MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/11/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1406 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (58-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Minnesota Twins (72-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 6 0
Blyleven in Fine Form in 2-1 Win
The Tampa Bay Rays went down to defeat to Bert Blyleven and his Minnesota teammates. The final score was 2-1, in favor of the Twins. Joe Nathan finished to wrap up his 31st save. The Twins now have a record of 72-59.

Blyleven gave Minnesota a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7.1 innings.

"Bert was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said Minnesota manager .
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .304 10 42
K. Kiermaier CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 .237 16 53
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 7 50
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 16 63
G. Carr DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 4 21
J. Canseco RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 9 41
   a-C. Crawford PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .215 7 39
E. Longoria 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211 11 42
R. Winn LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 3 8
D. Navarro C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 4 35
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 8 9      
a - C. Crawford pinch hit for J. Canseco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Navarro (17, 3rd Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (16, 8th Inning off E. Guardado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier 4 , E. Longoria , D. Navarro 2
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , B. Lowe , R. Winn
Sac Bunt: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Longoria (11)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Lloyd-Lowe-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .249 2 19
R. Carew 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .288 3 25
J. Gibson DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .204 34 78
O. Charleston CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252 27 78
K. Puckett LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .254 8 34
C. Travis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 1 23
B. DeMoss 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 2 18
J. Mauer C 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .239 17 44
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .207 9 32
Totals 30 2 6 1 4 7 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Mauer (17, 2nd Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , O. Charleston , C. Travis , J. Mauer 6
2-out RBI: J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , J. Gibson , O. Charleston 2 , K. Puckett
GIDP: B. DeMoss
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Carew (10)

FIELDING
PB: J. Mauer
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields L (6-13) 6.0 5 1 1 2 6 1 90 3.70   
J. McGee 0.2 1 1 0 2 0 0 24 4.41   
J. Hellickson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 62
Batters Faced: J. Shields 24, J. McGee 5, J. Hellickson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 7-4, J. McGee 1-1, J. Hellickson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 90-59, J. McGee 24-13, J. Hellickson 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hellickson 3-1
WP: J. McGee 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (11-9) 7.1 2 0 0 2 7 0 101 2.87   
E. Guardado H (17) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 2.49   
J. Nathan SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 79
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 27, E. Guardado 3, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 9-7, E. Guardado 1-1, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 101-66, E. Guardado 9-6, J. Nathan 8-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Blyleven
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 31980
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