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
Final Scoring Summary
 
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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