Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 15, Minnesota 3
Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 28, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 41°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38215
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 21220330215190
Minnesota 000100200382
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 13-11 6-7 7-4 W4
Minnesota 9-14 4-5 5-9 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 4-5 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 7-4 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Rays have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeremy Hellickson pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.31. Nick Blackburn took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Michael Cuddyer had the only homerun for Minnesota. Ben Zobrist, Casey Kotchman hit homeruns for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
Jeremy Hellickson Player Nick Blackburn
Win W/L Loss
6.1 IP 3.1
3 Strikeouts 0
7 Hits 8
4.26 ERA 13.50
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
Ben Zobrist Player Michael Cuddyer
4 Hits 2
8 RBI 1
1 HR 1
9 TB 5
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Tampa Bay 19 2 30 .422 6 14 6 3 0
Minnesota 8 1 11 .235 3 3 2 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Rays have a W/L % of .692 after a win and .364 after a loss.