MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/27/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1538 - THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (44-38) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Minnesota Twins (36-43) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Twins Prevail, 5-4, Over Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay designated hitter Nelson Cruz had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Cruz went 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2, even as Minnesota beat the Rays, 5-4. Cruz was named the player of the game despite the loss. Trey Wingenter notched his 1st save in 3 chances. The 'W' lifts Minnesota's record to 36-43.

Going deep for Minnesota was Whit Merrifield. The second baseman had a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning for the Twins. It put his team ahead, 5-4, and sent them on to victory. For the game, Merrifield went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Merrifield.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .289 7 31
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281 12 35
N. Cruz DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .242 26 61
M. Conforto CF 4 1 1 0 1 3 3 .237 15 35
M. Ozuna LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .270 16 43
E. Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .309 11 33
D. LeMahieu 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .234 3 13
V. Caratini C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232 5 22
Z. Cozart 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .170 2 19
   a-D. Vogelbach PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .198 6 14
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 15 19      
a - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for Z. Cozart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Eaton (23, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (26, 1st Inning off N. Pivetta, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Conforto , X. Bogaerts , A. Eaton 4 , Z. Cozart , E. Hernandez , N. Cruz 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Conforto 2 , Z. Cozart
Sac Fly: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. LeMahieu (6)
Double Plays: 1 (LeMahieu-Bogaerts-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .359 12 35
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 3 15
F. Freeman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 10 47
J. Bruce 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .193 6 29
A. Garcia RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .246 11 39
C. Iannetta C 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .181 6 24
M. Franco 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 16 43
M. Rojas SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .306 4 15
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 .234 9 25
Totals 31 5 7 5 3 6 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Iannetta (6, 4th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 1 on, 1 out) W. Merrifield (12, 4th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Iannetta 4 , W. Merrifield 4 , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia , H. Kendrick , A. Jones
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones
GIDP: A. Jones
Team LOB: 5
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bumgarner L (1-3) 3.2 6 5 2 2 2 2 70 41 2.80   
S. Carle 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 18 2.54   
G. Dayton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 1.31   
C. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bumgarner 33
Batters Faced: M. Bumgarner 19, S. Carle 9, G. Dayton 3, C. Martin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bumgarner 5-3, S. Carle 4-2, G. Dayton 1-1, C. Martin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bumgarner 70-41, S. Carle 28-18, G. Dayton 14-10, C. Martin 14-9
Balk: M. Bumgarner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pivetta 4.0 7 4 4 3 6 1 91 53 3.67   
W. Peralta W (3-2) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 36 23 1.69   
J. Nicasio H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 14 3.35   
T. Wingenter SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 35
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 22, W. Peralta 10, J. Nicasio 5, T. Wingenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 1-5, W. Peralta 1-4, J. Nicasio 1-0, T. Wingenter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 91-53, W. Peralta 36-23, J. Nicasio 19-14, T. Wingenter 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Wingenter 1-0
WP: N. Pivetta 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 20846
Monday, September 23rd, 2019 - OOTP Baseball 20.6 Build 55