MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/15/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1763 - SUNDAY, JULY 15TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (54-42) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 10 0
Minnesota Twins (41-55) 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 X 5 10 0
Rays Lose 5-4 Decision to Twins
The Minnesota Twins grabbed a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. Minnesota designated hitter Ian Kinsler went 3-3 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 to earn player of the game honors. Bobby Poyner, credited with the save, is now 1 for 3 in save opportunities. Minnesota now owns a record of 41-55.

Avisail Garcia aided the Minnesota cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the right fielder was 2 for 3 with a double and was hit by a pitch.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Tampa Bay manager TJ Barnaba.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .292 29 75
A. Pollock CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .318 6 42
J. Votto 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .266 10 43
G. Sanchez C 3 0 1 1 0 2 5 .244 8 44
A. Eaton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 5 47
C. Davis DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .218 2 8
A. Beltre 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .246 10 61
M. Duffy SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278 5 42
E. Adrianza 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .316 0 15
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Adrianza (7, 9th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 1 out) A. Pollock 2 (28, 5th Inning off J. Hammel, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Poyner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto , M. Duffy 2 , G. Sanchez , E. Adrianza 3 , A. Pollock 5 , J. Votto
2-out RBI: A. Pollock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eaton , G. Sanchez , J. Votto 2 , A. Beltre
GIDP: A. Eaton , E. Adrianza
Sac Fly: G. Sanchez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pollock (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 7 35
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .277 7 23
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .313 22 67
A. Garcia RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .272 17 54
M. Franco 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265 17 55
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .264 14 53
C. Iannetta C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .209 9 23
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 5 24
I. Kinsler DH 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .272 13 40
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (26, 3rd Inning off C. Hamels, 1 on, 1 out) A. Garcia (17, 6th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Kinsler (13, 5th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out) C. Iannetta (9, 3rd Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , M. Franco , A. Garcia 3 , H. Kendrick , I. Kinsler 6 , A. Jones , C. Iannetta 4
2-out RBI: A. Garcia , I. Kinsler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield
Hit by Pitch: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman, Franco-Merrifield-Freeman)
PB: C. Iannetta
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hamels L (7-4) 6.0 10 5 5 1 5 2 87 56 3.70   
D. O'Day 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 7 2.02   
C. Shreve 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 3.12   
E. Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 12 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 36
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 28, D. O'Day 1, C. Shreve 1, E. Ramirez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 7-5, D. O'Day 0-0, C. Shreve 0-0, E. Ramirez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 87-56, D. O'Day 11-7, C. Shreve 7-6, E. Ramirez 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Shreve 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Ramirez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel W (5-9) 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 0 87 48 6.24   
A. Meyer H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 16 4.08   
V. Arano 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 7 7.07   
T. Scott H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 4.30   
A. Adams H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.43   
B. Poyner SV (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 7 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 50
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 22, A. Meyer 6, V. Arano 2, T. Scott 3, A. Adams 1, B. Poyner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 5-5, A. Meyer 2-0, V. Arano 0-0, T. Scott 0-2, A. Adams 0-0, B. Poyner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 87-48, A. Meyer 24-16, V. Arano 11-7, T. Scott 9-4, A. Adams 5-4, B. Poyner 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 2-1 , A. Adams 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Kinsler
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM MST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 29974
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