Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 4,
Minnesota 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 11, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 39512
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Jordan Baker, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 39512
Final Scoring Summary
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Desmond Jennings | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Melvin Upton Jr. | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Matt Joyce | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Evan Longoria | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Ben Zobrist | SS-2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Elliot Johnson | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Roberts | 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Jose Molina | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ben Zobrist (0) | |||||||||
| HR - Melvin Upton Jr. 2 (0), Matt Joyce (0) | |||||||||
| TB - Desmond Jennings, Melvin Upton Jr. 8, Matt Joyce 4, Ben Zobrist 4, Jeff Keppinger, Ryan Roberts 2, Jose Molina | |||||||||
| RBI - Melvin Upton Jr. 3 (0), Matt Joyce (0) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Melvin Upton Jr. (0) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Matt Joyce 2 (0), Jeff Keppinger (0) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jeff Keppinger (0), Ryan Roberts (0) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Desmond Jennings (0, 2nd off Robertson/Butera), Ben Zobrist (0, 2nd off Blackburn/Butera) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| David Price (W 0-0) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Joel Peralta (H 0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fernando Rodney (SV 0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - David Price 101-69, Joel Peralta 10-6, Fernando Rodney 11-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - David Price 8-4, Joel Peralta 1-1, Fernando Rodney 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - David Price 26, Joel Peralta 3, Fernando Rodney 3 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Revere | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jamey Carroll | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mauer | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darin Mastroianni | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Dozier | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| Drew Butera | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ryan Doumit | PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Brian Dozier (0) | |||||||||
| TB - Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau 2, Darin Mastroianni 2, Brian Dozier 4, Drew Butera | |||||||||
| RBI - Darin Mastroianni (0), Brian Dozier (0) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Drew Butera (0), Ryan Doumit (0) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Brian Dozier (0), Alexi Casilla (0) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Ben Revere (Roberts at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn (L 0-0) | 6.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Alex Burnett | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tyler Robertson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Casey Fien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jared Burton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 91-61, Alex Burnett 4-3, Tyler Robertson 5-3, Casey Fien 20-16, Jared Burton 7-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 7-3, Alex Burnett 1-1, Tyler Robertson 0-0, Casey Fien 0-0, Jared Burton 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 27, Alex Burnett 2, Tyler Robertson 1, Casey Fien 3, Jared Burton 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Alex Burnett 2-0, Tyler Robertson 2-0 | ||||||||