Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 2
Friday, July 18, 2014 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Friday, July 18, 2014
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Gabe Morales, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Attendance: 31058
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 0030201006110
Minnesota 002000000260
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 45-53 22-28 23-25 W3
Minnesota 44-51 21-23 23-28 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Twins have a 21-23 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 23-25 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Rays have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Alex Cobb pitched 5.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.08. Kyle Gibson took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Trevor Plouffe had the only homerun for Minnesota. Ben Zobrist had the only homerun for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
Alex Cobb Player Kyle Gibson
Win W/L Loss
5.2 IP 6.1
2 Strikeouts 1
5 Hits 9
3.18 ERA 8.53
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
James Loney Player Eduardo Escobar
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Tampa Bay 11 1 15 .333 1 6 3 0 0
Minnesota 6 1 9 .182 9 2 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Twins have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .480 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Rays have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .426 after a loss.