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Minnesota Twins @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2015-08-26 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 9205 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:21
Minnesota Twins defeated Tampa Bay Rays 5–3. Tampa Bay Rays opened the scoring in the 4th — Daniel Nava homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 7th — Joe Mauer singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Daniel Nava. Shane Robinson scores. Byron Buxton to 3rd. Brian Dozier to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Eduardo Escobar homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field — worth 16% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Brian Duensing L: Chris Archer SV: Kevin Jepsen
Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Byron Buxton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brian Dozier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Mauer | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Sano | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Eddie Rosario | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Herrmann | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Shane Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Nava | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Grady Sizemore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Jaso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Logan Forsythe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 James Loney | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rene Rivera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Guyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 J. P. Arencibia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyler Duffey | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
 Brian Duensing | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Blaine Boyer | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Jepsen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Archer | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
 Xavier Cedeno | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Gomes | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Enny Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Byron Buxton: K
- Brian Dozier: K
- Joe Mauer: S9/G34
- Miguel Sano: K
Bot 1
- Daniel Nava: K
- Grady Sizemore: 9/F9LMF
- Evan Longoria: 8/F89D+
Top 2
- Trevor Plouffe: 63/G6
- Eddie Rosario: 7/F7LM
- Eduardo Escobar: K
Bot 2
- John Jaso: 43/G4
- Logan Forsythe: K
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Top 3
- Chris Herrmann: K
- Shane Robinson: DGR8/F8LXD+
- Byron Buxton: 2/BP2LF
- Brian Dozier: K
Bot 3
- James Loney: 9/F9S
- Kevin Kiermaier: E7/L78M+.B-2
- Rene Rivera: 9/DP/MREV.2X3(95)
Top 4
- Joe Mauer: K
- Miguel Sano: S7/L7S
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Eddie Rosario: D8/L8RM+.1-3
- Eduardo Escobar: 7/F7LS
Bot 4
- Daniel Nava: HR/F9D+
- Grady Sizemore: 4/L4D
- Evan Longoria: D8/F8LXD+
- John Jaso: W
- Logan Forsythe: 8/F8RD
- Asdrubal Cabrera: W.2-3;1-2
- James Loney: 3/G3
Top 5
- Chris Herrmann: S9/G4+
- Shane Robinson: 64(1)/FO/G6M
- Byron Buxton: SB2
- Byron Buxton: S7/G56.2-3
- Brian Dozier: FC5.1X2(5E4);3-H;B-1
- Joe Mauer: K
- Miguel Sano: K
Bot 5
- Kevin Kiermaier: T7/F78XD+
- Rene Rivera: K
- Daniel Nava: W
- Grady Sizemore: S7/L78M.3-H;1-2
- Evan Longoria: 5(2)/FO/G5L.1-2
- John Jaso: W.2-3;1-2
- Logan Forsythe: 4/L4
Top 6
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Eddie Rosario: 43/G34
- Eduardo Escobar: HR/F89XD+
- Chris Herrmann: K
Bot 6
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S7/F8LS
- James Loney: S9/G34+.1-2
- Kevin Kiermaier: S9/L34D+.2-3;1-2
- Rene Rivera: 3/F3F-
- Daniel Nava: 4/F34D-
- Brandon Guyer: 7/F78M
Top 7
- Shane Robinson: W
- Byron Buxton: S1.1-2
- Brian Dozier: S1/BP34S+.2-3;1-2
- Joe Mauer: S9/F8RS-.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Miguel Sano: 4/IF/P4M
- Trevor Plouffe: 8/SF/F78D.3-H
- Eddie Rosario: K
Bot 7
- Evan Longoria: HR/F7LD+
- John Jaso: W
- Logan Forsythe: 8/F8RM
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
- James Loney: CS2(26)/MREV
Top 8
- Eduardo Escobar: HR/F9D+
- Chris Herrmann: D9/L9M+
- Shane Robinson: 14/SH/BG13S+.2-3
- Byron Buxton: 8/F8LM
- Brian Dozier: 8/F8RD
Bot 8
- James Loney: S9/L9M+
- Kevin Kiermaier: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- J. P. Arencibia: 8/L8LD+
Top 9
- Joe Mauer: D7/F7D+
- Miguel Sano: K
- Trevor Plouffe: 9/F9LS
- Eddie Rosario: K
Bot 9
- Daniel Nava: 13/G-
- Brandon Guyer: K
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8RM
Notes & reviews
- replay,3,river003,TBA,mealj901,STP01,,N,M,TBA,A $when Kevin Kiermaier was called out at 3B, Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
- replay,7,lonej001,TBA,mealj901,STP01,,Y,M,MIN,A $when John Jaso was called out at 2B, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay