MIN 12 vs. TBY 12

BOXSCORE: 2011 Minnesota Twins At 2011 Tampa Bay Rays                5/6/2011
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Mauer C           4  0  1  1 .343     D.Jennings LF       5  0  1  0 .294  
  A.Casilla 2B        3  0  1  0 .316     B.Zobrist 2B        5  2  4  1 .283  
  M.Cuddyer RF        4  0  0  0 .239     C.Kotchman 1B       5  2  3  1 .234  
  J.Morneau 1B        4  0  1  0 .250     E.Longoria 3B       4  2  2  2 .250  
  J.Kubel DH          4  0  1  0 .244     M.Joyce RF          5  0  1  0 .270  
  D.Span CF           4  0  1  0 .200     B.Upton CF          2  0  1  1 .244  
  T.Plouffe SS        3  0  1  0 .244     J.Damon DH          4  0  0  0 .244  
  D.Valencia 3B       4  2  2  0 .286     J.Jaso C            4  0  2  2 .308  
  B.Revere LF         2  0  1  0 .262     R.Brignac SS        4  1  1  0 .148  
A-C.Parmelee PH       1  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-J.Repko LF          0  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  9  1                 Totals      38  7 15  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Revere In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Parmelee In 8th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  9  0
Rays............ 0 0 1  0 0 0  3 3    -  7 15  0
 
Twins (5-7)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Baker                   5 1/3   7   1   1   3   4   0  91   1.69
G.Perkins LOSS(0-1)       0 2/3   3   3   3   0   0   0  22   8.44
A.Swarzak                 0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  21   1.80
J.Mijares                 0 2/3   3   3   3   0   1   0  14  10.80
P.Dumatrait               0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   8  10.13
Totals                    8      15   7   7   4   7   0
 
Rays (6-6)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Niemann WIN(1-1)        7 2/3   7   2   2   0   7   0 114   3.07
K.Farnsworth HOLD(1st)    1       2   0   0   1   1   0  30   0.00
B.Gomes SAVE(1st)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   9.82
Totals                    9       9   2   2   1   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,613 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Paul Nauert, Dana Demuth, Kerwin Danley, Doug Eddings
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 6  Rays:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0  Rays: 1
DOUBLES- J.Kubel(2nd), T.Plouffe(4th), D.Valencia(4th), C.Kotchman(2nd),
         M.Joyce(4th)
TRIPLES- B.Zobrist(2nd), E.Longoria(1st)
RBIs- J.Mauer(2nd), B.Zobrist(6th), C.Kotchman(7th), E.Longoria-2(13th),
      B.Upton(7th), J.Jaso-2(4th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Casilla(3rd), B.Revere(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Upton
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Casilla
WALKS- T.Plouffe, E.Longoria, B.Upton-3
STRIKE OUTS- A.Casilla, J.Kubel-2, D.Span-2, T.Plouffe, D.Valencia, B.Revere,
             C.Kotchman, E.Longoria, M.Joyce-2, B.Upton, R.Brignac-2
WILD PITCHES- J.Niemann, K.Farnsworth
2-out RBI- J.Jaso-2, B.Upton
RLISP 2-out- J.Damon, A.Casilla, E.Longoria, M.Joyce-2, M.Cuddyer, D.Jennings-2,
             R.Brignac, D.Valencia-2
 
Ben Zobrist had 4 hits at Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays beat the
Minnesota Twins by the score of 7 to 2.
 
Tampa Bay went ahead for good in the 7th inning when they came up with 3 runs
on 4 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by John Jaso who elicited a
roar from the hometown fans when he ripped a one-base hit bringing home two
baserunners.  Tampa Bay had 15 hits overall, while Minnesota had 9.  
 
Jeff Niemann(1-1) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings.
Brandon Gomes preserved the game for Niemann, recording his his 1st save.
Glen Perkins(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 3 hits and no
walks in 2/3 of an inning.  
 
'Ahhh, how sweet it is,' John Thomas sighed. 'That win feels like a tall, cool
drink of water after spending far too much time in the desert lately.'