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Minnesota Twins @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-09-18 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 17296 · 72°F, dome · Wind from LF · 3:20
Minnesota Twins defeated Tampa Bay Rays 11–8. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 9th. Eddie Guardado earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Evan Longoria went 3-for-5 with 3 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |
| TBA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
W: Eddie Guardado L: Dan Wheeler SV: Joe Nathan
Umpires — HP: Larry Vanover · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Mike DiMuro · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denard Span | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alexi Casilla | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Justin Morneau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Kubel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Delmon Young | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Tolbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Punto | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Gomez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Cuddyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Everett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Rocco Baldelli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gabe Gross | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Willy Aybar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glen Perkins | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Philip Humber | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Bobby Korecky | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Nathan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 David Price | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Troy Percival | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Wheeler | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Trever Miller | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Bradford | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Denard Span: S8/L8RM
- Alexi Casilla: 53/SH/BG25.1-2
- Joe Mauer: W
- Justin Morneau: 6/P6-
- Jason Kubel: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
- Delmon Young: 8/F8RD
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: W
- Jason Bartlett: S7/G56.1-2
- Carlos Pena: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Evan Longoria: HR/F7LD+.3-H
- Rocco Baldelli: E5/TH/G56.B-2
- Dioner Navarro: HR/F7LD+.2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Ben Zobrist: D8/F78XD+
- Gabe Gross: D7/L78S.2-H(UR)
- Fernando Perez: K
Top 2
- Matt Tolbert: 9/F89D
- Nick Punto: 9/F9M
- Carlos Gomez: S7/G5
- Denard Span: 6(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 2
- Akinori Iwamura: 53/G56
- Jason Bartlett: 7/F7LM
- Carlos Pena: W
- Evan Longoria: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 3
- Alexi Casilla: S6/G56.B-2(E6/TH1)
- Joe Mauer: S7/L78M.2-H(UR)
- Justin Morneau: 6/P6
- Jason Kubel: K
- Delmon Young: 53/G
Bot 3
- Rocco Baldelli: 8/F8LM
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6
- Ben Zobrist: W
- Gabe Gross: HP.1-2
- Fernando Perez: 7/F7M
Top 4
- Matt Tolbert: K
- Nick Punto: 8/F8RM
- Carlos Gomez: 53/G5S
Bot 4
- Akinori Iwamura: 13/G13
- Jason Bartlett: 53/G
- Carlos Pena: HR/F89D+
- Evan Longoria: HR/F7LD+
- Rocco Baldelli: 63/G6
Top 5
- Denard Span: K
- Alexi Casilla: 3/P3F
- Joe Mauer: 7/F7D
Bot 5
- Dioner Navarro: 3/L3
- Ben Zobrist: 6/P7S
- Gabe Gross: 7/F7D
Top 6
- Justin Morneau: S7/L78S
- Jason Kubel: 4/L4
- Delmon Young: D9.1-3
- Matt Tolbert: 53/G5S-
- Nick Punto: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Fernando Perez: 63/G6
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F7LM
- Jason Bartlett: S7/G56
- Carlos Pena: 9/F9D+
Top 7
- Carlos Gomez: S2/BG23-
- Denard Span: W.1-2
- Alexi Casilla: 53/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2
- Joe Mauer: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
- Justin Morneau: K
- Jason Kubel: K
Bot 7
- Evan Longoria: HR/F7LD+
- Rocco Baldelli: 9/F9D
- Dioner Navarro: 9/F9D
- Ben Zobrist: 63/G6
Top 8
- Delmon Young: K
- Matt Tolbert: 8/F8RXD
- Nick Punto: S8/G6M
- Michael Cuddyer: SB2
- Michael Cuddyer: 8/F8RM
Bot 8
- Gabe Gross: 5/L56
- Fernando Perez: K
- Akinori Iwamura: 9/F89D
Top 9
- Denard Span: S6/L56
- Alexi Casilla: HR/F9D.1-H
- Joe Mauer: D8/F8RXD+
- Justin Morneau: IW
- Adam Everett: D7/F7LD.2-H;1-3
- Delmon Young: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3
- Matt Tolbert: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
- Nick Punto: CS2(26)
- Nick Punto: 3/P3F
Bot 9
- Willy Aybar: K
- Carlos Pena: 63/G6MD
- Evan Longoria: 13/G15-