Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Sep 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	7
TB	2	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	11	13	0	8

loss:

A. Alberswin: Tampa Bay Rays logo

C. Archersave: Tampa Bay Rays logo

D. Enns

Game Recap

ST. PETERSBURG -- For years, the Rays’ foundation has been pitching and defense, their success a product of elite run prevention. That may still be true, but their Saturday afternoon slugfest against the Twins was a good reminder that this is shaping up to be the best run-scoring team in...

Scoring Summary

MINTB

1
Wander Franco singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Randy Arozarena scores. [1 run]
01
1
Yandy Diaz singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Wander Franco scores. [1 run]
02
2
With Nelson Cruz batting, Randy Arozarena scores on a balk. Wander Franco advances to 3rd on a balk. [1 run]
03
2
Yandy Diaz homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Wander Franco scores. Nelson Cruz scores. [3 runs]
06
2
Jordan Luplow homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
07
3
Manuel Margot homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
08
3
Randy Arozarena homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
09
4
Max Kepler grounds out to first baseman Jordan Luplow. Jorge Polanco scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
19
4
Miguel Sano homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
29
4
Nelson Cruz homers (27) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
210
4
Brandon Lowe homers (32) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
211
5
Jorge Polanco homers (26) on a fly ball to right center field. Byron Buxton scores. [2 runs]
411

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Luis ArraezDH	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.293
2Byron BuxtonCF	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.301
Nick Gordon3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.226
3Jorge Polanco2B	3	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.280
4Josh Donaldson3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.251
Jake CaveCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184
5Max KeplerRF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.212
6Miguel Sano1B	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.218
Willians Astudillo1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.251
7Rob RefsnyderLF	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.270
8Ryan JeffersC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.194
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220
TOTAL	9	34	4	4	8	4	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Andrew AlbersLHP	3.0	10	9	9	2	1	4	68	7.30
Ian GibautRHP	1.2	3	2	2	1	1	2	47	2.70
Juan MinayaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	2.83
Alex ColomeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	4.18
Ralph Garza Jr.RHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	2.70
TOTAL	8.0	13	11	11	7	5	6	170	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Randy ArozarenaLF	3	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	.273
2Wander FrancoSS	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	.278
3Nelson CruzDH	1	4	2	1	0	1	1	3	.267
4Yandy Diaz3B	2	4	1	4	0	1	1	0	.256
5Jordan Luplow1B	1	4	1	1	2	1	1	4	.172
6Brandon Lowe2B	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.231
Taylor Walls2B	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.203
7Manuel MargotRF	1	4	1	1	0	1	1	4	.257
8Mike ZuninoC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.204
9Kevin KiermaierCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243


TOTAL	13	37	11	10	7	5	6	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris ArcherRHP	5.0	4	4	4	3	4	2	78	5.28
Shawn ArmstrongRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	6.47
Dietrich EnnsLHP	3.0	4	0	0	3	0	0	45	4.50


TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	8	4	2	140	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINTB

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Luis Arraez flies out to left fielder Randy Arozarena. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Byron Buxton flies out sharply to left fielder Randy Arozarena in foul territory. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Jorge Polanco singles on a ground ball to right fielder Manuel Margot.
00
STRIKEOUT — Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
TRIPLE — Randy Arozarena triples (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton.
00
SINGLE — Wander Franco singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. Randy Arozarena scores. [1 run]
01
FLYOUT — Nelson Cruz flies out to right fielder Max Kepler in foul territory. Wander Franco to 2nd. [1 out]
01
SINGLE — Yandy Diaz singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Wander Franco scores. [1 run]
02
FLYOUT — Jordan Luplow flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. [2 outs]
02
SINGLE — Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to right fielder Max Kepler. Yandy Diaz to 2nd.
02
LINEOUT — Manuel Margot lines out softly to first baseman Miguel Sano. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

MIN

4Runs11

9Hits13

0Errors0

.265Batting Avg.351

34At Bats37

4Extra-base Hits8

2Home Runs6

4Runs-Batted-In10

4Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts7

7Left on Base8

17Total Bases34

Game Details

Saturday, September 4, 2021 · 4:05 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 13,861 (55.4%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome