Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - August 11, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 11, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Tampa Bay leads 2-0 (as of 8/11)

Game 1: Friday, August 10
Tampa Bay	12	Final
Minnesota	6	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 11
Tampa Bay	4	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, August 12
Tampa Bay	7	Final in 10
Minnesota	3	Final in 10
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Rays 4

(61-52, 29-25 away)

Twins 2

(49-64, 23-34 home)

Alerts

7:10 PM ET, August 11, 2012

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
MIN	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0

W: D. Price (15-4)

L: N. Blackburn (4-8)

S: F. Rodney (35)

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jennings LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	12	.243	.309	.378
B Upton CF	4	2	2	3	0	0	13	.245	.300	.395
M Joyce RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	18	.273	.374	.491
E Longoria DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	26	.317	.407	.515
B Zobrist SS-2B	4	0	3	0	0	1	15	.254	.372	.440
C Pena 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	20	.194	.323	.351
J Keppinger 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	7	.321	.377	.429
E Johnson SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.314	.342
R Roberts 2B-3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	8	.170	.304	.277
J Molina C	4	0	1	0	0	1	8	.198	.253	.299
Totals	35	4	11	4	1	6	127
BATTING 2B: B Zobrist (26, N Blackburn) HR: B Upton 2 (12, 1st inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 2 Out); M Joyce (14, 1st inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Upton 3 (46), M Joyce (43) 2-out RBI: B Upton GIDP: J Keppinger, R Roberts Rays RISP: 0-7 (C Pena 0-1, M Joyce 0-1, R Roberts 0-1, J Keppinger 0-2, D Jennings 0-1, B Upton 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: B Zobrist (13, 2nd base off N Blackburn/D Butera); D Jennings (20, 2nd base off T Robertson/D Butera)
FIELDING DP: 2 (D Price-B Zobrist-C Pena, B Zobrist-R Roberts-C Pena).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Price (W, 15-4)	7.0	7	2	2	0	5	1	101-69	2.50
J Peralta (H, 27)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	3.64
F Rodney (S, 35)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-8	0.84
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	0	6	1	122-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Price 19/26; J Peralta 1/3; F Rodney 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Price 34-2-13-20; J Peralta 2-1-1-2; F Rodney 1-4-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Price 10-6; J Peralta 1-1; F Rodney 3-0 Game Scores: D Price 60

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Revere CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.319	.350	.374
J Carroll 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.243	.331	.289
J Mauer DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	19	.317	.412	.439
J Willingham LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	16	.261	.374	.545
J Morneau 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	16	.274	.336	.471
D Mastroianni RF	3	0	2	1	0	1	13	.287	.357	.416
B Dozier SS	3	1	1	1	0	1	13	.237	.274	.337
D Butera C	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	.220	.273	.317
a-R Doumit PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.293	.341	.489
A Casilla 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.221	.260	.303
Totals	32	2	7	2	0	6	122
a-struck out looking for D Butera in the 7th
BATTING HR: B Dozier (6, 5th inning off D Price 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Mastroianni (11), B Dozier (33) GIDP: B Dozier, A Casilla Twins RISP: 1-5 (D Mastroianni 1-1, D Butera 0-1, R Doumit 0-1, B Dozier 0-2) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Carroll-A Casilla-J Morneau, B Dozier-A Casilla-J Morneau). Outfield Assist: B Revere (R Roberts at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn (L, 4-8)	6.0	11	4	4	1	2	3	91-61	7.33
A Burnett	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	2.77
T Robertson	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	6.23
C Fien	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20-16	1.17
J Burton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	2.20
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	1	6	3	127-88
PITCHING N Blackburn pitched to 2 batters in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 16/27; A Burnett 1/2; T Robertson 1/1; C Fien 2/3; J Burton 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 17-5-15-24; A Burnett 1-0-0-2; T Robertson 2-1-0-0; C Fien 3-2-10-1; J Burton 0-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 9-6; A Burnett 1-1; T Robertson 0-0; C Fien 0-1; J Burton 0-2 Game Scores: N Blackburn 35

Scoring Summary

			TB	MIN
	1st	B Upton homered to center (423 feet), D Jennings scored.	2	0
	1st	M Joyce homered to right (401 feet).	3	0
	2nd	D Mastroianni reached on infield single to second, J Willingham scored, J Morneau to second.	3	1
	5th	B Upton homered to center (438 feet).	4	1
	5th	B Dozier homered to left (385 feet).	4	2
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Game Notes

B.J. UPTON AND MATT JOYCE OF THE RAYS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	39,512 (100% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:40
Weather	77 degrees, cloudy
Wind	6 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jordan Baker, First Base - Tim McClelland, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Marvin Hudson