Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Tampa Bay 5,
Minnesota 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 1, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Alfonso Marquez
Attendance: 40665
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Alfonso Marquez
Attendance: 40665
Final Scoring Summary
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Zobrist | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Carl Crawford | LF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .317 |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .292 |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .199 |
| Matt Joyce | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Gabe Kapler | PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Reid Brignac | PH-2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| John Jaso | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Kelly Shoppach | PH-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Willy Aybar | DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 2B-RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .258 |
| Jason Bartlett | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ben Zobrist (15), Evan Longoria (23) | |||||||||
| TB - Ben Zobrist 3, Carl Crawford 4, Evan Longoria 2, Reid Brignac, John Jaso, Willy Aybar 2, Sean Rodriguez | |||||||||
| RBI - Carl Crawford (39), Evan Longoria (54), John Jaso (26), Willy Aybar (21) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Evan Longoria (19), John Jaso (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carl Crawford 2 (24), Carlos Pena 4 (35) | |||||||||
| S - Jason Bartlett (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 12 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Ben Zobrist (14, 2nd off Pavano/Mauer), Carl Crawford (29, 2nd off Pavano/Mauer) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jeff Niemann | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.80 |
| Grant Balfour | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.62 |
| Randy Choate | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.16 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Lance Cormier (W 3-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Rafael Soriano (SV 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Niemann 104-69, Grant Balfour 5-3, Randy Choate 10-5, Joaquin Benoit 5-4, Lance Cormier 10-6, Rafael Soriano 11-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Niemann 5-10, Grant Balfour 0-0, Randy Choate 0-1, Joaquin Benoit 0-2, Lance Cormier 2-0, Rafael Soriano 1-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jeff Niemann 28, Grant Balfour 1, Randy Choate 2, Joaquin Benoit 2, Lance Cormier 3, Rafael Soriano 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Grant Balfour 1-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-1 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| Orlando Hudson | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .283 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| Jason Kubel | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Michael Cuddyer | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| Jim Thome | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .242 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Nick Punto | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Joe Mauer (23), Justin Morneau (24), Michael Cuddyer (17) | |||||||||
| HR - Delmon Young (9) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, Joe Mauer 2, Justin Morneau 2, Michael Cuddyer 2, Delmon Young 5, Nick Punto | |||||||||
| RBI - Jason Kubel (44), Michael Cuddyer (36), Delmon Young 2 (53) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Delmon Young (25) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Denard Span (27), Orlando Hudson (22), Joe Mauer (16) | |||||||||
| SF - Jason Kubel (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Denard Span (16, 2nd off Balfour/Jaso), Orlando Hudson (6, 2nd off Niemann/Jaso) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Nick Punto (5), Michael Cuddyer (3) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Delmon Young 2 (Joyce at Home, Shoppach at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Carl Pavano | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Ron Mahay | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 |
| Alex Burnett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Jose Mijares | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Jesse Crain | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.22 |
| Jon Rauch (BS 4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Matt Guerrier (L 1-3) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Brian Duensing | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 |
| WP - Carl Pavano | ||||||||
| HBP - Kelly Shoppach (by Guerrier) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Carl Pavano 111-68, Ron Mahay 2-2, Alex Burnett 8-5, Jose Mijares 16-9, Jesse Crain 3-3, Jon Rauch 22-14, Matt Guerrier 15-8, Brian Duensing 2-1 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Carl Pavano 11-2, Ron Mahay 0-0, Alex Burnett 0-0, Jose Mijares 0-2, Jesse Crain 0-0, Jon Rauch 0-2, Matt Guerrier 0-2, Brian Duensing 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Carl Pavano 28, Ron Mahay 1, Alex Burnett 1, Jose Mijares 4, Jesse Crain 1, Jon Rauch 5, Matt Guerrier 6, Brian Duensing 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Ron Mahay 2-1, Alex Burnett 2-0, Jose Mijares 2-0, Jesse Crain 1-0, Brian Duensing 3-0 | ||||||||