Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 7:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

6
vs.
Final

Rays

TB

Away

4
Tampa Bay Rays

Game Recap

On Thursday night, the Minnesota Twins defeated the reeling Tampa Bay Rays 6-4, securing the win with key contributions. Rookie Max Kepler achieved a personal milestone, driving in his first two runs in the major leagues. Providing crucial support from the mound, four Twins relief pitchers combined to pitch five scoreless innings down the stretch.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 20,193

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 10021110-
Tampa Bay RaysTB 002020000

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Park 2 (9, Moore, Cedeño); Kepler (3, Moore)

Home Runs: Núñez (6, 1st inning off Moore 0 on, 0 Out); Dozier (6, 5th inning off Moore 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Núñez (21), Kepler 2 (2), Buxton (3), Dozier 2 (19)

Sacrifice Flies: Buxton

Ground Into Double Play: Plouffe; Grossman

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-13 (Núñez 0-3, Buxton 0-1, Kepler 2-4, Plouffe 0-2, Grossman 0-1, Suzuki 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Núñez 2; Kepler 1; Plouffe 1; Suzuki 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hughes pitched to 2 batters in the 5th

Intentional Walks: Mauer (By Ramírez)

Hit By Pitch: Dozier (By Ramírez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hughes 16-21; Rogers 4-6; Pressly 2-3; Kintzler 2-3; Jepsen 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hughes 11-3-17-15; Rogers 3-2-4-4; Pressly 3-1-2-1; Kintzler 3-1-0-2; Jepsen 0-0-2-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hughes 0-10; Rogers 2-2; Pressly 1-0; Kintzler 3-0; Jepsen 1-2

Game Scores: P Hughes 31


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Núñez-Mauer)

Errors: Grossman (1, bobble)



Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

Home Runs: Longoria (10, 5th inning off Hughes 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Longoria 3 (29), Morrison (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Longoria, Morrison

Ground Into Double Play: Dickerson

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-5 (Souza Jr. 0-1, Guyer 0-1, Longoria 2-2, Morrison 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Guyer 1; Souza Jr. 1


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Souza Jr. (By Kintzler)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Moore 14-25; Ramírez 4-6; Cedeño 3-6; Eveland 4-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Moore 16-6-21-18; Ramírez 2-0-2-4; Cedeño 3-3-5-5; Eveland 4-1-1-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Moore 3-8; Ramírez 3-0; Cedeño 2-0; Eveland 3-0

Game Scores: M Moore 37


Tampa Bay Rays Fielding

Rays Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Longoria-Motter-Morrison, Miller-Motter-Morrison)


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