MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/20/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 612 - FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (7-11) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays (9-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 0
Twins Edge Rays, 3-2
The Minnesota Twins topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, in American League action at Tropicana Field. The player of the game was Minnesota pitcher Nick Pivetta. The Rays drop to 9-10 and continue their inconsistent start to the 2018 season.

Minnesota used the bat of Ian Kinsler to get the win. The second baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Twins ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"Both teams played hard," said Minnesota manager Al Wehr.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .263 3 7
W. Merrifield LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .343 2 4
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .231 1 7
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .268 6 15
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .299 3 9
K. Morales DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235 2 5
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 4 8
C. Iannetta C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .188 2 4
M. Rojas SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .262 2 9
Totals 34 3 8 3 6 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (4, 7th Inning off B. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (2, 1st Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out) I. Kinsler (3, 5th Inning off M. Andriese, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 7 , M. Rojas , A. Garcia , I. Kinsler 4 , K. Morales , C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jones 2 , C. Iannetta
GIDP: K. Morales
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Kinsler-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .293 7 10
G. Sanchez C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .221 1 6
J. Votto 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 0 6
A. Pollock CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276 0 8
A. Eaton RF 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 .348 1 4
A. Beltre 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 .227 4 13
N. Walker 2B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .329 4 12
R. Grossman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .291 3 10
M. Duffy SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 0 2
Totals 38 2 12 2 3 3 24      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Eaton (2, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out) G. Sanchez (3, 3rd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Eaton (1, 8th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 2 , M. Duffy , A. Eaton 5 , G. Sanchez 3 , A. Pollock , N. Walker 3 , A. Beltre
2-out RBI: A. Beltre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Grossman 4 , J. Votto , A. Beltre
GIDP: G. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: M. Conforto
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beltre-Walker-Votto)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta W (2-2) 5.1 4 0 0 3 0 0 99 60 4.82   
J. Nicasio H (1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 32 22 4.15   
T. Kahnle H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 4.66   
D. Robertson 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 6 2.70   
A. Ramos SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 13 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 57
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 23, J. Nicasio 11, T. Kahnle 1, D. Robertson 3, A. Ramos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 7-8, J. Nicasio 3-3, T. Kahnle 0-0, D. Robertson 0-0, A. Ramos 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 99-60, J. Nicasio 32-22, T. Kahnle 6-4, D. Robertson 9-6, A. Ramos 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-0 , T. Kahnle 2-0 , A. Ramos 3-1
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hamels L (1-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 4 3.18   
D. Smyly 3.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 58 38 0.00   
M. Andriese 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 6 1 5.59   
J. Gustave 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 28 14 6.23   
B. Mitchell 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 4.82   
J. Pazos 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 3.00   
B. Heller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7.20   
Y. Hirano 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 8.10   
F. Montas 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 11 1.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 37
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 2, D. Smyly 15, M. Andriese 2, J. Gustave 8, B. Mitchell 2, J. Pazos 1, B. Heller 2, Y. Hirano 4, F. Montas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 0-1, D. Smyly 2-5, M. Andriese 0-0, J. Gustave 2-1, B. Mitchell 0-0, J. Pazos 1-0, B. Heller 1-1, Y. Hirano 2-1, F. Montas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 7-4, D. Smyly 58-38, M. Andriese 6-1, J. Gustave 28-14, B. Mitchell 8-2, J. Pazos 7-5, B. Heller 2-2, Y. Hirano 16-11, F. Montas 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pazos 2-0 , B. Heller 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Pivetta
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 39551
Special Notes: SP Cole Hamels was injured while pitching.
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