Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays
August 3, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 2010 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Tampa Bay Rays 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 5 2 2 0
Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0
  Thome ph 1 0 0 0
  Hardy pr 0 0 0 0
Mauer dh 4 0 3 3
Young lf 5 0 0 0
Kubel rf 4 0 1 0
Cuddyer 1b 4 0 2 0
Valencia 3b 4 0 0 0
Plouffe ss 3 0 0 0
  Repko ph 1 0 0 0
Butera c 2 2 2 1
  Morales ph 0 0 0 0
Duensing p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Crain p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Upton cf 4 1 2 3
Crawford lf 3 1 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 1 1 0
Aybar dh 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 2b 2 1 1 3
Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0
Shoppach c 1 0 0 0
  Jaso ph,c 1 1 0 0
Kapler rf 2 0 0 0
  Joyce ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Niemann p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Soriano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 6 6
Minnesota 101 000 1014100
Tampa Bay 300 000 30x661
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Duensing   6.0 4 3 3 4 3
  Guerrier  L(1-6) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Mijares   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Crain   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Capps   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Mahay   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
8
4
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann  W(10-3) 7.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Benoit   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Soriano  SV(31) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
5

  E–Soriano (1).  DP–Minnesota 2. Valencia-Casilla-Cuddyer, Plouffe-Cuddyer, Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-Rodriguez-Johnson.  2B–Minnesota Span (15,off Niemann); Cuddyer (25,off Niemann).  HR–Minnesota Butera (2,7th inning off Niemann 0 on 0 out), Tampa Bay Rodriguez (7,1st inning off Duensing 2 on 2 out); Upton (9,7th inning off Guerrier 2 on 1 out).  SH–Casilla (3,off Niemann).  IBB–Mauer (6,by Niemann).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Cuddyer (3,3rd base off Niemann/Shoppach); Rodriguez (8,2nd base off Capps/Butera).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:55.  A–18,261.
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