MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/21/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 627 - SATURDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (7-12) 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 12 0
Tampa Bay Rays (10-10) 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 X 10 9 0
Twins Lose, 10-6, at Tropicana Field
The Tampa Bay Rays downed the Minnesota Twins, 10-6, at Tropicana Field. Adam Eaton led the way, going 3-for-3 for Tampa Bay. The winner was Bryan Mitchell in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Bobby Poyner took the loss. The Twins fall to 7-12 and continue their uninspiring start to the 2018 season.

A.J. Pollock went 2-4 with a double and a walk. He scored 3 times for Tampa Bay. The 30-year old center fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With no one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring walk off Victor Arano. It was his 4th walk of the season.

"I just try to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Pollock.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .284 3 7
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .232 2 9
W. Merrifield LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .325 2 5
K. Morales DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .231 2 5
A. Garcia RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .280 7 17
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 3 9
H. Kendrick 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 2 5
C. Iannetta C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .212 2 4
M. Rojas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 2 9
Totals 38 6 12 6 1 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Kinsler (5, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Morales (3, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: I. Kinsler (1, 7th Inning off Y. Hirano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (7, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs) F. Freeman (2, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs) H. Kendrick (2, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , A. Garcia 5 , F. Freeman 4 , H. Kendrick 4 , I. Kinsler 6 , K. Morales 2 , A. Jones , C. Iannetta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rojas , A. Garcia
Sac Bunt: H. Kendrick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Morales (1)

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 1 1 3 .304 7 10
G. Sanchez C 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .208 1 6
J. Votto 1B 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 .240 0 7
A. Pollock CF 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 .286 0 9
A. Eaton RF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .423 1 6
A. Beltre 3B 3 1 1 4 0 1 5 .232 5 17
N. Walker 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .324 4 14
R. Grossman DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276 3 10
E. Adrianza SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .263 0 4
Totals 31 10 9 10 8 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pollock (11, 6th Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Beltre (5, 2nd Inning off J. Hammel, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 2 , A. Eaton 3 , A. Pollock 3 , N. Walker , A. Beltre 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , A. Pollock , R. Grossman
GIDP: N. Walker
Sac Fly: A. Beltre
Team LOB: 6
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel 6.0 7 5 5 2 2 1 102 60 9.42   
A. Meyer 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 8.22   
B. Poyner L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3.86   
V. Arano BS (1) 0.0 0 3 3 4 0 0 23 7 5.00   
J. Nicasio 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 3 4.05   
T. Kahnle 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 13 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 38
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 26, A. Meyer 1, B. Poyner 1, V. Arano 4, J. Nicasio 3, T. Kahnle 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 4-11, A. Meyer 0-0, B. Poyner 0-0, V. Arano 0-0, J. Nicasio 1-0, T. Kahnle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 102-60, A. Meyer 5-1, B. Poyner 1-1, V. Arano 23-7, J. Nicasio 10-3, T. Kahnle 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Poyner 1-0 , V. Arano 2-2 , J. Nicasio 3-2 , T. Kahnle 3-0
WP: J. Hammel
Balk: J. Hammel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Montgomery 3.1 6 5 5 1 2 3 61 38 4.29   
E. Ramirez 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 18 1.65   
Y. Hirano 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 10.80   
J. Pazos 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 2.84   
B. Heller 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7.20   
B. Mitchell W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 15 4.09   
J. Gustave 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 27
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 17, E. Ramirez 10, Y. Hirano 1, J. Pazos 1, B. Heller 1, B. Mitchell 6, J. Gustave 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 2-6, E. Ramirez 4-3, Y. Hirano 0-0, J. Pazos 0-0, B. Heller 0-0, B. Mitchell 1-1, J. Gustave 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 61-38, E. Ramirez 27-18, Y. Hirano 2-2, J. Pazos 4-4, B. Heller 3-3, B. Mitchell 22-15, J. Gustave 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ramirez 1-0 , J. Pazos 1-0 , B. Heller 1-1 , B. Mitchell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Eaton
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 34593
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