Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 6:10PM CST
Minnesota secured their sixth consecutive victory with a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Key offensive contributions included two home runs from Eduardo Escobar and a tiebreaking RBI single by Joe Mauer.
Date: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 9,205
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Longoria (27, Duffey)
Triples: Kiermaier (12, Duffey)
Home Runs: Nava (1, 4th inning off Duffey 0 on, 0 Out); Longoria (14, 7th inning off Duensing 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Nava (8), Sizemore (14), Longoria (56)
Ground Into Double Play: Kiermaier
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Sizemore 1-1, Longoria 0-1, Kiermaier 1-1, Rivera 0-3, Guyer 0-1, Loney 0-1, Nava 0-1, Forsythe 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Guyer 2; Loney 2; Forsythe 2

Pitcher Notes: Archer pitched to 3 batters in the 7th;Cedeño pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Archer 15-29; Cedeño 0-1; Colomé 1-3; Gomes 4-5; Romero 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Archer 18-15-17-16; Cedeño 1-0-0-1; Colomé 1-2-4-2; Gomes 3-1-2-5; Romero 2-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Archer 3-3; Cedeño 0-0; Colomé 0-2; Gomes 1-2; Romero 0-1
Game Scores: C Archer 49

Errors: Forsythe (8, catch)

Caught Stealing: Jaso (2, 2nd base by Boyer/Herrmann)

Doubles: Robinson (7, Archer); Rosario (15, Archer); Herrmann (5, Gomes); Mauer (24, Romero)
Home Runs: Escobar 2 (7, 6th inning off Archer 0 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off Gomes 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dozier (66), Escobar 2 (39), Mauer (54), Plouffe (70)
2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar
Sacrifice Flies: Plouffe
Sacrifice Hit: Robinson
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-16 (Rosario 0-2, Mauer 1-2, Buxton 1-3, Dozier 1-4, Sanó 0-3, Plouffe 0-1, Escobar 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rosario 2; Dozier 2; Sanó 1; Escobar 2

Pitcher Notes: Duensing pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffey 18-27; Duensing 2-4; Boyer 5-5; Jepsen 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffey 16-7-12-17; Duensing 1-0-4-3; Boyer 4-2-7-4; Jepsen 1-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffey 3-8; Duensing 0-2; Boyer 2-2; Jepsen 1-1
Game Scores: T Duffey 46

Double Plays: 2 (Rosario-Plouffe, Dozier-Escobar-Mauer)
Errors: Robinson (1, line drive)
Assists: Rosario (Kiermaier at 3rd base)

Stolen Bases: Robinson (6, 2nd base off Archer/Rivera)
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