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Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins
2008-04-16 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 20209 · 70°F · Wind to RF · 2:49
Minnesota Twins defeated Tampa Bay Rays 6–5. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 5th. Juan Rincon earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Shawn Riggans went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
W: Juan Rincon L: Dan Wheeler SV: Joe Nathan
Umpires — HP: Jeff Nelson · 1B: Adrian Johnson · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Crawford | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hinske | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonny Gomes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Shawn Riggans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Gomez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denard Span | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Morneau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Delmon Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kubel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brendan Harris | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lamb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Punto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Kurt Birkins | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Wheeler | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Livan Hernandez | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
 Dennys Reyes | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Rincon | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Nathan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F7M
- Carl Crawford: 63/G6
- B. J. Upton: S8/L6M+
- Carlos Pena: W.1-2
- Evan Longoria: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 1
- Carlos Gomez: 43/G34
- Denard Span: 3!/L3
- Joe Mauer: 9/F9D
Top 2
- Eric Hinske: 63/G6
- Jonny Gomes: W
- Shawn Riggans: CS2(24)
- Shawn Riggans: W
- Jason Bartlett: 9/F9D+
Bot 2
- Justin Morneau: D8/F89XD+
- Delmon Young: K
- Jason Kubel: 43/G34.2-3
- Brendan Harris: K
Top 3
- Akinori Iwamura: 5!3/G56S
- Carl Crawford: HR/F9LD+
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carlos Pena: 3/G3
Bot 3
- Mike Lamb: 13/G13-
- Nick Punto: K
- Carlos Gomez: S7/L7S
- Denard Span: SB2
- Denard Span: 43/G4
Top 4
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8RM
- Eric Hinske: HR/F89XD+
- Jonny Gomes: S7/L6D
- Shawn Riggans: S9/L9M.1-2
- Jason Bartlett: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 4
- Joe Mauer: S8/G4
- Justin Morneau: K
- Delmon Young: 4/P34D-
- Jason Kubel: D9/L9LS+.1-H;B-3(TH)
- Brendan Harris: S7.3-H
- Mike Lamb: 7/F7D
Top 5
- Akinori Iwamura: 13/G13
- Carl Crawford: D8/F78D
- B. J. Upton: S8/G4M+.2-H
- Carlos Pena: CS2(26)
- Carlos Pena: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Nick Punto: 13/G34S-
- Carlos Gomez: S3/BG34S
- Denard Span: SB2
- Denard Span: K
- Joe Mauer: S8/G6M+.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Justin Morneau: W
- Delmon Young: WP.2-3;1-2
- Delmon Young: E6/TH/G6.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR)
- Jason Kubel: S8/G4M+.1-2
- Brendan Harris: SB3
- Brendan Harris: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 6
- Evan Longoria: 9/L89M+
- Eric Hinske: E4/G34.B-1
- Jonny Gomes: K
- Shawn Riggans: HR/F78D+.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Jason Bartlett: 9/F9M
Bot 6
- Mike Lamb: 8/F8RS
- Nick Punto: 13/BG13
- Carlos Gomez: 7/F7LM
Top 7
- Akinori Iwamura: 3/G3
- Carl Crawford: 7/F78S
- B. J. Upton: K
Bot 7
- Denard Span: K
- Joe Mauer: S8/G4M
- Justin Morneau: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 8
- Carlos Pena: 8/F78D
- Evan Longoria: K
- Eric Hinske: S8/L6D
- Jonny Gomes: 9/F9D
Bot 8
- Delmon Young: S8/L8LD
- Jason Kubel: 9/F9D
- Brendan Harris: S9/F9LS.1-3
- Mike Lamb: 7/F7LMF/SF.3-H
- Nick Punto: 8/F78M
Top 9
- Shawn Riggans: 13/G13
- Jason Bartlett: S6/G56
- Akinori Iwamura: 8/F8RXD+
- Carl Crawford: SB2
- Carl Crawford: K