Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins

Sunday, August 7th, 2016 12:10PM CST

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Game Recap

On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 behind Miguel Sano's two home runs and four runs batted in. This victory ensured the Twins won their series against the Rays, taking two of three games played between the American League teams with the worst records.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, August 7th, 2016

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 12,649

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Tampa Bay RaysTB 101000010
Minnesota TwinsMIN 003000111

Game Stats


Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

Home Runs: Franklin (2, 3rd inning off Gibson 0 on, 1 Out); Longoria (25, 8th inning off Pressly 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Miller (46), Franklin (17), Longoria (61)

2-out Runs Batted In: Miller

Ground Into Double Play: Maile

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Miller 1-1, Dickerson 0-1, Souza Jr. 0-1, Longoria 0-1, Maile 0-1)

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


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

Wild Pitches: Andriese

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Andriese 15-22; Cedeño 1-1; Boxberger 2-3; Jepsen 3-6; Farquhar 2-6; Garton 2-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Andriese 13-10-11-15; Cedeño 0-2-0-1; Boxberger 3-1-2-2; Jepsen 3-3-4-4; Farquhar 3-4-4-3; Garton 2-1-3-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Andriese 1-8; Cedeño 1-0; Boxberger 0-2; Jepsen 0-2; Farquhar 0-0; Garton 2-1

Game Scores: M Andriese 44


Tampa Bay Rays Fielding

Rays Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Forsythe-Beckham)

Errors: Andriese (1, throw); Miller (14, ground ball)


Tampa Bay Rays Baserunning

Rays Baserunning

Picked Off: Miller (1st base by Gibson)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Dozier (24, Farquhar); Rosario (12, Garton)

Home Runs: Sanó 2 (18, 3rd inning off Andriese 2 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off Garton 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Sanó 4 (47), Kepler (49), Dozier (63)

2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier

Sacrifice Flies: Kepler

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-13 (D. Santana 0-2, Kepler 0-1, Rosario 0-3, Vargas 0-1, Sanó 1-3, Grossman 0-1, Dozier 1-1, Polanco 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D. Santana 1; Rosario 3; Grossman 2; Polanco 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Pressly pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

Wild Pitches: Gibson

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 15-23; Milone 1-3; Pressly 1-4; Rogers 2-4; Kintzler 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 16-7-24-16; Milone 3-5-0-1; Pressly 1-2-3-3; Rogers 3-1-3-3; Kintzler 2-1-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 5-7; Milone 0-1; Pressly 1-1; Rogers 2-0; Kintzler 2-1

Game Scores: K Gibson 45


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Dozier-Vargas)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Kepler (4, 2nd base off Andriese/Maile)


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