MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1444 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (44-54) 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 8 1
Minnesota Twins (37-59) 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 13 1
Díaz Goes Off, But Twins Win
The inspired effort of Tampa Bay first baseman Yandy Díaz was not enough to prevent a loss, 7-5, to the Minnesota Twins. Díaz was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Bert Blyleven, the winner, goes to 8-7. He allowed 5 runs on 7 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts over 5.1 innings. Picking up the save was Joe Nathan. He's now 12 for 17 in save chances.

Cecil Travis, the Minnesota third baseman, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the third inning to make the score 3-1, Twins. For the game, Travis went 2-4 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"The tide will turn," said losing manager . "We just need to keep our chins up."

Their 37-59 record puts the Twins last in the American League Central Division.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .249 8 32
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .204 6 31
Y. Díaz 1B 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .351 13 51
B. Lowe DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 19 59
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .245 12 45
D. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 6 31
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221 6 28
J. Lugo SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .215 1 26
D. Navarro C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .238 9 23
Totals 36 5 8 5 2 9 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: Y. Díaz (13, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 2 , Y. Díaz 7 , D. Navarro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , E. Longoria 2 , D. Navarro
Hit by Pitch: B. Lowe
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (31) , J. Lugo (11)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Crawford (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Lugo-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 .204 0 25
R. Carew 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .301 5 26
K. Puckett LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .271 10 35
H. Killebrew 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .222 13 44
C. Knoblauch DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .259 8 41
C. Travis 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .262 3 28
T. Oliva RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .232 7 32
R. Peckinpaugh SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 1 22
J. Mauer C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .252 11 41
Totals 35 7 13 7 2 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Puckett (16, 3rd Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Rice (14, 6th Inning off J. Hellickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Puckett (10, 4th Inning off J. Hellickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice 5 , R. Carew 2 , K. Puckett 6 , C. Knoblauch , C. Travis 2 , T. Oliva , R. Peckinpaugh
2-out RBI: S. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , C. Knoblauch 2
GIDP: R. Carew
Sac Fly: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Carew (21)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (13)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir L (5-7) 2.2 9 6 6 2 2 0 67 5.56   
J. Hellickson 4.2 4 1 1 0 6 1 58 0.60   
R. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 12
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 19, J. Hellickson 18, R. Hernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 3-3, J. Hellickson 2-6, R. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 67-41, J. Hellickson 58-41, R. Hernandez 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hellickson 2-0 , R. Hernandez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (8-7) 5.1 7 5 4 2 6 1 91 3.77   
C. Pascual H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.21   
J. Nathan SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 40
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 27, C. Pascual 9, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 7-3, C. Pascual 3-2, J. Nathan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 91-57, C. Pascual 25-17, J. Nathan 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Pascual 1-0
WP: B. Blyleven
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yandy Díaz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 16886
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