Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 15,
Minnesota 3
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 28, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 41°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38215
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 41°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38215
Final Scoring Summary
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Sam Fuld | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Felipe Lopez | PH-3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Johnny Damon | DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| Elliot Johnson | PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| B.J. Upton | CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Adam Russell | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Joyce | RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .313 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .236 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 3B-LF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .212 |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .159 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 |
| Reid Brignac | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| Totals | 45 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 23 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ben Zobrist 2 (6), Sean Rodriguez (5) | |||||||||
| 3B - Johnny Damon (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Ben Zobrist (6), Casey Kotchman (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Felipe Lopez, Johnny Damon 5, Elliot Johnson, B.J. Upton 3, Matt Joyce 3, Ben Zobrist 9, Sean Rodriguez 2, Casey Kotchman 5, Reid Brignac | |||||||||
| RBI - Johnny Damon (20), B.J. Upton 2 (10), Matt Joyce (5), Ben Zobrist 8 (23), Kelly Shoppach (3), Casey Kotchman (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Matt Joyce (3), Ben Zobrist 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Sean Rodriguez (4), Kelly Shoppach 3 (8), Casey Kotchman (5), Reid Brignac (5) | |||||||||
| SF - Kelly Shoppach (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Sean Rodriguez (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Johnny Damon (4, 2nd off Blackburn/Holm), B.J. Upton (6, 2nd off Blackburn/Holm), Ben Zobrist (4, 2nd off Blackburn/Holm) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Matt Joyce (Cuddyer at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jeremy Hellickson (W 2-2) | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.31 |
| Jake McGee | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
| Adam Russell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jeremy Hellickson 107-63, Jake McGee 23-16, Adam Russell 13-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeremy Hellickson 5-5, Jake McGee 0-3, Adam Russell 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jeremy Hellickson 27, Jake McGee 5, Adam Russell 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake McGee 2-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| Alexi Casilla | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .179 |
| Jason Kubel | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| Matt Tolbert | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Rene Tosoni | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Steve Holm | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .133 |
| Luke Hughes | 2B-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Michael Cuddyer (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer 5, Danny Valencia, Rene Tosoni 2, Luke Hughes | |||||||||
| RBI - Michael Cuddyer (4), Rene Tosoni (1), Luke Hughes (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Michael Cuddyer (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alexi Casilla 2 (10), Luke Hughes (8) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Alexi Casilla (3), Rene Tosoni (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn (L 1-4) | 3.1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 |
| Jim Hoey | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.23 |
| Jose Mijares | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Dusty Hughes | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.84 |
| Matt Capps | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 86-48, Jim Hoey 44-30, Jose Mijares 37-24, Dusty Hughes 42-23, Matt Capps 6-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 7-3, Jim Hoey 3-1, Jose Mijares 1-0, Dusty Hughes 1-2, Matt Capps 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 23, Jim Hoey 12, Jose Mijares 6, Dusty Hughes 9, Matt Capps 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jim Hoey 2-0, Dusty Hughes 1-0, Matt Capps 2-0 | ||||||||