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Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins
2016-06-05 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 25510 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 21 mph R to L · 3:19
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Minnesota Twins 7–5. Minnesota Twins opened the scoring in the 1st — Joe Mauer singles on a ground ball to left fielder Corey Dickerson. Eduardo Nunez scores. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 8th — Evan Longoria homers (14) on a line drive to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Eduardo Nunez homers (7) on a line drive to left field — worth 30% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Derek Shelton (C): Called third strike.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Xavier Cedeno L: Kevin Jepsen SV: Alex Colome
Umpires — HP: Will Little · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mikie Mahtook | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Brad Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Logan Morrison | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Pearce | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Corey Dickerson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steven Souza | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Conger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tim Beckham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Curt Casali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eduardo Nunez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Dozier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Byung Ho Park | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Robbie Grossman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Max Kepler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Byron Buxton | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Drew Smyly | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
 Erasmo Ramirez | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 Xavier Cedeno | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Colome | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyler Duffey | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
 Ryan Pressly | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brandon Kintzler | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Jepsen | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Fernando Abad | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mikie Mahtook: K
- Brad Miller: 43/G4
- Evan Longoria: K
Bot 1
- Eduardo Nunez: S7/L78S
- Brian Dozier: SB2
- Brian Dozier: K
- Joe Mauer: S7/G6.2-H
- Byung Ho Park: K
- Robbie Grossman: W.1-2
- Eduardo Escobar: K
Top 2
- Logan Morrison: HR/F9D+
- Steve Pearce: S7/L78M
- Corey Dickerson: 6/L6
- Steven Souza: K+CS2(24)/DP/C
Bot 2
- Max Kepler: W
- Kurt Suzuki: K
- Byron Buxton: S1/BG34S+.1-2
- Eduardo Nunez: E6/FO/G6.2-3;1-2
- Brian Dozier: 4/IF/P4M-
- Joe Mauer: K
Top 3
- Hank Conger: K
- Tim Beckham: K
- Mikie Mahtook: S8/G6
- Brad Miller: 13/G-
Bot 3
- Byung Ho Park: HR/F7D+
- Robbie Grossman: HR/F8LXD+
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Max Kepler: 7/F7M
- Kurt Suzuki: S8/L8LD+
- Byron Buxton: T9/F9LD+.1-H
- Eduardo Nunez: 53/G56
Top 4
- Evan Longoria: W
- Logan Morrison: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Steve Pearce: S9/L9M
- Corey Dickerson: W.1-2
- Steven Souza: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Hank Conger: 43/G34
Bot 4
- Brian Dozier: 8/F78XD+
- Joe Mauer: 43/G4-
- Byung Ho Park: 2/F25F-
Top 5
- Tim Beckham: K
- Mikie Mahtook: K
- Brad Miller: K
Bot 5
- Robbie Grossman: K
- Eduardo Escobar: W
- Max Kepler: 8/F8LXD+
- Kurt Suzuki: 4/F34D-
Top 6
- Evan Longoria: HR/F89XD+
- Logan Morrison: 9/L9M+
- Steve Pearce: S9/L89S-
- Corey Dickerson: 5/P5F
- Steven Souza: WP.1-2
- Steven Souza: 9/F9D+
Bot 6
- Byron Buxton: S9/F8RS-
- Eduardo Nunez: 13/SH.1-2
- Brian Dozier: K
- Joe Mauer: IW
- Byung Ho Park: K
Top 7
- Hank Conger: W
- Tim Beckham: 23/SH.1-2
- Mikie Mahtook: K
- Brad Miller: 5/P5F
Bot 7
- Robbie Grossman: W
- Eduardo Escobar: 53/SH.1-2
- Max Kepler: IW
- Kurt Suzuki: K
- Byron Buxton: 13/G23-
Top 8
- Evan Longoria: HR/F78XD+
- Logan Morrison: 53/G6S
- Steve Pearce: 31/G34S
- Corey Dickerson: 7/F7D
Bot 8
- Eduardo Nunez: HR/F7D+
- Brian Dozier: 53/G5
- Joe Mauer: K
- Byung Ho Park: 4/F89S
Top 9
- Steven Souza: D8/L8LM.B-3(E8)
- Curt Casali: W
- Tim Beckham: K
- Nick Franklin: W.1-2
- Brad Miller: 7/SF/L7D+.3-H
- Evan Longoria: S7/L78S.2-H;1-2
- Logan Morrison: 7/F78D
Bot 9
- Robbie Grossman: 6/F8LS
- Eduardo Escobar: 6/F78S-
- Max Kepler: K
Notes & reviews
- Rays Hitting Coach Derek Shelton ejected by HP umpire Will Little