Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 8,
Minnesota 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 40°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 36714
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 40°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 36714
Final Scoring Summary
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Sam Fuld | LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Johnny Damon | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| B.J. Upton | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .218 |
| Ben Zobrist | RF-2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .217 |
| Felipe Lopez | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| Matt Joyce | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .179 |
| Dan Johnson | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .231 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Sam Fuld (7), B.J. Upton (4), Sean Rodriguez (4) | |||||||||
| 3B - Ben Zobrist (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Sam Fuld 2, Johnny Damon, B.J. Upton 2, Ben Zobrist 3, Sean Rodriguez 3, Felipe Lopez, Dan Johnson | |||||||||
| RBI - Johnny Damon 2 (19), B.J. Upton (8), Ben Zobrist 3 (15), Sean Rodriguez (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ben Zobrist (8), Reid Brignac 2 (4) | |||||||||
| SF - Ben Zobrist (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Sean Rodriguez (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Sean Rodriguez (1, 2nd off Liriano/Butera) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Wade Davis (W 3-2) | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Cesar Ramos | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 |
| Joel Peralta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Andy Sonnanstine | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 |
| HBP - Justin Morneau (by Ramos) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Wade Davis 107-67, Cesar Ramos 7-4, Joel Peralta 11-8, Andy Sonnanstine 13-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Wade Davis 5-6, Cesar Ramos 0-1, Joel Peralta 1-0, Andy Sonnanstine 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Wade Davis 29, Cesar Ramos 2, Joel Peralta 3, Andy Sonnanstine 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Cesar Ramos 2-0, Joel Peralta 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| Alexi Casilla | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Jason Kubel | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .354 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .234 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .215 |
| Luke Hughes | 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Drew Butera | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .135 |
| Matt Tolbert | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .194 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Matt Tolbert (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, Jason Kubel 2, Luke Hughes 3, Matt Tolbert 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alexi Casilla (2), Jason Kubel (10) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jason Kubel (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jason Kubel (6) | |||||||||
| SF - Alexi Casilla (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Justin Morneau (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Michael Cuddyer (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Francisco Liriano (L 1-4) | 3.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9.13 |
| Eric Hacker | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dusty Hughes | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.27 |
| Jose Mijares | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 83-45, Eric Hacker 79-44, Dusty Hughes 36-22, Jose Mijares 14-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 4-1, Eric Hacker 4-2, Dusty Hughes 1-1, Jose Mijares 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 19, Eric Hacker 15, Dusty Hughes 6, Jose Mijares 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Eric Hacker 3-3, Dusty Hughes 1-0 | ||||||||