Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays
April 21, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2012 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Tampa Bay Rays 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 4 0 1 0
Carroll ss 4 0 0 0
Mauer 1b 4 0 2 0
Willingham lf 2 1 1 0
Morneau dh 3 0 1 0
Doumit c 3 0 0 1
Valencia 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas rf 4 0 0 0
Casilla 2b 3 0 0 0
Pavano p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Duensing p 0 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Jennings lf 5 1 1 0
Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 2 1 1 0
Longoria 3b 4 1 1 1
Scott dh 4 0 1 0
Joyce rf 3 1 1 0
Upton cf 3 0 2 2
Molina c 2 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 3 0 0 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 3
Minnesota 000 000 001153
Tampa Bay 000 003 10x480
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano  L(1-2) 6.0 7 3 2 2 7
  Burnett   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Duensing   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Gray   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
2
0
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  W(3-0) 8.0 5 1 1 2 7
  Rodney  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–Span (1), Carroll (1), Valencia (2).  DP–Minnesota 3. Valencia-Casilla-Mauer, Mauer-Valencia, Casilla-Carroll-Mauer.  PB–Molina (1).  2B–Minnesota Morneau (3,off Shields), Tampa Bay Scott (4,off Pavano); Molina (3,off Pavano).  SF–Doumit (1,off Rodney).  HBP–Willingham (3,by Shields); Molina (2,by Pavano); Pena (3,by Burnett).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Rodriguez (3,off Pavano).  IBB–Joyce (1,by Pavano).  Team–9.  SB–Mauer (2,2nd base off Shields/Molina).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Brian Knight, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–3:03.  A–31,774.
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