Minnesota Twins @ Tampa Bay Rays
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- HRB Harris (3, 2nd inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Harris (10), J Morneau (47), C Gomez (3)
- 2Out RBIB Harris, J Morneau
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-8 (A Casilla 0-2, C Gomez 1-2, M Redmond 0-1, D Span 0-1, J Morneau 1-1, D Young 0-1)
Rays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Zobrist2B-SS |
C. Pena1B |
W. Aybar3B-2B |
M. JoyceCF |
G. GrossRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .412 | .632 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .324 | .383 | .446 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .327 | .396 | .623 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .367 | .565 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .359 | .414 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .692 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .297 | .290 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .360 | .400 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .274 | .274 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .241 | .291 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .350 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .500 |
| 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
a-struck out swinging for R Brignac in the 7th
b-singled to deep left for M Joyce in the 8th
c-grounded to shortstop for G Gross in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BR Brignac (2, N Blackburn)
- HRC Pena (17, 4th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 2 Out); M Joyce (2, 5th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Pena (41), M Joyce (2)
- 2Out RBIC Pena
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP0-3 (B Zobrist 0-1, E Longoria 0-1, G Kapler 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffR Brignac (1st base by N Blackburn)
- Fielding
- EB Zobrist (1, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(W,5-2) |
S. Henn(H,1) |
M. Guerrier(H,8) |
J. Mijares(H,6) |
J. Nathan(S,9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 98-58 | 3.50 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.60 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.60 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 2.16 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.33 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 156-95 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN Blackburn 15-25; S Henn 1-1; M Guerrier 3-4; J Mijares 3-4; J Nathan 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN Blackburn 13-6-16-23; S Henn 1-0-4-0; M Guerrier 2-5-6-0; J Mijares 2-3-4-3; J Nathan 2-2-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 8-8; S Henn 0-1; M Guerrier 0-0; J Mijares 1-1; J Nathan 1-0
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 50
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Garza(L,4-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 104-71 | 3.67 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 6.23 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 3.18 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.45 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 146-101 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Garza 22-29; J Nelson 2-2; J Isringhausen 2-4; J Howell 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Garza 11-15-23-22; J Nelson 1-2-4-1; J Isringhausen 2-3-6-3; J Howell 2-3-3-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Garza 13-2; J Nelson 1-0; J Isringhausen 0-1; J Howell 0-0
- Game ScoresM Garza 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Harris homered to left. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | C Pena homered to right. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5th | M Joyce homered to right. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6th | J Morneau singled to center, D Span scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7th | C Gomez singled to shallow right center, B Buscher scored, M Redmond to second. | 3 | 2 | ||
TB wins 2-1
Game Information
Tropicana Field
6:38 PM, 31 May 2009
St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 26,579
Game Time:3:09
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
- First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
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 |

