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

Scores for Apr 28, 2011

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Tampa Bay won 3-0

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 6

(14-11, 8-4 away)

Twins 1

(9-15, 4-6 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, April 28, 2011

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

W: J. Niemann (1-3)

L: A. Swarzak (0-1)

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Fuld LF	5	0	0	0	0	2	22	.315	.380	.472
J Damon DH	5	0	1	0	0	1	21	.279	.311	.465
B Upton CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	17	.247	.350	.365
M Joyce RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	19	.310	.380	.408
B Zobrist 2B	4	3	3	2	0	0	14	.258	.314	.602
C Kotchman 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	10	.333	.400	.444
S Rodriguez 3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	15	.214	.323	.464
F Lopez 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.262	.381
J Jaso C	4	1	2	2	0	0	13	.196	.229	.391
E Johnson SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.200	.273	.267
Totals	37	6	11	6	1	6	146
BATTING 2B: J Jaso (3, G Perkins); B Zobrist (7, G Perkins) HR: B Zobrist (7, 2nd inning off A Swarzak 1 on, 0 Out); J Jaso (2, 4th inning off A Swarzak 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Zobrist 2 (25), J Jaso 2 (7), S Rodriguez 2 (8) 2-out RBI: J Jaso GIDP: J Jaso Rays RISP: 1-8 (B Zobrist 0-1, M Joyce 0-1, S Rodriguez 1-2, E Johnson 0-2, S Fuld 0-1, C Kotchman 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 1 (S Rodriguez-B Zobrist-C Kotchman).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Niemann (W, 1-3)	7.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	84-52	5.60
J Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	2.38
J Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22-13	3.24
Totals	9.0	2	1	1	2	5	0	118-73
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Niemann 11/23; J Peralta 2/3; J Cruz 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Niemann 16-5-12-19; J Peralta 3-2-1-2; J Cruz 7-0-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niemann 10-9; J Peralta 0-2; J Cruz 0-1 Game Scores: J Niemann 70

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	15	.309	.350	.392
M Tolbert SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.171	.171	.268
J Kubel DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.333	.372	.483
J Morneau 1B	2	0	1	1	1	0	10	.232	.293	.319
M Cuddyer RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.235	.301	.376
R Tosoni LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	12	.286	.286	.286
D Valencia 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	.212	.287	.294
D Butera C	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	.125	.167	.175
L Hughes 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	13	.256	.275	.282
Totals	28	1	2	1	2	5	118
BATTING RBI: J Morneau (8) 2-out RBI: J Morneau GIDP: M Cuddyer Twins RISP: 1-5 (M Tolbert 0-1, J Kubel 0-2, D Span 0-1, J Morneau 1-1) Team LOB: 2
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Morneau-M Tolbert-J Morneau).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Swarzak (L, 0-1)	5.1	8	5	5	1	1	2	95-55	8.44
G Perkins	2.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	38-25	0.75
J Nathan	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	8.64
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	1	6	2	146-89
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Swarzak 17/25; G Perkins 3/10; J Nathan 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Swarzak 11-7-14-23; G Perkins 4-4-10-7; J Nathan 2-2-4-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Swarzak 3-12; G Perkins 5-0; J Nathan 0-1 Game Scores: A Swarzak 32

Scoring Summary

			TB	MIN
	2nd	B Zobrist homered to right (374 feet), M Joyce scored.	2	0
	4th	J Jaso homered to right (391 feet).	3	0
	6th	S Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Zobrist scored, C Kotchman out at second.	4	0
	6th	J Jaso doubled to deep left center, S Rodriguez scored.	5	0
	7th	J Morneau singled to deep right, D Span scored.	5	1
	8th	S Rodriguez singled to left, B Zobrist scored.	6	1
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Game Notes

RAYS DESIGNATED HITTER JOHNNY DAMON SINGLED IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	36,456 (92.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:29
Weather	57 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Mike Dimuro, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Chris Conroy