Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BE Longoria (9, S Baker)
- 3BC Pena (1, S Baker)
- HRC Pena (9, 8th inning off R Dickey 1 on, 1 Out); J Bartlett (3, 9th inning off J Morillo 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIC Pena 3 (24), P Burrell (8), J Bartlett 2 (7), E Longoria (17)
- 2Out RBIC Pena, P Burrell, E Longoria, J Bartlett
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP5-7 (C Pena 2-3, A Iwamura 0-1, J Bartlett 1-1, E Longoria 1-1, P Burrell 1-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffB Upton (1st base by R Dickey)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Iwamura-J Bartlett)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- HRJ Crede (3, 6th inning off J Niemann 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Crede (6)
- 2Out RBIJ Crede
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-9 (A Casilla 0-1, J Kubel 0-2, J Morales 0-1, J Crede 0-1, D Span 0-1, J Morneau 0-2, D Young 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBD Span 2 (5, 2nd base off J Niemann/D Navarro, 3rd base off J Niemann/D Navarro); A Casilla (2, 2nd base off J Niemann/D Navarro); M Cuddyer (2, 2nd base off G Balfour/D Navarro)
- Fielding
- PBJ Morales 2
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Niemann(W,4-4) |
G. Balfour(H,6) |
J. Nelson(H,3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 94-49 | 4.43 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 7.50 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-17 | 3.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 8.59 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.16 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 151-92 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Niemann 10-24; G Balfour 1-3; J Nelson 4-4; D Wheeler 2-2; J Howell 1-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Niemann 14-13-7-15; G Balfour 5-1-4-2; J Nelson 5-2-7-3; D Wheeler 3-1-1-1; J Howell 3-2-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Niemann 1-11; G Balfour 0-0; J Nelson 0-3; D Wheeler 1-0; J Howell 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Niemann 59
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Baker(L,2-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 99-65 | 9.82 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35-19 | 5.73 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 22.50 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 146-92 |
- Pitching
- WPS Baker
- HBPJ Morneau (By J Niemann)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Baker 16-25; R Dickey 5-8; J Morillo 3-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Baker 11-15-22-17; R Dickey 8-0-5-6; J Morillo 1-1-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 3-8; R Dickey 1-3; J Morillo 0-3
- Game ScoresS Baker 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Pena tripled to deep right, E Longoria scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | P Burrell singled to deep left, C Pena scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Bartlett singled to center, D Navarro scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | E Longoria singled to right, J Bartlett scored, C Crawford to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 6th | J Crede homered to left. | 4 | 1 | |
| 8th | C Pena homered to right, E Longoria scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 9th | J Bartlett homered to left. | 7 | 1 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 28 April 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 17,988
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
- Second Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
2024 American League East Standings
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
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