Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - April 28, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 28, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Tampa Bay leads 2-0 (as of 4/28)

Game 1: Tuesday, April 26
Tampa Bay		Postponed
Minnesota		Postponed

Game 1: Wednesday, April 27
Tampa Bay	8	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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Game 2: Thursday, April 28
Tampa Bay	15	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, April 28
Tampa Bay	6	Final
Minnesota	1	Final
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Rays 15

(13-11, 7-4 away)

Twins 3

(9-14, 4-5 home)

Alerts

1:10 PM ET, April 28, 2011

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	2	1	2	2	0	3	3	0	2	15	19	0
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	8	2

W: J. Hellickson (2-2)

L: N. Blackburn (1-4)

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Fuld LF	4	1	0	0	1	0	22	.333	.400	.500
a-F Lopez PH-3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	.238	.262	.381
J Damon DH	4	3	3	1	1	1	14	.284	.318	.481
b-E Johnson PH-CF	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	.231	.310	.308
B Upton CF	4	3	3	2	2	0	27	.244	.344	.366
A Russell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Joyce RF	4	2	3	1	2	1	25	.313	.387	.418
B Zobrist 2B	6	2	4	8	0	0	29	.236	.296	.551
S Rodriguez 3B-LF	6	1	1	0	0	2	25	.212	.328	.481
K Shoppach C	5	0	0	1	0	0	24	.159	.191	.227
C Kotchman 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	16	.313	.389	.438
R Brignac SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	29	.228	.279	.228
Totals	45	15	19	14	6	6	215
a-reached on infield single to shortstop for S Fuld in the 9th b-singled to left for J Damon in the 9th
BATTING 2B: S Rodriguez (5, J Hoey); B Zobrist 2 (6, D Hughes, J Mijares) 3B: J Damon (1, N Blackburn) HR: C Kotchman (1, 2nd inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); B Zobrist (6, 6th inning off J Hoey 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Upton 2 (10), B Zobrist 8 (23), C Kotchman (3), K Shoppach (3), J Damon (20), M Joyce (5) SF: K Shoppach 2-out RBI: M Joyce, B Zobrist 2 GIDP: S Rodriguez Rays RISP: 7-19 (B Zobrist 4-5, M Joyce 1-2, S Rodriguez 0-5, R Brignac 0-1, K Shoppach 0-3, B Upton 2-2, C Kotchman 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: J Damon (4, 2nd base off N Blackburn/S Holm); B Upton (6, 2nd base off N Blackburn/S Holm); B Zobrist (4, 2nd base off N Blackburn/S Holm)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Joyce (M Cuddyer at 2nd base).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Hellickson (W, 2-2)	6.1	7	3	3	1	3	1	107-63	4.31
J McGee	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	23-16	4.05
A Russell	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-6	3.00
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	2	3	1	143-85
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Hellickson 16/27; J McGee 4/5; A Russell 0/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Hellickson 25-8-9-21; J McGee 5-1-5-5; A Russell 2-1-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Hellickson 5-11; J McGee 0-4; A Russell 2-1 Game Scores: J Hellickson 49

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.312	.354	.398
A Casilla SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.179	.230	.214
J Kubel DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	21	.349	.389	.506
J Morneau 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	.224	.278	.313
M Tolbert 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.189	.189	.297
M Cuddyer RF	3	2	2	1	1	1	18	.244	.311	.390
D Valencia 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	16	.220	.297	.305
R Tosoni LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	10	.500	.500	.500
S Holm C	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.133	.133	.200
L Hughes 2B-1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	13	.270	.270	.297
Totals	34	3	8	3	2	3	143
BATTING HR: M Cuddyer (3, 4th inning off J Hellickson 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer (4), R Tosoni (1), L Hughes (3) 2-out RBI: M Cuddyer Twins RISP: 2-8 (A Casilla 0-2, S Holm 0-2, R Tosoni 1-1, L Hughes 1-2, D Span 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: A Casilla (3, ground ball); R Tosoni (1, bobble) DP: 1 (D Valencia-L Hughes-J Morneau).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn (L, 1-4)	3.1	8	7	5	4	0	1	86-48	5.14
J Hoey	2.2	5	3	3	0	2	1	44-30	6.23
J Mijares	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0	37-24	4.50
D Hughes	1.2	3	2	2	1	2	0	42-23	7.84
M Capps	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-6	3.55
Totals	9.0	19	15	13	6	6	2	215-131
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 12/23; J Hoey 6/12; J Mijares 2/6; D Hughes 4/9; M Capps 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 12-1-16-19; J Hoey 6-6-9-9; J Mijares 6-1-13-4; D Hughes 6-6-6-5; M Capps 0-3-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 6-4; J Hoey 4-2; J Mijares 1-0; D Hughes 1-2; M Capps 0-1 Game Scores: N Blackburn 16

Scoring Summary

			TB	MIN
	1st	B Upton singled to right, J Damon scored.	1	0
	1st	B Zobrist singled to right, B Upton scored, M Joyce to third.	2	0
	2nd	C Kotchman homered to right (384 feet).	3	0
	3rd	K Shoppach hit sacrifice fly to left, B Zobrist scored.	4	0
	3rd	C Kotchman singled to left, S Rodriguez to second, S Rodriguez scored, C Kotchman to second on error by left fielder R Tosoni.	5	0
	4th	J Damon tripled to right center, S Fuld scored.	6	0
	4th	B Upton singled to center, J Damon scored.	7	0
	4th	M Cuddyer homered to left (365 feet).	7	1
	6th	B Zobrist homered to right (349 feet), B Upton and M Joyce scored.	10	1
	7th	M Joyce singled to center, J Damon scored, B Upton to third.	11	1
	7th	B Zobrist doubled to deep left, B Upton and M Joyce scored.	13	1
	7th	R Tosoni singled to center, M Cuddyer scored, D Valencia to second.	13	2
	7th	L Hughes singled to center, D Valencia scored, S Holm to second.	13	3
	9th	B Zobrist doubled to deep left, F Lopez and E Johnson scored, B Upton to third.	15	3
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Game Notes

RAYS DESIGNATED HITTER JOHNNY DAMON SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 15 GAMES.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	38,215 (96.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:27
Weather	41 degrees, overcast
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Andy Fletcher