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KCR 12
SEA  0
 NYY  9
CHW  2
 LAA  6
@OAK  4
 MIN 11
@TBR  8
 TOR  3
BAL  2
 ARI  3
SFG  2
 PHI  4
@ATL  3
 CHC  7
MIL  6
(12)		 STL  5
@CIN  4
 FLA  8
HOU  1
 LAD  4
@PIT  3
(12)		 NYM  7
@WSN  2
Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 17,296

 Thursday, September 18, 2008, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:20
Twins
11
83-70
Won 1
2nd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  5   11 15  1
Devil Rays      5  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    8  9  1
W: Eddie Guardado (4-4), L: Dan Wheeler (5-6), S: Joe Nathan (37)
 Devil Rays
8
90-61
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Span RF-CF                  4   3   2   0    1   1  .298  .820   19   11    3   0   
A Casilla 2B                  3   2   2   2    0   0  .294  .740   11    7    1   1   HR,2·SH
J Mauer C                     4   2   3   3    1   0  .327  .864   18   10    3   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .311  .902   15    8   11   0   IW
J Kubel DH                    4   1   1   3    0   2  .275  .805   16   10    0   0   HR
  A Everett PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .210  .594    4    2    0   0   2B
D Young LF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .289  .736   18   12    4   0   2B,CS
M Tolbert 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .275  .702   19   12    1   2   SF
N Punto SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .740   30   16    2   7   SB
C Gomez CF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .256  .651    7    5    1   0   
  M Cuddyer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .694    7    3    0   0   
  J Pridie RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              1   0   

G Perkins P                                                                   0   0
  P Humber P                                                                  0   1
  B Korecky P                                                                 0   0
  E Guardado P                                                                0   0
  J Nathan P                                                                  0   1
Totals                       38  11  15   0    3   6              164   96   27  12
Batting Events
2B: J Mauer (29, off D Wheeler); D Young (27, off J Shields); A Everett (6, off T Miller).
HR: J Kubel (18, off J Shields; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); A Casilla (7, off D Wheeler; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: M Tolbert (1, off C Bradford).
SH: A Casilla 2 (12, 2 off J Shields).
IBB: J Morneau (16, by D Wheeler).
TB: A Casilla 5; J Kubel 4; J Mauer 4; D Young 3; D Span 2; A Everett 2; C Gomez 2; N Punto; J Morneau.
RBI: J Mauer 3 (78); J Kubel 3 (75); A Casilla 2 (47); D Young (65); M Tolbert (6); A Everett (19).
2-out RBI: J Kubel 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau.
E: M Tolbert (6).
Baserunning Events
SB: N Punto (12, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro).
CS: D Young (5, 2nd base by C Bradford/D Navarro).
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .275  .729   22   11    1   0   
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .666   16    9    4   0   
  W Aybar PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .762    4    3    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .246  .868   12    6    8   0   HR,GDP
E Longoria 3B                 5   3   3   4    0   0  .281  .897   17   10    0   6   3·HR
R Baldelli DH                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .262  .804   15    9    0   0   
D Navarro C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .290  .751   18   11    6   1   HR
B Zobrist LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .227  .748   16    8    2   0   2B
G Gross RF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .783   18   11    2   0   2B,HBP
F Perez CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .731   18   13    4   0   

J Shields P                                                                   0   0
  D Price P                                                                   0   0
  T Percival P                                                                0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                                 0   0
  T Miller P                                                                  0   0
  C Bradford P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36   8   9   0    3   3              156   91   27   7
Batting Events
2B: B Zobrist (9, off G Perkins); G Gross (16, off G Perkins).
HR: D Navarro (7, off G Perkins; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Pena (30, off P Humber; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); E Longoria 3 (25, 1 off B Korecky, 1 off G Perkins, 1 off P Humber; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: G Gross (2, by P Humber).
TB: E Longoria 12; C Pena 4; D Navarro 4; B Zobrist 2; J Bartlett 2; G Gross 2.
GIDP: C Pena (6).
RBI: E Longoria 4 (78); D Navarro 2 (49); C Pena (92); G Gross (39).
2-out RBI: E Longoria 3; D Navarro 2; G Gross; C Pena.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: J Bartlett (15).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perkins                      0.2   5   5   2    1   0   2   4.50    8   36-19   14· 1· 4    3· 4· 3· 0     27    -     1.02  -0.44
P Humber                       5.1   3   2   2    2   1   2   3.72   22   78-47   30· 4·13    8·10· 4· 0          1-0    0.52   0.01
B Korecky                      1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.52    4   17-8     6· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.07
E Guardado, W (4-4)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.20    3   18-11    9· 1· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
J Nathan, S (37)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.44    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     9   8   5    3   3   5          40  156-91   62· 7·22   14·19· 8· 0          1-0 
Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Shields                      6.1   8   6   5    2   3   1   3.39   29   90-55   44· 3· 8   11·13· 5· 0     36    -     1.16  -0.14
D Price, H (1)                 0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    3   14-9     3· 1· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          2-2    1.98  -0.01
T Percival, H (4)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.89    4   26-16    9· 2· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.08
D Wheeler, BS (5), L (5-6)     0     3   4   4    1   0   1   3.25    4   15-7     5· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.37  -0.62
T Miller                       0     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.62    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    3.63  -0.23
C Bradford                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    3   12-6     6· 0· 0    0· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.36  -0.03
Totals                         9    15  11  10    3   6   2          44  161-95   69· 6·20   14·21· 8· 0          6-5
D Wheeler faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
T Miller faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Humber (1; G Gross).
IBB: D Wheeler (4; J Morneau).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 17,296.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Tampa Bay Devil Rays                         
1. Denard Span                  RF       1. Akinori Iwamura              2B
2. Alexi Casilla                2B       2. Jason Bartlett               SS
3. Joe Mauer                     C       3. Carlos Pena                  1B
4. Justin Morneau               1B       4. Evan Longoria                3B
5. Jason Kubel                  DH       5. Rocco Baldelli               DH
6. Delmon Young                 LF       6. Dioner Navarro                C
7. Matt Tolbert                 3B       7. Ben Zobrist                  LF
8. Nick Punto                   SS       8. Gabe Gross                   RF
9. Carlos Gomez                 CF       9. Fernando Perez               CF

   Glen Perkins                  P          James Shields                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 0 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  34% 50% 6-8 MIN A. Casilla D. Wheeler Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Span Scores
t1 2 12- RRR 4,(2-1)  24% 73% 0-0 MIN J. Kubel J. Shields Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Span Scores; Mauer Scores
t9 0 12- R 4,(2-1)  23% 93% 8-8 MIN A. Everett T. Miller Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B
b1 2 -2- RR 5,(2-2)  -18% 39% 2-3 TBR D. Navarro G. Perkins Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Baldelli Scores/unER; Navarro Scores/unER
t9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  17% 67% 8-8 MIN J. Mauer D. Wheeler Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  3% 53% 0-0 MIN D. Span J. Shields Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 52% 0-0 MIN A. Casilla J. Shields Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Span to 2B
t1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  2% 54% 0-0 MIN J. Mauer J. Shields Walk
t1 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 49% 0-0 MIN J. Morneau J. Shields Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t1 2 12- RRR 4,(2-1)  24% 73% 0-0 MIN J. Kubel J. Shields Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Span Scores; Mauer Scores
t1 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 72% 3-0 MIN D. Young J. Shields Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -3% 69% 0-3 TBR A. Iwamura G. Perkins Walk
b1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -5% 63% 0-3 TBR J. Bartlett G. Perkins Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Iwamura to 2B
b1 0 12- OO 3,(2-0)  10% 74% 0-3 TBR C. Pena G. Perkins Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Iwamura to 3B
b1 2 --3 RR 6,(2-2)  -15% 59% 0-3 TBR E. Longoria G. Perkins Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Iwamura Scores
b1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  -2% 57% 2-3 TBR R. Baldelli G. Perkins Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Baldelli to 2B
b1 2 -2- RR 5,(2-2)  -18% 39% 2-3 TBR D. Navarro G. Perkins Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Baldelli Scores/unER; Navarro Scores/unER
b1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 37% 4-3 TBR B. Zobrist G. Perkins Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 2 -2- R 4,(1-2)  -9% 29% 4-3 TBR G. Gross G. Perkins Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Zobrist Scores/unER
Philip Humber replaces Glen Perkins pitching
b1 2 -2- O 3,(0-2)  2% 31% 5-3 TBR F. Perez P. Humber Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 29% 3-5 MIN M. Tolbert J. Shields Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 27% 3-5 MIN N. Punto J. Shields Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 28% 3-5 MIN C. Gomez J. Shields Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 26% 3-5 MIN D. Span J. Shields Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Philip Humber facing 1-2-3
b2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 27% 5-3 TBR A. Iwamura P. Humber Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 29% 5-3 TBR J. Bartlett P. Humber Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 28% 5-3 TBR C. Pena P. Humber Walk
b2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 30% 5-3 TBR E. Longoria P. Humber Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  6% 36% 3-5 MIN A. Casilla J. Shields Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Casilla to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t3 0 -2- R 3,(0-2)  7% 43% 3-5 MIN J. Mauer J. Shields Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Casilla Scores/unER
t3 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -4% 39% 4-5 MIN J. Morneau J. Shields Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t3 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 36% 4-5 MIN J. Kubel J. Shields Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 33% 4-5 MIN D. Young J. Shields Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Philip Humber facing 5-6-7
b3 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 36% 5-4 TBR R. Baldelli P. Humber Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b3 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 37% 5-4 TBR D. Navarro P. Humber Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 36% 5-4 TBR B. Zobrist P. Humber Walk
b3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 34% 5-4 TBR G. Gross P. Humber Hit By Pitch; Zobrist to 2B
b3 2 12- O 3,(1-1)  4% 38% 5-4 TBR F. Perez P. Humber Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 35% 4-5 MIN M. Tolbert J. Shields Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 33% 4-5 MIN N. Punto J. Shields Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 32% 4-5 MIN C. Gomez J. Shields Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Philip Humber facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 34% 5-4 TBR A. Iwamura P. Humber Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b4 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  2% 36% 5-4 TBR J. Bartlett P. Humber Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 2 --- R 1,(0-0)  -11% 25% 5-4 TBR C. Pena P. Humber Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 2 --- R 3,(2-0)  -8% 17% 6-4 TBR E. Longoria P. Humber Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 17% 7-4 TBR R. Baldelli P. Humber Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 7.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 15% 4-7 MIN D. Span J. Shields Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 13% 4-7 MIN A. Casilla J. Shields Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 12% 4-7 MIN J. Mauer J. Shields Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-4, Twins' Philip Humber facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 13% 7-4 TBR D. Navarro P. Humber Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b5 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 14% 7-4 TBR B. Zobrist P. Humber Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b5 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 14% 7-4 TBR G. Gross P. Humber Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 7.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 19% 4-7 MIN J. Morneau J. Shields Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 15% 4-7 MIN J. Kubel J. Shields Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
t6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  9% 24% 4-7 MIN D. Young J. Shields Double to RF (Ground Ball); Morneau to 3B
t6 1 -23 O 2,(1-0)  -8% 16% 4-7 MIN M. Tolbert J. Shields Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2 -23 O 9,(3-2)  -6% 9% 4-7 MIN N. Punto J. Shields Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-4, Twins' Philip Humber facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 10% 7-4 TBR F. Perez P. Humber Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  1% 11% 7-4 TBR A. Iwamura P. Humber Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -0% 11% 7-4 TBR J. Bartlett P. Humber Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  1% 11% 7-4 TBR C. Pena P. Humber Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Devil Rays 7.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Devil Rays' James Shields facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  4% 16% 4-7 MIN C. Gomez J. Shields Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
t7 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  7% 23% 4-7 MIN D. Span J. Shields Walk; Gomez to 2B
t7 0 12- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 21% 4-7 MIN A. Casilla J. Shields Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Gomez to 3B; Span to 2B
David Price replaces James Shields pitching
t7 1 -23 RR 4,(2-1)  11% 32% 4-7 MIN J. Mauer D. Price Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gomez Scores; Span Scores
t7 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -6% 26% 6-7 MIN J. Morneau D. Price Strikeout Looking
t7 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -5% 22% 6-7 MIN J. Kubel D. Price Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Devil Rays 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-6, Twins' Bobby Korecky facing 4-5-6
Bobby Korecky replaces Philip Humber pitching
b7 0 --- R 5,(3-1)  -10% 12% 7-6 TBR E. Longoria B. Korecky Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b7 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  1% 13% 8-6 TBR R. Baldelli B. Korecky Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 14% 8-6 TBR D. Navarro B. Korecky Flyball: RF
b7 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 14% 8-6 TBR B. Zobrist B. Korecky Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Devil Rays 8.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-8, Devil Rays' Troy Percival facing 6-7-8
Troy Percival replaces David Price pitching
t8 0 --- O 8,(2-2)  -4% 11% 6-8 MIN D. Young T. Percival Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 --- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 8% 6-8 MIN M. Tolbert T. Percival Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 10% 6-8 MIN N. Punto T. Percival Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Michael Cuddyer pinch hits for Carlos Gomez (CF) batting 9th
t8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  1% 11% 6-8 MIN M. Cuddyer T. Percival Punto Steals 2B
t8 2 -2- O 6,(3-2)  -5% 6% 6-8 MIN M. Cuddyer T. Percival Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Devil Rays 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 8-6, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 8-9-1
Eddie Guardado replaces Bobby Korecky pitching; Denard Span moves from RF to CF; Jason Pridie replaces Michael Cuddyer (PH) playing RF batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  1% 7% 8-6 TBR G. Gross E. Guardado Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 1 --- O 8,(3-2)  1% 8% 8-6 TBR F. Perez E. Guardado Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  0% 8% 8-6 TBR A. Iwamura E. Guardado Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Devil Rays 8.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-8, Devil Rays' Dan Wheeler facing 1-2-3
Dan Wheeler replaces Troy Percival pitching
t9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  8% 16% 6-8 MIN D. Span D. Wheeler Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t9 0 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  34% 50% 6-8 MIN A. Casilla D. Wheeler Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Span Scores
t9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  17% 67% 8-8 MIN J. Mauer D. Wheeler Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t9 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  3% 70% 8-8 MIN J. Morneau D. Wheeler Intentional Walk
Trever Miller replaces Dan Wheeler pitching; Adam Everett pinch hits for Jason Kubel (DH) batting 5th
t9 0 12- R 4,(2-1)  23% 93% 8-8 MIN A. Everett T. Miller Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B
Chad Bradford replaces Trever Miller pitching
t9 0 -23 R 5,(2-2)  4% 96% 9-8 MIN D. Young C. Bradford Single to RF (Line Drive); Morneau Scores; Everett to 3B
t9 0 1-3 RO 2,(1-0)  0% 96% 10-8 MIN M. Tolbert C. Bradford Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Everett Scores
t9 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 96% 11-8 MIN N. Punto C. Bradford Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 95% 11-8 MIN N. Punto C. Bradford Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Devil Rays 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 8-11, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 2-3-4
Joe Nathan replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Willy Aybar pinch hits for Jason Bartlett (SS) batting 2nd
b9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 98% 8-11 TBR W. Aybar J. Nathan Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 99% 8-11 TBR C. Pena J. Nathan Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b9 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 8-11 TBR E. Longoria J. Nathan Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Devil Rays 8.

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