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Twins 3 @ Rays 2
Tropicana Field
May 31, 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 31, 2009 at Tropicana Field. The home team Rays were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 2009 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Tampa Bay Rays
R: 2 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Nick Blackburn  
Losing Pitcher—Matt Garza  
Save—Joe Nathan  
Game Winning RBI—Carlos Gomez 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 2009 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamTampa Bay Rays 
Visiting Starting PitcherNick Blackburn  
Home Starting PitcherMatt Garza  
BallparkTropicana Field 
CitySt. Petersburg 
StateFL 
Attendance26,579 
Time of Game3 hours 9 minutes 
UmpiresHP: James Hoye
1B: Mike DiMuro
2B: Dale Scott
3B: Jerry Meals

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Denard Span  Left Fielder 
Alexi Casilla  Second Baseman 
Justin Morneau  First Baseman 
Jason Kubel  DH 
Michael Cuddyer  Right Fielder 
Brendan Harris  Shortstop 
Brian Buscher  Third Baseman 
Mike Redmond  Catcher 
Carlos Gomez  Center Fielder 
Ron Gardenhire  Manager 

Tampa Bay Rays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ben Zobrist  Second Baseman 
Carl Crawford  Left Fielder 
Evan Longoria  DH 
Carlos Pena  First Baseman 
Willy Aybar  Third Baseman 
Matt Joyce  Center Fielder 
Gabe Gross  Right Fielder 
Dioner Navarro  Catcher 
Reid Brignac  Shortstop 
Joe Maddon  Manager 

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Twins 3 @ Rays 2
Tropicana Field
May 31, 2009

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         Game of 5/31/2009 -- Minnesota at Tampa Bay (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Tampa Bay          AB  R  H RBI
Span D, lf-rf         4  1  1  0   Zobrist B, 2b-ss      4  0  1  0   
Casilla A, 2b         5  0  0  0   Crawford C, lf        3  0  0  0   
Morneau J, 1b         4  0  1  1   Longoria E, dh        3  0  0  0   
Kubel J, dh           3  0  0  0   Pena C, 1b            4  1  1  1   
Cuddyer M, rf         1  0  0  0   Aybar W, 3b-2b        4  0  0  0   
Young D, lf           3  0  1  0   Joyce M, cf           3  1  2  1   
Harris B, ss          4  1  1  1   Upton M, ph-cf        1  0  1  0   
Buscher B, 3b         4  1  1  0   Gross G, rf           3  0  0  0   
Redmond M, c          4  0  2  0   Kapler G, ph-rf       1  0  0  0   
Gomez C, cf           4  0  1  1   Navarro D, c          4  0  1  0   
                                   Brignac R, ss         2  0  2  0   
                                   Dillon J, ph-3b       2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  3  8  3                        34  2  8  2

Minnesota        010 001 100 --  3
Tampa Bay        000 110 000 --  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blackburn N (W)       6.0  7  2  2  1  1
Henn S                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Guerrier M*           0.2  0  0  0  2  2
Mijares J             1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Nathan J (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Tampa Bay            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garza M (L)           7.0  7  3  3  1  6
Nelson J              0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Isringhausen J        0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Howell J              0.2  0  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Zobrist B
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 8
2B -- Brignac R
HR -- Harris B, Pena C, Joyce M
T -- 3:09
A -- 26579

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