Rays 5-3 Twins (4 Sep, 2021) Play-by-Play

Tampa Bay Rays

85-50, 44-25 home


MIN
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	5	0
0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	6	1

TwinsTop 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  3
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- Meadows to third on wild pitch by Dobnak.
  1
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 4th
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 5th
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 6th
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- P. Fairbanks pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- R. Dobnak pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- D. Robertson pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- Rooker hit for Simmons
  2
  5
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- R. Garza Jr. pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TB
- Polanco at shortstop.
  3
  5
- Gordon at second base.
  3
  5
- Rooker in left field.
  3
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- A. Kittredge pitching for TB
  MIN
  TB
- Margot in right field.
  3
  5
- Arozarena in left field.
  3
  5
- Gordon safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Walls.
  3
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
3 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	95

Twins
3
Rays
5

Game 1

4/9

Twins
4
Rays
11

Game 2

4/9

Twins
6
Rays
5

Game 3

5/9

Tropicana Field

12:10 AM, 4 September 2021

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 8,864

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Junior Valentine

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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A. Kittredge6

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