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Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins

2007-04-12 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 15869 · 70°F · Wind L to R · 2:29

Minnesota Twins defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3–2. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Nathan earned the win. Michael Cuddyer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	12
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	8

W: Joe Nathan L: Brian Stokes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Charlie Reliford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rocco Baldelli	5	0	2	0	0	1
Ben Zobrist	5	0	2	0	0	2
Carl Crawford	5	0	2	0	0	2
Ty Wigginton	5	1	2	1	0	1
Delmon Young	4	1	1	0	0	0
Akinori Iwamura	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dioner Navarro	2	0	1	0	2	1
Carlos Pena	4	0	1	1	0	0
Elijah Dukes	4	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Luis Castillo	4	0	0	0	0
Nick Punto	4	0	0	0	2
Joe Mauer	4	1	2	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	4	1	1	2	0
Justin Morneau	4	1	1	1	0
Torii Hunter	3	0	1	0	0
Jason Kubel	3	0	2	0	1
Josh Rabe	3	0	1	0	0
Alexi Casilla	2	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Casey Fossum	7.0	6	0	2
Brian Stokes	1.0	2	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Silva	6.2	7	2	4
Dennys Reyes	0.1	0	0	1
Juan Rincon	0.1	3	1	1
Pat Neshek	0.2	0	0	2
Joe Nathan	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rocco Baldelli: 4/P4MD
Ben Zobrist: K
Carl Crawford: D8/F78XD+
Ty Wigginton: K

Bot 1

Luis Castillo: 43/G4
Nick Punto: 9/F9D
Joe Mauer: 13/G13

Top 2

Delmon Young: 63/G6
Akinori Iwamura: 1!3/G25-
Dioner Navarro: S4/G4M
Carlos Pena: 7/F7LM

Bot 2

Michael Cuddyer: 8/L8RM+
Justin Morneau: 7/F78M
Torii Hunter: D9/F9LS-
Jason Kubel: K

Top 3

Elijah Dukes: 7/F7D
Rocco Baldelli: 4/P4MD
Ben Zobrist: S7/L7S
Carl Crawford: 8/F8LXD

Bot 3

Josh Rabe: 8/F8LXD+
Alexi Casilla: 63/G6S
Luis Castillo: 7/F7M+

Top 4

Ty Wigginton: S8/L8RM+
Delmon Young: 9/P89S
Akinori Iwamura: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Dioner Navarro: W.1-2
Carlos Pena: 31/G3

Bot 4

Nick Punto: 63/G6
Joe Mauer: S8/G4M
Michael Cuddyer: HR/F7D+.1-H
Justin Morneau: 3/G3+
Torii Hunter: 43/G4

Top 5

Elijah Dukes: 53/G5+
Rocco Baldelli: S8/L8LM+
Ben Zobrist: 36(1)/FO/G3+
Carl Crawford: K

Bot 5

Jason Kubel: S8/F8RM
Josh Rabe: S8/F8RS.1-2
Alexi Casilla: 54/SH/BG5S.2-3;1-2
Luis Castillo: 53/G56S
Nick Punto: K

Top 6

Ty Wigginton: 53/G5
Delmon Young: 53/G5+
Akinori Iwamura: S4/G34-
Dioner Navarro: W.1-2
Carlos Pena: 5/P5F

Bot 6

Joe Mauer: 9/F89D
Michael Cuddyer: 5!3/G5+
Justin Morneau: 31/G34

Top 7

Elijah Dukes: 63/G6
Rocco Baldelli: DGR/L7LD+
Ben Zobrist: K
Carl Crawford: K

Bot 7

Torii Hunter: 5!3/G5
Jason Kubel: S8/G4M
Josh Rabe: 54(1)/FO/G5
Alexi Casilla: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 8

Ty Wigginton: HR/F7D+
Delmon Young: S8/G4M+
Akinori Iwamura: W.1-2
Dioner Navarro: K/BF
Carlos Pena: S9/L34D+.2-H;1-3
Elijah Dukes: K
Rocco Baldelli: K

Bot 8

Luis Castillo: 63/G6
Nick Punto: K
Joe Mauer: S7/G56+
Michael Cuddyer: 3/P3DF

Top 9

Ben Zobrist: S7/G56+
Carl Crawford: D9/L9LD+/DP.1X3(942);BX3(26)
Ty Wigginton: 43/G4M

Bot 9

Justin Morneau: HR/F78D+

Notes & reviews

Crawford ran to third even though Zobrist was held there; Castillo took the throw from Cuddyer and threw it to Mauer who chased Zobrist back towards third; Crawford then left the bag and broke back toward second for an unusual double play

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