MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/21/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 489 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (16-29) 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6 16 2
Minnesota Twins (22-26) 1 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 X 11 14 0
Gibson Hits Two Homers in 11-6 Win for Minnesota
Thanks in large part to designated hitter Josh Gibson, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 11-6. Gibson slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The slumping Rays have dropped 7 in a row.

In the bottom of the seventh, Gibson put his team in front with his 11th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came against Matt Garza, made it 7-6, Minnesota.

"No one likes losing," said Tampa Bay manager . "But we'll turn this thing around."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 4 18
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .160 4 20
Y. Díaz 1B 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 .267 0 13
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .214 6 21
C. Torriente DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .245 5 14
J. Canseco RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .227 7 18
   a-G. Carr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 2 8
C. Crawford LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .142 1 8
E. Longoria 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 5 .230 1 12
D. Navarro C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .260 1 10
Totals 42 6 16 6 1 8 24      
a - G. Carr pinch hit for J. Canseco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Díaz 2 (14, 1st Inning off T. Trent, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Worthington, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Longoria (6, 4th Inning off T. Trent, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Kiermaier (2, 6th Inning off J. Santana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (4, 5th Inning off T. Trent, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Longoria (1, 6th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lowe (6, 7th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier 7 , Y. Díaz 6 , B. Lowe 4 , C. Torriente , J. Canseco 2 , C. Crawford 2 , E. Longoria 6 , D. Navarro 2
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lloyd , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe 2 , E. Longoria 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Canseco (6)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Díaz (4) , C. Crawford (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .206 1 6
R. Carew 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .292 1 6
J. Gibson DH 4 2 2 4 1 2 2 .223 11 26
O. Charleston CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .296 13 33
C. Travis 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .239 1 9
G. Goslin LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .255 0 4
T. Oliva RF 4 2 2 3 0 2 0 .247 5 11
J. Mauer C 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .247 6 21
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .153 2 9
Totals 39 11 14 10 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Goslin (2, 2nd Inning off W. Bell, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Travis (8, 7th Inning off J. McGee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibson 2 (11, 1st Inning off W. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Garza, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Oliva (5, 2nd Inning off W. Bell, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Mauer 2 (6, 6th Inning off M. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. McGee, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeMoss , R. Carew 2 , J. Gibson 8 , O. Charleston 2 , C. Travis 2 , G. Goslin 2 , T. Oliva 5 , J. Mauer 8 , R. Smalley III
2-out RBI: J. Gibson , J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Charleston
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carew)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Bell 4.1 5 3 3 2 4 2 87 6.56   
M. Garza L (2-1) 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 2 33 4.10   
J. McGee 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 1 14 4.60   
E. Yan 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bell 43
Batters Faced: W. Bell 21, M. Garza 9, J. McGee 5, E. Yan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bell 3-6, M. Garza 1-2, J. McGee 1-0, E. Yan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bell 87-61, M. Garza 33-19, J. McGee 14-9, E. Yan 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garza 1-0
WP: J. McGee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Trent 4.2 8 3 3 0 5 1 94 2.58   
J. Santana 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 2 29 3.56   
R. Davis W (2-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30 2.41   
A. Worthington 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Trent 41
Batters Faced: T. Trent 23, J. Santana 8, R. Davis 7, A. Worthington 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Trent 7-2, J. Santana 1-2, R. Davis 2-2, A. Worthington 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Trent 94-65, J. Santana 29-19, R. Davis 30-19, A. Worthington 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Santana 1-0
WP: T. Trent
Hit Batsmen: T. Trent
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Gibson
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 15094
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