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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
April 16, 2011
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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 April 16, 2011 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Baker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Niemann |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 16,428 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Timmons 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Mark Carlson |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Luke Hughes | Second Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | DH |
| Jason Kubel | Right Fielder |
| Michael Cuddyer | First Baseman |
| Danny Valencia | Third Baseman |
| Steve Holm | Catcher |
| Alexi Casilla | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Fuld | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Damon | DH |
| Matt Joyce | Right Fielder |
| Felipe Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Casey Kotchman | First Baseman |
| John Jaso | Catcher |
| Reid Brignac | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
April 16, 2011
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span strikes out. Jaso drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Span out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Niemann
Hughes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Niemann
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niemann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Baker
Fuld hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Baker
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Baker
Joyce strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Niemann
Kubel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Niemann
Valencia hits a line drive towards short. Brignac reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Niemann
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brignac scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Baker
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Baker
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Baker
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Casilla moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hughes vs. Niemann
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Casilla scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Niemann
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Niemann
There goes Young. The throw from Jaso and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau hits a fly ball into left field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kotchman vs. Baker
Kotchman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jaso vs. Baker
Jaso hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kotchman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Brignac vs. Baker
Brignac strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Fuld vs. Baker
Fuld hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kotchman tags and scores. Jaso tags and moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Baker
Damon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valencia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Niemann
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into left field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Niemann
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Baker
Joyce hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kubel. Joyce reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Baker
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Baker
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Upton vs. Baker
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Niemann
Holm strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fuld who is chasing the ball. Span reaches third base with a triple. Casilla goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Niemann
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Young vs. Niemann
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kotchman vs. Baker
Kotchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jaso vs. Baker
Jaso hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kotchman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Brignac vs. Baker
Brignac strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Fuld vs. Baker
Fuld hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Baker
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Niemann
Kubel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
There goes Kubel. The throw from Jaso and he is safe. Kubel steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Valencia vs. Niemann
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Baker
Joyce hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Baker
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Baker
Zobrist hits a popup towards short. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Niemann
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Niemann
There goes Span. The throw from Jaso and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Niemann
There's a wild pitch. Span moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Niemann
Hughes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Baker
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kotchman vs. Baker
Kotchman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kotchman for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jaso vs. Baker
Jaso hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Russell
Adam Russell now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Russell
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Russell
Kubel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Russell
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brignac vs. Capps
Matt Tolbert now playing second base. Matt Capps now pitching.
Brignac hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fuld vs. Capps
Fuld hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Capps fields it and throws to first for the out. Brignac moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Capps
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Joyce vs. Capps
Joyce hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brignac scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Capps
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Cruz
Juan Cruz now pitching.
Valencia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Cruz
Jim Thome pinch hits for Steve Holm.
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Cruz
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Valencia moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Span vs. Cruz
Span hits a line drive towards short. Brignac reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Nathan
Drew Butera now catching. Joe Nathan now pitching.
Zobrist hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Nathan
Upton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kotchman vs. Nathan
There goes Upton. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Upton steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kotchman vs. Nathan
Kotchman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jaso vs. Nathan
Jaso hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Mijares
Jose Mijares now pitching. Elliot Johnson pinch hits for Reid Brignac.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. Mijares
Fuld takes first base on ball four. Upton moves to third. Kotchman moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Mijares
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Upton scores. Kotchman moves to third. Fuld moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/2011 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Span D, cf 5 0 3 1 Fuld S, lf 3 0 0 1
Hughes L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Damon J, dh 5 0 1 1
Tolbert M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Joyce M, rf 4 0 2 1
Young D, lf 3 0 1 0 Lopez F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Morneau J, dh 4 0 0 0 Zobrist B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Kubel J, rf 3 1 2 1 Upton B, cf 3 1 0 0
Cuddyer M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kotchman C, 1b 2 1 1 0
Valencia D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jaso J, c 4 0 2 0
Holm S, c 3 0 0 0 Brignac R, ss 3 1 1 0
Thome J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Butera D, c 0 0 0 0
Casilla A, ss 4 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 2 33 4 8 4
Minnesota 011 010 000 -- 3
Tampa Bay 001 000 012 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Baker S 7.0 4 1 1 1 6
Capps M 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Nathan J (L) 0.1 1 2 2 2 0
Mijares J 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann J 7.0 8 3 3 1 6
Russell A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Cruz J (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Tampa Bay 8
2B -- Joyce M
3B -- Span D
HR -- Kubel J, Zobrist B
SB -- Young D, Kubel J, Span D, Upton B
SF -- Fuld S
WP -- Niemann J
T -- 3:10
A -- 16428
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