Final
Minnesota leads 2-1 (as of 4/14)
| Game 1: Thursday, April 12 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, April 13 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, April 14 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 12 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, April 15 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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Devil Rays 5
(4-7, 3-5 away)
Twins 12
(7-4, 6-3 home)
7:10 PM ET, April 14, 2007
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: S. Ponson (1-1)
L: E. Jackson (0-2)
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Baldelli DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .238 | ||
| b-J Gomes PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| B Zobrist SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .186 | ||
| a-B Harris PH-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | ||
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .255 | ||
| T Wigginton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .341 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| D Young RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .356 | ||
| A Iwamura 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .389 | ||
| D Navarro C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .192 | ||
| E Dukes CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .161 | ||
| B Upton 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .394 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for B Zobrist in the 7th b-walked for R Baldelli in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Baldelli (3, S Ponson); D Young (3, S Ponson); D Navarro (2, S Ponson); B Upton (2, S Ponson) 3B: A Iwamura (1, S Ponson) HR: C Pena (2, 9th inning off G Perkins 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Navarro (3), B Upton (7), C Pena 3 (6) 2-out RBI: B Upton, C Pena 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, B Zobrist 1, R Baldelli 2, D Young 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Upton (5, catch); B Zobrist (2, throw); A Iwamura (1, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| E Jackson (L, 5-15) | 3.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66-33 | 8.31 | |
| G Glover | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42-29 | 2.84 | |
| S Camp | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 13.50 | |
| R Lugo | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31-20 | 24.00 | |
| J Salas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.23 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 165-100 | ||
| PITCHING WP: E Jackson HBP: M Cuddyer (By E Jackson) Batters faced: E Jackson 18; G Glover 12; S Camp 4; R Lugo 7; J Salas 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 6-3; G Glover 2-4; S Camp 0-1; R Lugo 0-1; J Salas 3-0 Game Scores: E Jackson 30 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| L Castillo 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .256 | ||
| A Casilla 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | ||
| J Tyner CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 | ||
| J Mauer C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .325 | ||
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .366 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | ||
| T Hunter DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 | ||
| J Kubel LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .261 | ||
| L Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .120 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (4, G Glover); T Hunter 2 (8, G Glover, S Camp); J Tyner 2 (2, G Glover, R Lugo) HR: L Rodriguez (1, 7th inning off R Lugo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (8), J Morneau 2 (10), T Hunter 3 (7), J Kubel (4), J Mauer (2), L Rodriguez (2), J Tyner (1) SF: J Kubel 2-out RBI: J Mauer, J Morneau, T Hunter, M Cuddyer Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mauer 1, L Rodriguez 2, J Kubel 2, J Morneau 1, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett (2, 2nd base off G Glover/D Navarro); T Hunter (4, 3rd base off G Glover/D Navarro) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Cuddyer (B Upton at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Ponson (W, 2-5) | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 104-59 | 8.18 | |
| J Rincon (H, 14) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23-14 | 4.15 | |
| G Perkins | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 40-25 | 10.12 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 167-98 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Rincon Batters faced: S Ponson 26; J Rincon 5; G Perkins 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 7-2; J Rincon 0-2; G Perkins 2-1 Game Scores: S Ponson 47 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| TB | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Cuddyer singled to right center, L Castillo scored, J Mauer to second, J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer to second on error by second baseman B Upton.J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third on throwing error b | 0 | 2 | |
| TB | 2nd | D Navarro hit a ground rule double to deep right center, D Young scored. | 1 | 2 |
| TB | 2nd | B Upton singled to left, D Navarro scored, B Upton to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Morneau singled to right, J Tyner scored, J Mauer to third, M Cuddyer to second. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Mauer scored, J Morneau out at second, M Cuddyer to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 3rd | J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, M Cuddyer scored, T Hunter to second. | 2 | 5 | |
| 5th | T Hunter doubled to deep right center, M Cuddyer scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 6th | J Mauer singled to right, J Tyner scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 6th | J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 2 | 8 | |
| 6th | T Hunter doubled to left center, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to third. | 2 | 9 | |
| 7th | L Rodriguez homered to right. | 2 | 10 | |
| 7th | J Tyner doubled to deep right center, J Bartlett scored. | 2 | 11 | |
| 7th | M Cuddyer singled to left, J Tyner scored, M Cuddyer to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 12 | |
| TB | 9th | C Pena homered to center, J Gomes and B Harris scored. | 5 | 12 |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 35,269 (89.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Ed Montague, Third Base - Bill Miller |

