Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 2
Sunday, April 22, 2012 1:40 PM
When: 1:40 PM ET, Sunday, April 22, 2012
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Wally Bell
Attendance: 26507
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 000002000250
Tampa Bay 00212001-651
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 5-11 2-4 3-7 L2
Tampa Bay 9-7 5-1 4-6 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 5-1 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 3-7 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Rays have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Twins have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Niemann pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.11. Francisco Liriano took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Desmond Jennings had the only homerun for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Tampa Bay
Francisco Liriano Player Jeff Niemann
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.1
4 Strikeouts 5
3 Hits 3
9.00 ERA 3.38
Hitting
Minnesota   Tampa Bay
Jamey Carroll Player Evan Longoria
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 5 0 5 .156 10 2 2 1 0
Tampa Bay 5 1 9 .208 8 6 5 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against LA Angels. The Rays have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Boston. The Twins have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .364 after a loss.