Major League Baseball
Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 1
Thursday, July 12, 2018 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 12, 2018
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Quinn Wolcott, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Ryan Additon
Attendance: 25281
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 000000010171
Minnesota 01200020-570
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 48-45 26-17 22-28 L1
Minnesota 42-49 27-21 15-28 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Twins have a 27-21 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 22-28 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Twins have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rays have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kyle Gibson pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.42. Fernando Rodney closed out the game to get the save and has 21 saves for the season. Blake Snell took the loss for Tampa Bay.
  • Eddie Rosario had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
Blake Snell Player Kyle Gibson
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 8.0
2 Strikeouts 9
5 Hits 5
9.00 ERA 1.12
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
Jake Bauers Player Eddie Rosario
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
4 TB 5
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Tampa Bay 7 0 10 .212 11 1 1 0 1
Minnesota 7 1 12 .226 5 4 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .408 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Rays have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .400 after a loss.