Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2005 at Tropicana Field. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 9, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 1 0 0
Punto 2b,ss 4 1 1 0
Mauer c 4 2 2 1
Morneau 1b 4 1 4 3
Ford cf 3 1 0 0
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
LeCroy dh 5 2 2 3
Tiffee 3b 4 1 1 0
  Rivas 2b 0 0 0 0
Castro ss,3b 3 0 1 2
Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez dh 5 0 1 0
Lugo ss 4 0 1 0
Crawford lf 4 0 0 0
Huff 1b 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 2 1 0
Hollins cf 4 1 2 0
Singleton rf 3 1 1 2
Johnson c 4 1 2 1
Cantu 3b 4 1 1 3
Waechter p 0 0 0 0
  Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Minnesota 002 004 2019110
Tampa Bay 000 010 500690
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  W (2-1) 6.1 7 5 5 1 4
  Mulholland   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Crain   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Nathan  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Waechter  L (1-2) 5.1 8 6 6 4 1
  Fossum   2.2 2 2 2 2 2
  Baez   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
7
3

  E–None.  DP–Tampa Bay 2. Green-Lugo-Huff, Lugo-Green-Huff.  2B–Minnesota Tiffee (4,off Waechter); Morneau (4,off Waechter); Punto (4,off Fossum), Tampa Bay Johnson (4,off Mays); Hollins (2,off Mays); Singleton (1,off Mays).  3B–Minnesota Morneau (2,off Waechter).  HR–Minnesota LeCroy (5,6th inning off Waechter 2 on 1 out); Mauer (4,9th inning off Baez 0 on 1 out), Tampa Bay Cantu (4,7th inning off Mulholland 2 on 1 out).  HBP–Ford (5,by Baez).  IBB–Jones (6,by Waechter).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  CS–Lugo (2,2nd base by Mays/Mauer).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:50.  A–9,519.
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