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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
May 30, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 30, 2009 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 30, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
Home Starting Pitcher | David Price |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 36,052 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: James Hoye 2B: Mike DiMuro 3B: Dale Scott |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denard Span | Left Fielder |
Joe Mauer | Catcher |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
Brendan Harris | Shortstop |
Delmon Young | DH |
Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
Willy Aybar | Second Baseman |
Ben Zobrist | Shortstop |
Joe Dillon | DH |
Gabe Kapler | Right Fielder |
Michel Hernandez | Catcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
May 30, 2009
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Price
Span hits a line drive towards third. Longoria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Price
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Price
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Price
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Liriano
Crawford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Price
Crede takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Price
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Price
Young strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Price
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Price. Crede moves to third. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Casilla vs. Price
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Liriano
Aybar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Price
Span bunts towards the mound. Price fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Price
Mauer hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Span moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morneau vs. Price
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aybar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Span scores. Mauer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cuddyer vs. Price
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Crede vs. Price
Crede strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dillon vs. Liriano
Dillon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Liriano
Kapler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Liriano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Liriano
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Liriano
There's a wild pitch. Hernandez moves to third. Upton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Crawford vs. Liriano
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hernandez scores. Upton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Longoria vs. Liriano
Liriano fires to first and has Crawford trapped. There's the throw to Harris who tags Crawford for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Upton scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Liriano
There's a wild pitch. Longoria moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Aybar vs. Liriano
Aybar takes first base on ball four. Longoria moves to third. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Longoria scores. Pena moves to third. Aybar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Dillon vs. Liriano
Dillon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Price
Harris hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Price
Young strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Price
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Liriano
Matt Tolbert now playing shortstop. Brendan Harris now playing third base.
Kapler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Liriano
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Price
Casilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Price
Span hits a popup towards short. Zobrist settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Price
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Price
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Price fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Casilla moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Price
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dickey
R.A. Dickey now pitching.
Crawford strikes out. Mauer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Crawford out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Dickey
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Dickey
Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Casilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Price
Tolbert hits a fly ball into right field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Price
Harris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kapler. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Price
Young strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Dickey
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Dickey
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dillon vs. Dickey
Dillon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kapler vs. Dickey
Kapler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Balfour
Casilla hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Balfour
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Balfour
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aybar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dickey
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Dickey
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Dickey
Crawford hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Dickey
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Balfour
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Balfour
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tolbert vs. Balfour
Tolbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Dickey
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aybar vs. Dickey
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Dickey
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillon vs. Dickey
Dillon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tolbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Balfour
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Balfour
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Balfour
Gomez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Casilla vs. Choate
Randy Choate now pitching.
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. Harris scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Choate
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Casilla moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Span vs. Choate
Span strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/2009 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Span D, lf 5 1 1 0 Upton M, cf 4 1 1 0 Mauer J, c 3 0 1 0 Crawford C, lf 4 1 3 2 Morneau J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Longoria E, 3b 4 1 1 1 Cuddyer M, rf 4 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Crede J, 3b 1 0 0 0 Aybar W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tolbert M, ss 2 0 0 0 Zobrist B, ss 3 0 1 1 Harris B, ss-3b 3 1 1 0 Dillon J, dh 4 1 2 1 Young D, dh 4 0 0 0 Kapler G, rf 2 0 0 0 Gomez C, cf 4 0 1 0 Hernandez M, c 3 1 1 0 Casilla A, 2b 4 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 6 2 29 5 9 5 Minnesota 001 000 001 -- 2 Tampa Bay 004 000 10x -- 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Liriano F (L) 4.0 7 4 4 3 3 Dickey R 4.0 2 1 1 2 3 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Price D (W) 5.2 5 1 1 2 11 Balfour G 2.2 1 1 1 1 3 Choate R (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Price D DP -- Minnesota 3 LOB -- Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 5 2B -- Mauer J, Harris B HR -- Dillon J, Crawford C CS -- Crawford C WP -- Liriano F 2 T -- 2:54 A -- 36052
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