MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/22/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 642 - SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (7-13) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 9 1
Tampa Bay Rays (11-10) 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 X 7 12 0
Multi-HR Game for Walker in 7-4 Win
The Tampa Bay Rays topped the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, in American League action at Tropicana Field. The player of the game was Tampa Bay second baseman Neil Walker. The Twins fall to 7-13 and continue their lackluster start in 2018.

Walker had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a full count fastball from A.J. Ramos, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the Rays a 6-4 lead. It was the 6th home run of the year for Walker.

"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Walker.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .294 3 7
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .247 2 9
W. Merrifield LF, SS 5 1 2 3 0 2 4 .333 3 8
K. Morales DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .227 3 6
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 7 17
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .284 3 9
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .200 4 8
C. Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 2 4
M. Rojas SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 2 9
   a-A. Lind PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 1 4
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 11 18      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (3, 6th Inning off J. Arrieta, 2 on, 1 out) K. Morales (3, 6th Inning off C. Estevez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 5 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 2 , I. Kinsler 2 , K. Morales 4 , A. Lind
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , A. Garcia , F. Freeman , K. Morales
Hit by Pitch: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Iannetta (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .301 8 12
G. Sanchez C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195 1 6
J. Votto 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .241 0 7
A. Pollock CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .295 0 9
A. Eaton RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .400 1 6
N. Walker 2B 3 2 2 5 1 0 1 .338 6 19
R. Grossman DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274 3 10
M. Duffy SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .338 0 2
E. Adrianza 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .348 0 4
Totals 35 7 12 7 4 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Adrianza (2, 3rd Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Conforto (8, 8th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 1 out) N. Walker 2 (6, 4th Inning off R. Lopez, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Ramos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Conforto 4 , M. Duffy , A. Eaton , E. Adrianza 4 , A. Pollock 2 , R. Grossman , N. Walker 8 , J. Votto
2-out RBI: N. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eaton , G. Sanchez , J. Votto
Sac Fly: M. Conforto
Hit by Pitch: A. Eaton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pollock (2)

FIELDING
PB: G. Sanchez
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Lopez 5.0 5 4 4 3 2 1 93 53 7.64   
A. Meyer 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 15 7.27   
B. Poyner 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 3.38   
A. Ramos L (1-1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 15 9 2.92   
T. Kahnle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.86   
V. Arano 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 21 13 5.59   
J. Nicasio 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 40
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 24, A. Meyer 5, B. Poyner 1, A. Ramos 4, T. Kahnle 1, V. Arano 5, J. Nicasio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 5-8, A. Meyer 0-1, B. Poyner 0-0, A. Ramos 0-1, T. Kahnle 1-0, V. Arano 0-1, J. Nicasio 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 93-53, A. Meyer 26-15, B. Poyner 4-3, A. Ramos 15-9, T. Kahnle 7-4, V. Arano 21-13, J. Nicasio 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kahnle 1-0 , J. Nicasio 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Arrieta 5.1 4 3 3 0 8 1 84 57 3.31   
C. Estevez W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 19 11 5.40   
F. Montas H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 8 1.00   
J. Pazos H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5 2.70   
Y. Hirano 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 10.80   
B. Heller SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Arrieta 56
Batters Faced: J. Arrieta 21, C. Estevez 8, F. Montas 5, J. Pazos 2, Y. Hirano 2, B. Heller 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Arrieta 2-6, C. Estevez 4-1, F. Montas 0-2, J. Pazos 0-0, Y. Hirano 0-0, B. Heller 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Arrieta 84-57, C. Estevez 19-11, F. Montas 15-8, J. Pazos 9-5, Y. Hirano 8-2, B. Heller 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Hirano 1-0 , B. Heller 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Arrieta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Neil Walker
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 39670
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