Sunday, August 7th, 2016 12:10PM CST
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.
Date: Sunday, August 7th, 2016
Time: 12:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 12,649
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Forsythe-Beckham)
Errors: Andriese (1, throw); Miller (14, ground ball)

Picked Off: Miller (1st base by Gibson)

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Dozier-Vargas)

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