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Rays
@ Twins
Target Field
July 18, 2014
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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 July 18, 2014 at Target Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 2014 |
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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 | July 18, 2014 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Cobb |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kyle Gibson |
Ballpark | Target Field |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 31,058 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hunter Wendelstedt 1B: Mike DiMuro 2B: Gabe Morales 3B: Mike Estabrook |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Desmond Jennings | Center Fielder |
Ben Zobrist | Left Fielder |
Matt Joyce | DH |
Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
James Loney | First Baseman |
Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
Cole Figueroa | Second Baseman |
Curt Casali | Catcher |
Kevin Kiermaier | Right Fielder |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Santana | Center Fielder |
Brian Dozier | Second Baseman |
Kendrys Morales | First Baseman |
Trevor Plouffe | Third Baseman |
Oswaldo Arcia | Right Fielder |
Josh Willingham | DH |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Eduardo Escobar | Shortstop |
Sam Fuld | Left Fielder |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rays
@ Twins
Target Field
July 18, 2014
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Gibson
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Gibson
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Gibson
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Cobb
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Figueroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Cobb
Dozier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Loney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Cobb
Morales hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Cobb
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cobb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Gibson
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Gibson
Loney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Figueroa vs. Gibson
Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Cobb
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Cobb
Willingham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Cobb
Suzuki hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Cobb
Escobar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Willingham moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. Cobb
Fuld hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casali vs. Gibson
Casali hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kiermaier vs. Gibson
Kiermaier hits a line drive into left field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Gibson
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Casali moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Gibson
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. Casali moves to third. Jennings moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Joyce vs. Gibson
Joyce hits a popup, foul, towards third. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Longoria vs. Gibson
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Santana. Longoria reaches second base with a double. Casali scores. Jennings scores. Zobrist goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Loney vs. Gibson
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Longoria trying to get to home. Dozier throws to Suzuki who tags Longoria for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Cobb
Santana strikes out. Casali drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Santana out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Cobb
Dozier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Cobb
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. Cobb
Plouffe hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Cobb
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Figueroa vs. Gibson
Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casali vs. Gibson
Casali hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Cobb
Willingham hits a fly ball into center field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Cobb
Suzuki strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Cobb
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Figueroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kiermaier vs. Gibson
Kiermaier hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Suzuki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Gibson
Jennings bunts towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kiermaier moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Gibson
Zobrist hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. Gibson
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morales scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Joyce for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Gibson
Longoria hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Loney vs. Gibson
Loney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Cobb
Fuld hits a fly ball into right field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Cobb
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney fields the ball and throws to Cobb covering. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Cobb
Dozier is hit by the pitch. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Cobb
Morales hits a fly ball into center field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Plouffe vs. Cobb
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Gibson
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Figueroa vs. Gibson
Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casali vs. Gibson
Casali hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morales scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Cobb
Arcia hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Cobb
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Cobb
Suzuki is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Cobb
Escobar takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. Boxberger
Brad Boxberger now pitching.
Fuld takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Santana vs. Boxberger
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kiermaier vs. Gibson
Kiermaier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Gibson
Jennings bunts towards first. Morales scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jennings for the out. Kiermaier moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching.
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Joyce vs. Guerrier
Joyce hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kiermaier scores. Zobrist moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Longoria vs. Swarzak
Anthony Swarzak now pitching.
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dozier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Boxberger
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Boxberger
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Boxberger
Plouffe strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Loney vs. Swarzak
Loney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Swarzak
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Figueroa vs. Swarzak
Figueroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swarzak fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Arcia hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Balfour
Willingham strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Balfour
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Loney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suzuki for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casali vs. Burton
Jared Burton now pitching.
Casali hits a ball on the ground towards third. Plouffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kiermaier vs. Burton
Kiermaier hits a fly ball into center field. Santana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Burton
Jennings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Burton
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. McGee
Jake McGee now pitching.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nunez vs. McGee
Eduardo Nunez pinch hits for Sam Fuld.
Nunez strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. McGee
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. McGee
Santana strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dozier vs. McGee
Dozier strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/2014 -- Tampa Bay at Minnesota (N) Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Jennings D, cf 2 1 1 0 Santana D, cf 5 0 1 0 Zobrist B, lf 3 2 1 2 Dozier B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Joyce M, dh 4 0 1 1 Morales K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Longoria E, 3b 4 0 2 3 Plouffe T, 3b 4 1 1 2 Loney J, 1b 4 0 3 0 Arcia O, rf 4 0 0 0 Escobar Y, ss 4 0 0 0 Willingham J, dh 3 0 0 0 Figueroa C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 0 0 Casali C, c 4 1 1 0 Escobar E, ss 3 0 2 0 Kiermaier K, rf 4 2 2 0 Fuld S, lf 2 0 0 0 Nunez E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 11 6 33 2 6 2 Tampa Bay 003 020 100 -- 6 Minnesota 002 000 000 -- 2 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Cobb A (W) 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 Boxberger B 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 Balfour G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 McGee J 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Gibson K (L) 6.1 9 6 6 1 1 Guerrier M* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Swarzak A 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 Burton J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 9 2B -- Longoria E HR -- Plouffe T, Zobrist B SH -- Jennings D 2 HBP -- by Cobb A (Dozier B), by Cobb A (Suzuki K) T -- 3:04 A -- 31058
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