Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins
7-9, 4-4 Away
7
7-9, 4-4 Away
Final
7-9, 4-5 Home
3
7-9, 4-5 Home
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Gomes (2, B Bonser)
- HRE Hinske (4, 2nd inning off B Bonser 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIB Upton (15), E Hinske (7), E Longoria (3), C Crawford (9), N Haynes 2 (2), J Gomes (7)
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- CSJ Bartlett (1, 2nd base by M Guerrier/J Mauer)
- Picked OffC Crawford (1st base by M Guerrier)
- Fielding
- DP2 (E Longoria-A Iwamura-E Hinske 2)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau (3, J Hammel); M Tolbert (2, J Hammel)
- RBIM Tolbert (2), D Young (6), J Mauer (9)
- 2Out RBIM Tolbert, J Mauer
- GIDPM Tolbert; D Young
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (2, 2nd base off J Hammel/M DiFelice)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Morneau-B Harris)
- ED Span 2 (2, bobble, fly ball)
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Hammel(W,1-1) |
J.P. Howell(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 101-64 | 4.26 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33-22 | 2.53 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 134-86 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Hammel
- IBBE Hinske (By B Bass)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Hammel 7-6; J Howell 8-0
- Game ScoresJ Hammel 51
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bonser(L,1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72-46 | 4.70 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 3.18 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44-33 | 5.79 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 6.43 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 139-93 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bonser 4-8; B Bass 0-0; M Guerrier 6-0; P Neshek 0-2
- Game ScoresB Bonser 20
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Upton grounded out to shortstop, A Iwamura scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | E Hinske homered to right. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Tolbert singled to right, D Span scored, C Gomez to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | E Longoria singled to center, B Upton scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | D Young singled to center, J Morneau scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 5th | C Crawford singled to left, J Bartlett scored, A Iwamura to second. | 4 | 2 | |
| 5th | N Haynes singled to right, A Iwamura and C Crawford scored, B Upton to third, N Haynes to second on error by right fielder D Span. | 6 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Gomes grounded out to second, B Upton scored, N Haynes to third, E Hinske to second. | 7 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Mauer singled to center, M Tolbert scored. | 7 | 3 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 18 April 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 14,781
Game Time:2:48
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
- Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
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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