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Standings
CLE
@DET		2
1
TBD
@MIN		4
5		 
(12)
BOS
@TOR		3
4		 
(11)
COL
@MIL		3
7
ARI
@PIT		1
0
Thursday, September 3, 1998, 12:17
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 7,072, Time of Game: 3:40
Devil Rays
4
54-85
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Twins
5
62-77
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Rick White (1-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    4  9  0
Twins           0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  1    5 10  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Randy Winn CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .308 .764 20 12 -0.067 1.05 0.056 -0.123 -0.6 2 0 SB
Quinton McCracken LF 5 1 2 0 0 3 .285 .739 24 16 -0.089 1.19 0.079 -0.168 -1.0 1 0 CS
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .273 .734 25 16 -0.002 1.34 0.133 -0.136 0.2 0 3 2B
   Dave Silvestri 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fred McGriff 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .272 .788 15 11 0.152 1.26 0.249 -0.097 1.0 14 1 HR
Aaron Ledesma SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .327 .748 21 15 -0.164 0.99 0.000 -0.164 -1.6 4 6 GDP
Paul Sorrento DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .221 .713 13 8 -0.048 0.62 0.000 -0.048 -0.5
   Mike Kelly PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .697 9 5 -0.127 2.40 0.000 -0.127 -0.5
Rich Butler RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .215 .615 19 14 0.148 1.20 0.241 -0.093 0.3 2 2 3B
Mike Difelice C 4 0 0 0 1 2 .228 .627 20 13 -0.102 1.70 0.014 -0.117 -0.6 8 1
Miguel Cairo 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .686 12 9 0.143 1.74 0.204 -0.061 0.5 2 4 SB
Bryan Rekar P 1 2
   Scott Aldred P 0 0
   Jim Mecir P 0 0
   Rick White P 0 0
Team Totals 43 4 9 4 1 14 .209 .576 178 119 -0.156 1.30 0.976 -1.134 -2.9 34 19
2B: W Boggs (22, off B Radke).
3B: R Butler (1, off D Serafini).
HR: F McGriff (16, off B Radke; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: F McGriff 5; R Butler 4; W Boggs 2; Q McCracken 2; R Winn; M Cairo.
GIDP: A Ledesma (5).
RBI: F McGriff 2 (68); W Boggs (40); M Cairo (39).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. M Cairo-A Ledesma-F McGriff 2; R Butler-A Ledesma.
Outfield Assists: R Butler (B Gates at 2nd base); R Butler (D Ortiz at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: R Winn (25, 2nd base off B Radke/T Steinbach); M Cairo (15, 2nd base off H Carrasco/T Steinbach).
CS: Q McCracken (10, 2nd base by B Radke/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matt Lawton CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .288 .884 17 11 0.463 1.21 0.542 -0.079 1.2 1 0 HR,SB
Brent Gates 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .248 .640 22 12 -0.035 1.28 0.075 -0.111 0.3 0 1
Paul Molitor DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 .273 .684 17 12 0.222 2.11 0.379 -0.157 -0.3 3B
David Ortiz 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 .268 .816 25 13 0.145 1.84 0.255 -0.111 0.1 15 0 2B,GDP
Marty Cordova LF 5 0 0 1 0 1 .267 .744 15 9 -0.178 2.41 0.151 -0.329 -1.1 2 0
Todd Walker 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .323 .860 26 16 0.134 2.02 0.393 -0.259 0.9 2 7 2·2B,GDP
Alex Ochoa RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .604 19 9 -0.338 2.10 0.000 -0.338 -1.5 1 0
Terry Steinbach C 5 0 1 1 0 2 .245 .719 22 14 0.112 1.99 0.292 -0.180 -0.1 14 2
Denny Hocking SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .488 12 8 -0.042 0.81 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 1 2
   Otis Nixon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .675 5 3 -0.067 2.52 0.000 -0.067 -0.3
   Pat Meares SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .675 6 3 -0.074 2.85 0.000 -0.074 -0.2 0 1
Brad Radke P 0 1
   Dan Serafini P 0 0
   Hector Carrasco P 0 0
   Eddie Guardado P 0 0
Team Totals 41 5 10 5 3 8 .244 .734 186 110 0.342 1.84 2.087 -1.747 -1.3 36 14
2B: T Walker 2 (37, 1 off R White, 1 off B Rekar); D Ortiz (18, off R White).
3B: P Molitor (4, off J Mecir).
HR: M Lawton (17, off J Mecir; 10th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: M Lawton 5; T Walker 4; P Molitor 4; D Ortiz 4; T Steinbach.
GIDP: T Walker (12); D Ortiz (8).
RBI: T Walker 2 (54); M Lawton (68); T Steinbach (47); M Cordova (67).
2-out RBI: T Walker 2; M Lawton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Gates-T Walker-D Ortiz.
Baserunning
SB: M Lawton (14, 2nd base off B Rekar/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bryan Rekar 7 5 2 2 2 4 0 5.21 26 117 69 50 5 14 12 8 5 0 61 0.254 1.21 2.0
Scott Aldred, H (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.95 3 11 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.152 1.92 0.6
Jim Mecir, BS (3) 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3.42 9 37 21 13 3 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 -0.552 3.24 -0.9
Rick White, L (1-5) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.24 6 21 12 8 2 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.197 2.56 -0.4
Team Totals 11.1 10 5 5 3 8 1 3.97 44 186 110 74 12 24 16 17 8 0 61 0 0 -0.343 1.30 1.3

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brad Radke 9 7 3 3 0 10 1 4.25 32 128 86 45 20 21 13 9 3 0 71 0.131 0.93 2.1
Dan Serafini 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.62 2 6 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.163 2.16 -0.4
Hector Carrasco 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.19 3 11 7 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -0.163 3.54 -0.7
Eddie Guardado, W (3-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.61 7 33 23 13 4 6 3 1 0 0 2 0 0.352 1.87 1.8
Team Totals 12 9 4 4 1 14 1 3.00 44 178 119 64 25 30 16 13 5 0 71 3 1 0.157 1.84 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 3:40.
Attendance: 7,072.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         Minnesota Twins
1 Randy Winn CF 1 Matt Lawton CF
2 Quinton McCracken LF 2 Brent Gates 3B
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Paul Molitor DH
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 David Ortiz 1B
5 Aaron Ledesma SS 5 Marty Cordova LF
6 Paul Sorrento DH 6 Todd Walker 2B
7 Rich Butler RF 7 Alex Ochoa RF
8 Mike Difelice C 8 Terry Steinbach C
9 Miguel Cairo 2B 9 Denny Hocking SS
Bryan Rekar P Brad Radke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 3-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Lawton J. Mecir 49% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 2-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  MIN P. Molitor J. Mecir 38% 60% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b12 4-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach R. White 29% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walker Scores
t10 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD R. Butler D. Serafini -23% 34% Triple to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR MIN T. Walker B. Rekar 22% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Molitor Scores; Ortiz Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD R. Winn B. Radke -3% 47% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  TBD Q. McCracken B. Radke -2% 44% Winn Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken B. Radke 4% 48% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TBD W. Boggs B. Radke 3% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD F. McGriff B. Radke 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN M. Lawton B. Rekar 3% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN B. Gates B. Rekar 2% 61% Lawton Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN B. Gates B. Rekar 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Molitor B. Rekar -2% 61% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Lawton to 3B; Gates out at 2B/RF-C-SS
b1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  OO MIN D. Ortiz B. Rekar -11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD A. Ledesma B. Radke 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento B. Radke 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD R. Butler B. Radke 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cordova B. Rekar -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker B. Rekar -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  O MIN A. Ochoa B. Rekar -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD M. Difelice B. Radke 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD M. Cairo B. Radke 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBD R. Winn B. Radke 1% 56% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN T. Steinbach B. Rekar -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Hocking B. Rekar -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Lawton B. Rekar -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD Q. McCracken B. Radke -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  R TBD W. Boggs B. Radke -13% 32% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); McCracken Scores
t4 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TBD F. McGriff B. Radke -7% 26% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Boggs Scores
t4 2-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TBD A. Ledesma B. Radke 6% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD P. Sorrento B. Radke 1% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN B. Gates B. Rekar 5% 37% Walk
b4 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN P. Molitor B. Rekar -4% 33% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Ortiz B. Rekar 5% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive); Molitor to 2B
b4 0-2 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cordova B. Rekar -6% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-2 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR MIN T. Walker B. Rekar 22% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Molitor Scores; Ortiz Scores
b4 2-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Ochoa B. Rekar -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
t5 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD R. Butler B. Radke 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD M. Difelice B. Radke 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD M. Cairo B. Radke 2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach B. Rekar -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Hocking B. Rekar -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN M. Lawton B. Rekar -2% 50% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t6 2-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBD R. Winn B. Radke 4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  TBD Q. McCracken B. Radke -4% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBD W. Boggs B. Radke 6% 56% McCracken Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBD W. Boggs B. Radke 2% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 2-3-4
b6 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Gates B. Rekar -3% 54% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b6 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN P. Molitor B. Rekar -3% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz B. Rekar 2% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 2-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Cordova B. Rekar -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
t7 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TBD F. McGriff B. Radke -18% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t7 3-2 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma B. Radke 3% 35% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD P. Sorrento B. Radke 2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TBD R. Butler B. Radke -1% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBD M. Difelice B. Radke 3% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 6-7-8
b7 2-3 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O MIN T. Walker B. Rekar -5% 33% Flyball: CF
b7 2-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN A. Ochoa B. Rekar -4% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 2-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach B. Rekar -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
t8 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD M. Cairo B. Radke 3% 30% Lineout: 2B
t8 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD R. Winn B. Radke 2% 32% Flyball: CF
t8 3-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken B. Radke 1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Devil Rays' Scott Aldred facing 9-1-2
Scott Aldred replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
Otis Nixon pinch hits for Denny Hocking (SS) batting 9th
b8 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN O. Nixon S. Aldred -7% 26% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Lawton S. Aldred -5% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Gates S. Aldred -4% 18% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
Pat Meares replaces Otis Nixon (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD W. Boggs B. Radke 2% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD F. McGriff B. Radke 2% 21% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma B. Radke 1% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Devil Rays' Jim Mecir facing 3-4-5
Jim Mecir replaces Scott Aldred pitching
b9 2-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  MIN P. Molitor J. Mecir 38% 60% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b9 2-3 0 --3 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz J. Mecir 7% 67% Walk
b9 2-3 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Cordova J. Mecir 15% 83% Fielder's Choice P; Molitor Scores; Ortiz to 2B
b9 3-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN T. Walker J. Mecir -19% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ortiz to 3B
b9 3-3 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O MIN A. Ochoa J. Mecir -13% 50% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 10th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 6-7-8
Dan Serafini replaces Brad Radke pitching
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Paul Sorrento (DH) batting 6th
t10 3-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBD M. Kelly D. Serafini 6% 56% Foul Popfly: C
t10 3-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TBD R. Butler D. Serafini -23% 34% Triple to CF (Line Drive)
Hector Carrasco replaces Dan Serafini pitching
t10 3-3 1 --3 7,(3-2)  TBD M. Difelice H. Carrasco -1% 32% Walk
t10 3-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R TBD M. Cairo H. Carrasco -20% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Difelice to 3B
t10 4-3 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O TBD R. Winn H. Carrasco 5% 17% Strikeout Swinging, Cairo Steals 2B
Eddie Guardado replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
t10 4-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O TBD Q. McCracken E. Guardado 5% 22% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Devil Rays' Jim Mecir facing 8-9-1
b10 3-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach J. Mecir -10% 13% Strikeout Swinging
b10 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN P. Meares J. Mecir -7% 5% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b10 3-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Lawton J. Mecir 49% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b10 4-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Gates J. Mecir -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Twins 4.
Top of the 11th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 3-4-5
t11 4-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD W. Boggs E. Guardado 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t11 4-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD F. McGriff E. Guardado 5% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t11 4-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma E. Guardado 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 3-4-5
Rick White replaces Jim Mecir pitching
Dave Silvestri replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 3rd
b11 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN P. Molitor R. White -6% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b11 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Ortiz R. White 12% 71% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b11 4-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  OO MIN M. Cordova R. White -21% 50% Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Twins 4.
Top of the 12th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 6-7-8
t12 4-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBD M. Kelly E. Guardado 6% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t12 4-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD R. Butler E. Guardado 5% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t12 4-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBD M. Difelice E. Guardado 4% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 12th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 6-7-8
b12 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Walker R. White 17% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b12 4-4 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN A. Ochoa R. White -11% 71% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b12 4-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach R. White 29% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walker Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Twins 5.

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