Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays
April 17, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 2011 at Tropicana Field. 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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Minnesota Twins 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tolbert 2b 5 0 1 1
Casilla ss 5 0 0 0
Kubel rf 3 1 1 1
Thome dh 4 0 1 0
  Hughes pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Young lf 4 0 1 0
Cuddyer 1b 4 1 1 0
Valencia 3b 3 0 0 0
Holm c 4 1 2 0
Repko cf 4 1 2 1
Duensing p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Fuld dh 5 0 2 0
Damon lf 1 0 1 1
  Joyce lf 2 0 0 0
Upton cf 3 0 1 0
Lopez 3b 4 0 1 0
Shoppach c 4 0 1 0
  Jaso pr,c 0 0 0 0
Zobrist rf 3 1 0 0
Rodriguez 2b 4 0 1 1
Johnson D. 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson E. ss 3 1 1 0
Hellickson p 0 0 0 0
  McGee p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Minnesota 000 130 000490
Tampa Bay 001 100 000281
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Duensing  W(1-0) 7.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Perkins   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Capps  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
5
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hellickson  L(1-2) 7.0 6 4 4 2 3
  McGee   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Russell   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Ramos   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4

  E–Shoppach (1).  DP–Minnesota 1. Casilla-Tolbert-Cuddyer.  2B–Minnesota Cuddyer (2,off Hellickson); Young (3,off Hellickson); Holm (1,off Russell), Tampa Bay E. Johnson (2,off Duensing).  3B–Minnesota Tolbert (1,off Hellickson), Tampa Bay Rodriguez (2,off Duensing).  HR–Minnesota Kubel (2,4th inning off Hellickson 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Damon (1,off Duensing).  HBP–D. Johnson (1,by Capps).  Team–8.  SB–Repko (1,2nd base off Hellickson/Shoppach).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Mark Carlson, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–2:51.  A–22,426.
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