Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 4
Friday, April 20, 2012 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, April 20, 2012
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Mike Winters, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Brian Knight
Attendance: 18763
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 1000103005111
Tampa Bay 000013000450
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 5-9 2-4 3-5 W1
Tampa Bay 7-7 3-1 4-6 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 3-1 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 3-5 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Twins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Matt Maloney pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.32. Matt Capps closed out the game to get the save and has 4 saves for the season. Brandon Gomes took the loss for Tampa Bay.
  • Evan Longoria, Matt Joyce hit homeruns for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Tampa Bay
Liam Hendriks Player Matt Moore
Loss W/L Loss
5.2 IP 6.1
1 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 8
6.35 ERA 4.26
Hitting
Minnesota   Tampa Bay
Jamey Carroll Player Matt Joyce
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 11 0 13 .314 4 5 6 2 1
Tampa Bay 5 2 11 .167 3 3 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Rays have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .400 after a loss.