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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
April 22, 2012
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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 April 22, 2012 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 22, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Niemann |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 26,507 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Wegner 1B: Brian Knight 2B: Mike Winters 3B: Wally Bell |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Jamey Carroll | Shortstop |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | DH |
| Chris Parmelee | First Baseman |
| Danny Valencia | Third Baseman |
| Clete Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings | Left Fielder |
| Ben Zobrist | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Keppinger | DH |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Sean Rodriguez | Shortstop |
| Chris Gimenez | Catcher |
| Elliot Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
April 22, 2012
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Niemann
Carroll hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Niemann
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Liriano
Jennings hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Niemann
Willingham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Pena, and towards Johnson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Willingham moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Parmelee vs. Niemann
Parmelee strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Valencia vs. Niemann
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Liriano
Keppinger hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niemann
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Niemann
There goes Span. The throw from Gimenez and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Carroll vs. Niemann
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Liriano
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gimenez vs. Liriano
Gimenez takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson is hit by the pitch. Rodriguez moves to third. Gimenez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jennings vs. Liriano
Jennings hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. Gimenez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zobrist vs. Liriano
There goes Johnson. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gimenez tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Niemann
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena juggles the ball. That's an error on Pena. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Willingham vs. Niemann
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Niemann
Morneau hits a line drive towards first. Pena catches it and steps on first to double up Willingham. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria hits a popup off the glove of Carroll, and into shallow left field. Longoria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Keppinger vs. Liriano
Keppinger hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Longoria moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Upton vs. Liriano
Upton hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Longoria tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Liriano
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Parmelee vs. Niemann
Parmelee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Niemann
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niemann
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Niemann
Casilla strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Liriano
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Liriano
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Liriano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Liriano
Jennings hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Liriano
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Liriano
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Liriano
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Niemann
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Niemann
Carroll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Span moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mauer vs. Niemann
Mauer hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Willingham vs. Niemann
Willingham is hit by the pitch. Carroll moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Morneau vs. McGee
Jake McGee now pitching.
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Doumit vs. Davis
Ryan Doumit pinch hits for Chris Parmelee. Wade Davis now pitching.
Doumit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Span scores. Carroll scores. Willingham moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Valencia vs. Davis
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to third for the out. Doumit moves to second. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Swarzak
Ryan Doumit now playing first base. Anthony Swarzak now pitching.
Keppinger 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, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Swarzak
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Swarzak
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gimenez vs. Swarzak
Gimenez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Davis
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. Davis
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Davis
Span hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Swarzak
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Swarzak
Jennings strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Swarzak
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Carroll hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Peralta
Mauer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Willingham vs. Peralta
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peralta fields it and throws to first for the out. Carroll moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Peralta
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Perkins
Glen Perkins now pitching.
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Perkins
The ball gets by Mauer for a passed ball. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Perkins
Longoria hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Keppinger vs. Perkins
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Upton vs. Perkins
Upton hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pena tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Perkins
There goes Longoria. The throw from Mauer and he is safe. Longoria steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Perkins
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Rodney
Fernando Rodney now pitching.
Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doumit for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Rodney
Valencia strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Rodney
Thomas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/2012 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Span D, cf 3 1 1 0 Jennings D, lf 3 1 1 3
Carroll J, ss 4 1 2 0 Zobrist B, rf 3 0 0 1
Mauer J, c 4 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 2 1 0 0
Willingham J, lf 2 0 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 3 1 2 0
Morneau J, dh 4 0 0 0 Keppinger J, dh 4 0 0 0
Parmelee C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Upton M, cf 2 0 0 2
Doumit R, ph-1b 2 0 1 2 Rodriguez S, ss 3 1 1 0
Valencia D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gimenez C, c 2 1 1 0
Thomas C, rf 4 0 1 0 Johnson E, 2b 2 1 0 0
Casilla A, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 24 6 5 6
Minnesota 000 002 000 -- 2
Tampa Bay 002 120 01x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F (L) 5.0 3 5 5 4 4
Swarzak A 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Perkins G 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann J (W) 5.1 3 2 2 2 5
McGee J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Davis W 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Peralta J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Rodney F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Pena C
DP -- Minnesota 1, Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4
2B -- Longoria E
HR -- Jennings D
SB -- Span D, Johnson E, Longoria E
SF -- Jennings D, Zobrist B, Upton M 2
HBP -- by Liriano F (Johnson E), by Niemann J (Willingham J)
PB -- Mauer J
T -- 2:54
A -- 26507
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