Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 1
Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 21, 2012
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Mike Winters
Attendance: 31774
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 5-10 2-4 3-6 L1
Tampa Bay 8-7 4-1 4-6 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 4-1 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 3-6 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Rays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • James Shields pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.76. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Carl Pavano took the loss for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Tampa Bay
Carl Pavano Player James Shields
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 8.0
7 Strikeouts 7
7 Hits 5
3.00 ERA 1.12
Hitting
Minnesota   Tampa Bay
Joe Mauer Player B.J. Upton
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 5 0 6 .161 9 1 2 1 3
Tampa Bay 8 0 10 .267 7 3 4 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 .571 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .400 after a loss.