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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
September 21, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 21, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Sonnanstine |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 36,048 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Mike Everitt 3B: Mike DiMuro |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Right Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | DH |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | Left Fielder |
| Mike Redmond | Catcher |
| Brian Buscher | Third Baseman |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Ben Zobrist | Shortstop |
| Carlos Pena | DH |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Willy Aybar | Second Baseman |
| Rocco Baldelli | Right Fielder |
| Dan Johnson | First Baseman |
| Michel Hernandez | Catcher |
| Fernando Perez | Left Fielder |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
September 21, 2008
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Sonnanstine
Span hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Sonnanstine
Casilla hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Sonnanstine
Mauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Perez. Mauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Sonnanstine
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liriano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Sonnanstine
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aybar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Sonnanstine
Redmond hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Sonnanstine
Buscher hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Sonnanstine
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Liriano
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Liriano
Baldelli strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Sonnanstine
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Sonnanstine
Span hits a line drive towards center. Upton catches it and throws to first to double up Gomez. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Sonnanstine
Casilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Liriano
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Liriano
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kubel. Upton reaches second base with a double. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Sonnanstine
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Sonnanstine
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mauer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Sonnanstine
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Redmond vs. Sonnanstine
Redmond hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mauer scores. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buscher vs. Sonnanstine
Buscher hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morneau moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Sonnanstine
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Longoria. Morneau scores. Redmond goes all the way around to score. Everett moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gomez vs. Sonnanstine
Gomez bunts towards first. Johnson fields the ball and throws to Sonnanstine covering. Safe. Everett scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Sonnanstine
Span hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Casilla vs. Sonnanstine
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aybar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Liriano
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Liriano
Baldelli hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Sonnanstine
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Longoria. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Sonnanstine
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Sonnanstine
There's a wild pitch. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Sonnanstine
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubel for the out. Mauer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Redmond vs. Sonnanstine
Redmond hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Liriano
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Liriano
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton bunts towards third. Buscher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Sonnanstine
Buscher strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Sonnanstine
Everett hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Sonnanstine
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Aybar vs. Liriano
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baldelli vs. Liriano
Baldelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Sonnanstine
Justin Ruggiano now playing right field.
Span strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Sonnanstine
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casilla for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Sonnanstine
Mauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruggiano who is chasing the ball. Mauer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morneau vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Morneau hits a line drive into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Liriano
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Liriano
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Liriano fires to first and has Upton trapped. There's the throw to Everett who tags Upton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Percival
Troy Percival now pitching.
Kubel hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Percival
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Buscher vs. Percival
Buscher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Percival
Everett takes first base on ball four. Buscher moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Percival
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Mijares
Nick Punto now playing third base. Jose Mijares now pitching.
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Mijares
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Mijares
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Hammel
Jason Hammel now pitching.
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Hammel
Casilla hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Hammel
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nathan, and towards Punto, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Nathan
Gabe Gross pinch hits for Justin Ruggiano.
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nathan
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/2008 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Span D, rf 5 0 1 0 Upton B, cf 3 0 3 0
Casilla A, 2b 5 0 0 0 Zobrist B, ss 3 0 0 0
Mauer J, dh 4 1 2 0 Pena C, dh 1 0 0 1
Morneau J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kubel J, lf 4 0 0 0 Aybar W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Redmond M, c 4 1 2 1 Baldelli R, rf 3 0 1 0
Buscher B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ruggiano J, rf 0 0 0 0
Punto N, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0
Everett A, ss 3 1 1 1 Johnson D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Gomez C, cf 3 0 1 1 Hernandez M, c 3 1 1 0
Perez F, lf 2 0 0 0
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35 4 7 3 28 1 5 1
Minnesota 000 400 000 -- 4
Tampa Bay 001 000 000 -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F (W) 7.0 5 1 1 4 7
Mijares J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Nathan J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine A (L) 6.2 7 4 2 2 4
Miller T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Percival T 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Hammel J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Longoria E 2
DP -- Minnesota 2, Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 6
2B -- Mauer J, Upton B
3B -- Mauer J
CS -- Upton B
SF -- Pena C
HBP -- by Liriano F (Pena C)
WP -- Sonnanstine A
T -- 2:32
A -- 36048
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