Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 7:10PM CST
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.
Date: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 20,193
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
TB |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Núñez-Mauer)
Errors: Grossman (1, bobble)

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

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

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