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Rays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on April 27, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Niemann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Baker |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 17,988 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Bruce Dreckman 3B: Paul Emmel |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Pat Burrell | DH |
| Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Jose Morales | Catcher |
| Nick Punto | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 2009
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Baker
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Baker
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Baker
Longoria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Longoria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Baker
Pena hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. Longoria scores. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burrell vs. Baker
Burrell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Pena scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Baker
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau is hit by the pitch. Casilla moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Niemann
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Crede vs. Niemann
Crede hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Baker
Navarro hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Baker
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Baker
Bartlett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Niemann
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Niemann
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Baker
Upton hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Baker
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Baker
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Niemann
Punto hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Niemann
There goes Span. The throw from Navarro and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kubel vs. Niemann
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Kubel vs. Niemann
Kubel strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Baker
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Baker
Burrell strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Baker
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Niemann
Crede hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Niemann
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cuddyer moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Niemann
Morales hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura catches it and throws to second with Bartlett covering, to double up Cuddyer. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Baker
Navarro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Baker
There's a wild pitch. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Iwamura vs. Baker
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Baker
Bartlett hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Navarro scores. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Baker
Upton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Baker
The ball gets by Morales for a passed ball. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Baker
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Baker
Longoria hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Bartlett scores. Crawford moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. Baker
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Niemann
Punto hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Baker
Burrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Baker
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Baker
Navarro hits a line drive towards third. Crede reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Niemann
Kubel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Niemann
Crede hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Niemann
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
There goes Cuddyer. The throw from Navarro and he is safe. Cuddyer steals second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Balfour
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Dickey
R.A. Dickey now pitching.
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Dickey
Bartlett hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Dickey
Upton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Dickey
Dickey fires to first and picks off Upton. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Balfour
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Balfour
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Span vs. Nelson
Joe Nelson now pitching.
Span hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Casilla vs. Nelson
Casilla hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Morneau vs. Nelson
Morneau hits a line drive into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dickey
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops it up and throws to first, with Dickey covering, for the out. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Dickey
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Dickey
The ball gets by Morales for a passed ball. Longoria moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Dickey
Pena hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Dickey
Burrell strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Dickey
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Nelson
Kubel strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Wheeler
Dan Wheeler now pitching.
Crede strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Wheeler
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Morillo
Juan Morillo now pitching.
Navarro hits a popup towards short. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Morillo
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Morillo
Bartlett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Morillo
Upton hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Howell
J.P. Howell now pitching.
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Howell
Morales strikes out. Navarro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Morales out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Howell
Punto strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/2009 -- Tampa Bay at Minnesota (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Upton M, cf 5 0 1 0 Span D, cf 4 0 1 0
Crawford C, lf 3 0 0 0 Casilla A, 2b 2 0 0 0
Longoria E, 3b 3 2 2 1 Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pena C, 1b 4 2 2 3 Kubel J, dh 4 0 0 0
Burrell P, dh 4 0 1 1 Crede J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Gross G, rf 4 0 0 0 Cuddyer M, rf 2 0 0 0
Navarro D, c 4 1 1 0 Young D, lf 4 0 1 0
Iwamura A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morales J, c 4 0 1 0
Bartlett J, ss 4 2 2 2 Punto N, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 9 7 31 1 5 1
Tampa Bay 200 020 021 -- 7
Minnesota 000 001 000 -- 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann J (W) 5.2 3 1 1 4 4
Balfour G* 0.1 2 0 0 0 1
Nelson J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Wheeler D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Howell J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Baker S (L) 6.0 6 4 4 1 7
Dickey R 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Morillo J 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 8
2B -- Longoria E
3B -- Pena C
HR -- Crede J, Pena C, Bartlett J
SB -- Span D 2, Casilla A, Cuddyer M
HBP -- by Niemann J (Morneau J)
WP -- Baker S
PB -- Morales J 2
T -- 2:53
A -- 17988
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