MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/12/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1722 - THURSDAY, JULY 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (53-40) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Minnesota Twins (39-54) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 9 0
Twins Clip Rays in Tight Contest
Minnesota left fielder Howie Kendrick was instrumental in his team's 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kendrick went 2-4 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Twins. Today's win puts Minnesota at 39-54, while Tampa Bay falls to 53-40.

Kendrick had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the ninth. On a 0-1 fastball from James Pazos, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Twins a 5-4 lead. It was the 7th home run of the year for Kendrick.

"It's a thrill to get that kind of win," Kendrick said.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .289 29 75
A. Pollock CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .316 6 40
J. Votto 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .269 10 42
G. Sanchez C 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .245 8 43
A. Eaton RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .272 5 46
N. Walker 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .285 18 68
A. Beltre 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .251 10 61
R. Grossman DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .232 4 22
E. Adrianza SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .326 0 14
Totals 38 4 12 4 3 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pollock (26, 4th Inning off J. Taillon, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Grossman (16, 8th Inning off T. Kahnle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto , A. Eaton , G. Sanchez , E. Adrianza , A. Pollock 3 , R. Grossman 3 , N. Walker 2 , J. Votto , A. Beltre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , A. Eaton , G. Sanchez , A. Pollock , R. Grossman
GIDP: R. Grossman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beltre-Walker-Votto)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .299 7 35
H. Kendrick LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .272 7 22
F. Freeman 1B 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .313 22 66
K. Morales DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .286 16 40
A. Garcia RF 3 0 0 1 0 3 5 .272 17 53
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .271 17 55
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 14 52
C. Iannetta C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .211 8 22
M. Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .262 4 23
Totals 31 5 9 5 6 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Kendrick (9, 1st Inning off M. Pineda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (7, 9th Inning off J. Pazos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , M. Rojas , F. Freeman 2 , H. Kendrick 6 , K. Morales , C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Franco 2 , H. Kendrick
GIDP: C. Iannetta
Sac Fly: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Merrifield-Freeman)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Pineda 5.0 5 4 4 4 7 0 82 46 3.65   
D. O'Day 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 2.02   
C. Shreve 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 17 3.24   
J. Pazos L (0-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 4 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pineda 44
Batters Faced: M. Pineda 24, D. O'Day 5, C. Shreve 7, J. Pazos 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pineda 3-5, D. O'Day 0-2, C. Shreve 2-1, J. Pazos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pineda 82-46, D. O'Day 18-10, C. Shreve 25-17, J. Pazos 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pazos 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Taillon 4.0 11 4 4 0 5 0 91 62 7.25   
J. Nicasio 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 16 3.32   
B. Poyner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4.21   
A. Meyer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 4.28   
T. Kahnle 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 33 17 3.12   
A. Ramos 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 8 1.63   
A. Adams W (5-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taillon 29
Batters Faced: J. Taillon 23, J. Nicasio 6, B. Poyner 1, A. Meyer 2, T. Kahnle 6, A. Ramos 2, A. Adams 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taillon 2-5, J. Nicasio 2-1, B. Poyner 0-1, A. Meyer 1-0, T. Kahnle 0-1, A. Ramos 0-0, A. Adams 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taillon 91-62, J. Nicasio 26-16, B. Poyner 7-4, A. Meyer 6-4, T. Kahnle 33-17, A. Ramos 12-8, A. Adams 4-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howie Kendrick
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM MST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 30083
Special Notes: RP A.J. Ramos was injured while pitching.
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