Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins
6-9, 3-4 Away
5
6-9, 3-4 Away
Final
7-8, 4-4 Home
6
7-8, 4-4 Home
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Crawford (1, L Hernandez)
- HRC Crawford (2, 3rd inning off L Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out); E Hinske (3, 4th inning off L Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out); S Riggans (2, 6th inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIC Crawford (8), E Hinske (6), B Upton (14), S Riggans 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIS Riggans 2
- GIDPJ Bartlett
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- CSJ Gomes (1, 2nd base by L Hernandez/J Mauer); B Upton (3, 2nd base by L Hernandez/J Mauer2nd base by L Hernandez/J Mauer)
- SBJ Bartlett (2, 2nd base off J Nathan/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Bartlett-C Pena)
- EJ Bartlett (3, throw)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau (2, J Shields); J Kubel (2, J Shields)
- RBIJ Kubel (12), B Harris (3), J Mauer (8), M Lamb (7)
- 2Out RBIJ Kubel, B Harris, J Mauer
- SFM Lamb
- GIDPJ Morneau
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBC Gomez 2 (9, 2nd base off J Shields/S Riggans 2); D Young (4, 3rd base off J Shields/S Riggans)
- Fielding
- DP1 (N Punto-J Morneau)
- EB Harris (4, ground ball)
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Wheeler(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 96-59 | 3.52 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-17 | 2.25 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 130-82 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Shields
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Shields 6-4; K Birkins 1-2; D Wheeler 2-3
- Game ScoresJ Shields 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | C Crawford homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | E Hinske homered to right center. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Kubel doubled to deep right, J Mauer scored, J Kubel to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Harris singled to left, J Kubel scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | B Upton singled to center, C Crawford scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Mauer singled to center, C Gomez scored, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 | |
| 5th | D Young safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Bartlett, J Mauer and J Morneau scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 6th | S Riggans homered to left center, E Hinske scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 8th | M Lamb hit sacrifice fly to left, D Young scored. | 5 | 6 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 17 April 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,209
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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