Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 15, Minnesota 3
Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 28, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 41°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 38215
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 21220330215190
Minnesota 000100200382
Tampa Bay
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Sam Fuld LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .333
(S)  Felipe Lopez PH-3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .238
Johnny Damon DH 4 3 3 1 1 1 .284
(S)  Elliot Johnson PH-DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231
B.J. Upton CF 4 3 3 2 2 0 .244
(S)  Adam Russell RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Joyce RF 4 2 3 1 2 1 .313
Ben Zobrist 2B 6 2 4 8 0 0 .236
Sean Rodriguez 3B-LF 6 1 1 0 0 2 .212
Kelly Shoppach C 5 0 0 1 0 0 .159
Casey Kotchman 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .312
Reid Brignac SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .228
Totals 45 15 19 14 6 6  
Batting
2B - Ben Zobrist 2 (6), Sean Rodriguez (5)
3B - Johnny Damon (1)
HR - Ben Zobrist (6), Casey Kotchman (1)
TB - Felipe Lopez, Johnny Damon 5, Elliot Johnson, B.J. Upton 3, Matt Joyce 3, Ben Zobrist 9, Sean Rodriguez 2, Casey Kotchman 5, Reid Brignac
RBI - Johnny Damon (20), B.J. Upton 2 (10), Matt Joyce (5), Ben Zobrist 8 (23), Kelly Shoppach (3), Casey Kotchman (3)
2-Out RBI - Matt Joyce (3), Ben Zobrist 2 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Sean Rodriguez (4), Kelly Shoppach 3 (8), Casey Kotchman (5), Reid Brignac (5)
SF - Kelly Shoppach (1)
GIDP - Sean Rodriguez (3)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
SB - Johnny Damon (4, 2nd off Blackburn/Holm), B.J. Upton (6, 2nd off Blackburn/Holm), Ben Zobrist (4, 2nd off Blackburn/Holm)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Matt Joyce (Cuddyer at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jeremy Hellickson (W 2-2) 6.1 7 3 3 1 3 1 4.31
Jake McGee 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
Adam Russell 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00
Pitches-Strikes - Jeremy Hellickson 107-63, Jake McGee 23-16, Adam Russell 13-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeremy Hellickson 5-5, Jake McGee 0-3, Adam Russell 2-1
Batters Faced - Jeremy Hellickson 27, Jake McGee 5, Adam Russell 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake McGee 2-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Denard Span CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312
Alexi Casilla SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179
Jason Kubel DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .349
Justin Morneau 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224
(S)  Matt Tolbert 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Michael Cuddyer RF 3 2 2 1 1 1 .244
Danny Valencia 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .220
Rene Tosoni LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500
Steve Holm C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Luke Hughes 2B-1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 3  
Batting
HR - Michael Cuddyer (3)
TB - Denard Span, Jason Kubel, Michael Cuddyer 5, Danny Valencia, Rene Tosoni 2, Luke Hughes
RBI - Michael Cuddyer (4), Rene Tosoni (1), Luke Hughes (3)
2-Out RBI - Michael Cuddyer (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alexi Casilla 2 (10), Luke Hughes (8)
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
E - Alexi Casilla (3), Rene Tosoni (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Nick Blackburn (L 1-4) 3.1 8 7 5 4 0 1 5.14
Jim Hoey 2.2 5 3 3 0 2 1 6.23
Jose Mijares 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 4.50
Dusty Hughes 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 7.84
Matt Capps 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.55
Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 86-48, Jim Hoey 44-30, Jose Mijares 37-24, Dusty Hughes 42-23, Matt Capps 6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 7-3, Jim Hoey 3-1, Jose Mijares 1-0, Dusty Hughes 1-2, Matt Capps 0-1
Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 23, Jim Hoey 12, Jose Mijares 6, Dusty Hughes 9, Matt Capps 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jim Hoey 2-0, Dusty Hughes 1-0, Matt Capps 2-0