason KubelRF	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.320
6Michael Cuddyer1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.204
7Danny Valencia3B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.229
8Steve HolmC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Jim ThomePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.194
Drew ButeraC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
9Alexi CasillaSS	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.179
TOTAL	8	34	3	2	8	3	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Scott BakerRHP	7.0	4	1	1	6	1	0	96	4.50
Matt CappsRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	18	4.50
Joe NathanRHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	2	1	16	8.44
Jose MijaresLHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	18	0.00
TOTAL	8.2	8	4	4	8	4	1	148	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Sam FuldLF	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	.341
2Johnny DamonDH	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	4	.218
3Matt JoyceRF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.293
4Felipe Lopez3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.267
5Ben Zobrist2B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.184
6B.J. UptonCF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.245
7Casey Kotchman1B	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.222
8John JasoC	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.179
9Reid BrignacSS	1	3	1	0	2	0	0	4	.219
Elliot JohnsonPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.267


TOTAL	8	33	4	4	8	4	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jeff NiemannRHP	7.0	8	3	3	6	1	1	108	6.32
Adam RussellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	1.59
Juan CruzRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	5.06

TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	8	3	1	148	-

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1st inningMINTB

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Denard Span strikes out swinging, catcher John Jaso to first baseman Casey Kotchman. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Luke Hughes pops out to second baseman Ben Zobrist. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Delmon Young singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ben Zobrist, deflected by pitcher Jeff Niemann.
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GROUNDOUT — Justin Morneau grounds out, pitcher Jeff Niemann to first baseman Casey Kotchman. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Sam Fuld flies out to center fielder Denard Span. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Johnny Damon flies out to left fielder Delmon Young. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Matt Joyce strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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MIN

3Runs4

8Hits8

0Errors0

.235Batting Avg.242

34At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks4

3Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts8

7Left on Base8

13Total Bases12

Saturday, April 16, 2011 · 4:10 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 16,428 (65.7%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

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