Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins
April 16, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 2008 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 5, Minnesota Twins 6

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 5 0 0 0
Crawford lf 5 2 2 1
Upton cf 4 0 2 1
Pena 1b 3 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 0 0 0
Hinske rf 4 2 2 1
Gomes dh 3 0 1 0
Riggans c 3 1 2 2
Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Birkins p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gomez cf 4 1 2 0
Span rf 4 0 0 0
Mauer c 4 2 3 1
Morneau 1b 3 1 1 0
Young lf 4 1 1 0
Kubel dh 4 1 2 1
Harris 2b 4 0 2 1
Lamb 3b 3 0 0 1
Punto ss 4 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 4
Tampa Bay 001 112 0005101
Minnesota 000 230 01x6111
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields   5.0 8 5 3 1 5
  Birkins   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler  L(0-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
3
1
1
0
0
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   6.0 8 5 3 3 2
  Reyes   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rincon  W(1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Nathan  SV(5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Bartlett (3), Harris (4).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Bartlett-Pena, Minnesota 1. Punto-Morneau.  2B–Tampa Bay Crawford (1,off Hernandez), Minnesota Morneau (2,off Shields); Kubel (2,off Shields).  HR–Tampa Bay Crawford (2,3rd inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out); Hinske (3,4th inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out); Riggans (2,6th inning off Hernandez 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Lamb (1,off Wheeler).  Team–6.  SB–Bartlett (2,2nd base off Nathan/Mauer); Gomez 2 (9,2nd base off Shields/Riggans 2); Young (4,3rd base off Shields/Riggans).  CS–Gomes (1,2nd base by Hernandez/Mauer); Upton (3,2nd base by Hernandez/Mauer).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:49.  A–20,209.
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