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Minnesota Twins @ Tampa Bay Rays

2011-04-15 Β· Night game Β· Tropicana Field Β· Att: 15342 Β· 72Β°F, dome Β· Wind R to L Β· 2:34

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Minnesota Twins 5–2. Tampa Bay Rays put up 3 in the 6th. Wade Davis earned the win and Kyle Farnsworth picked up the save. Kelly Shoppach went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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W: Wade Davis   L: Nick Blackburn   SV: Kyle Farnsworth

Umpires β€” HP: Mark Carlson Β· 1B: Tim Timmons Β· 2B: Jeff Kellogg Β· 3B: Eric Cooper Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Denard Span401000
Matt Tolbert400000
Jason Kubel310010
Justin Morneau300010
Delmon Young301010
Jim Thome310010
Michael Cuddyer401001
Danny Valencia301100
Drew Butera200001
Luke Hughes100001

Tampa Bay Rays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Sam Fuld413000
Johnny Damon411200
Matt Joyce403001
Felipe Lopez402001
B. J. Upton401101
Sean Rodriguez300011
Dan Johnson311000
Kelly Shoppach311201
Reid Brignac311001
Casey Kotchman100000

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Nick Blackburn6.01006
Dusty Hughes1.0100
Jeff Manship0.1210
Glen Perkins0.2000

Tampa Bay Rays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Wade Davis7.0421
Joel Peralta1.0001
Cesar Ramos0.1010
Juan Cruz0.0010
Jake McGee0.1000
Kyle Farnsworth0.1001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Denard Span: 3/G34
  • Matt Tolbert: 8/F8RD
  • Jason Kubel: 63/G6

Bot 1

  • Sam Fuld: S8/L8RS
  • Johnny Damon: 4/F4-
  • Matt Joyce: CS2(26)
  • Matt Joyce: K

Top 2

  • Justin Morneau: 8/F8LS
  • Delmon Young: S8/L8LS
  • Jim Thome: 8/F8LXD+
  • Michael Cuddyer: S8/F8LS-.1-2
  • Danny Valencia: 63/G6S

Bot 2

  • Felipe Lopez: S8/G4
  • B. J. Upton: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
  • Sean Rodriguez: 63/G56

Top 3

  • Drew Butera: K
  • Denard Span: S64/G6+
  • Matt Tolbert: PO1(13)
  • Matt Tolbert: 53/G5-

Bot 3

  • Dan Johnson: 43/G4
  • Kelly Shoppach: K
  • Reid Brignac: K

Top 4

  • Jason Kubel: 8/F8LD
  • Justin Morneau: 5/F56-
  • Delmon Young: 43/G4

Bot 4

  • Sam Fuld: 43/G4
  • Johnny Damon: 5/F56-
  • Matt Joyce: S7/G56
  • Felipe Lopez: K

Top 5

  • Jim Thome: W
  • Michael Cuddyer: 8/F8LD
  • Danny Valencia: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
  • Drew Butera: 8/F8LD+
  • Denard Span: 6/F6-

Bot 5

  • B. J. Upton: K
  • Sean Rodriguez: K
  • Dan Johnson: 13/G-

Top 6

  • Matt Tolbert: 43/G4
  • Jason Kubel: 63/G6-
  • Justin Morneau: W
  • Delmon Young: 9/L9LM+

Bot 6

  • Kelly Shoppach: 63/G56
  • Reid Brignac: S7/F7LS
  • Sam Fuld: D7/L78S.1-3
  • Johnny Damon: S8/L4MD.3-H;2-H
  • Matt Joyce: S16.1-2
  • Felipe Lopez: 8/F8LD
  • B. J. Upton: D7.2-H;1-3
  • Sean Rodriguez: 7/F7S-

Top 7

  • Jim Thome: 9/F9D
  • Michael Cuddyer: 9/F9S
  • Danny Valencia: 7/F78S

Bot 7

  • Dan Johnson: S8/L6MD
  • Kelly Shoppach: HR/F7LD+.1-H
  • Reid Brignac: 7/F7D
  • Sam Fuld: S9/L9S
  • Johnny Damon: 3/G34S-.1-2
  • Matt Joyce: CS3(25)

Top 8

  • Luke Hughes: K
  • Denard Span: 53/G5
  • Matt Tolbert: 4/F34D-

Bot 8

  • Matt Joyce: D9/F9D+
  • Felipe Lopez: S8/L8LM.2-3
  • B. J. Upton: SB2
  • B. J. Upton: 9/F9S
  • Sean Rodriguez: IW
  • Casey Kotchman: 32(3)3/GDP/G34S

Top 9

  • Jason Kubel: W
  • Justin Morneau: 7/F78D
  • Delmon Young: W.1-2
  • Jim Thome: 56(1)/FO/G56.2-H(UR)(E6/TH1)
  • Michael Cuddyer: DI.1-2
  • Michael Cuddyer: K