MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/19/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 966 - SATURDAY, JULY 19TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (49-40) 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 14 0
Tampa Bay Rays (37-50) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Minnesota Makes Tampa Bay 4-3 Losers
The Minnesota Twins picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3. Starting pitcher Ted Trent was a big reason why. Picking up the save was Joe Nathan, his 21st. Minnesota, now 49-40, holds down first place in the American League Central Division.

Roy Smalley III had a direct impact on the outcome. Smalley III contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Minnesota up, 4-3.

In postgame remarks, Trent hailed his team's "grit."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .296 2 16
R. Carew 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .306 3 19
J. Gibson DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .219 20 46
O. Charleston CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276 22 61
K. Puckett LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .218 5 22
C. Travis 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .254 1 15
B. DeMoss 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .230 1 13
J. Mauer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 9 27
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .212 6 22
Totals 39 4 14 4 1 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gibson (9, 1st Inning off W. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Travis (18, 6th Inning off W. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (20, 3rd Inning off W. Bell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice 2 , J. Gibson 7 , O. Charleston , C. Travis 4 , B. DeMoss , R. Smalley III 4
2-out RBI: B. DeMoss , R. Smalley III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , J. Gibson , K. Puckett , J. Mauer
GIDP: B. DeMoss
Sac Bunt: S. Rice
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .305 9 33
K. Kiermaier CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 9 38
   b-B. Zobrist PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 3
   c-R. Winn CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 4
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275 3 27
B. Lowe 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .220 10 46
G. Carr DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .183 3 15
J. Canseco RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .201 8 25
   d-C. Torriente PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 13 37
C. Crawford LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 4 25
E. Longoria 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 6 29
   a-A. Huff PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 5
D. Navarro C 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .225 4 27
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 10 9      
a - A. Huff pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 7th
b - B. Zobrist pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 8th
c - R. Winn substituted for B. Zobrist in the 9th
d - C. Torriente pinch hit for J. Canseco in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Lloyd (9, 2nd Inning off T. Trent, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 5 , B. Lowe , J. Canseco , C. Crawford
2-out RBI: J. Lloyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Carr
Sac Bunt: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Díaz-Lloyd)
OF assists: 1 (Canseco(Smalley III at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Trent W (4-5) 7.1 5 3 3 1 7 1 95 2.79   
E. Guardado H (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.54   
J. Nathan SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Trent 62
Batters Faced: T. Trent 28, E. Guardado 2, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Trent 11-4, E. Guardado 0-1, J. Nathan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Trent 95-62, E. Guardado 5-4, J. Nathan 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Bell L (6-9) 5.2 10 4 3 1 4 1 80 4.66   
D. Wheeler 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.01   
J. Howell 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 3.32   
J. McGee 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Bell 38
Batters Faced: W. Bell 27, D. Wheeler 5, J. Howell 8, J. McGee 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Bell 4-7, D. Wheeler 0-2, J. Howell 2-1, J. McGee 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Bell 80-56, D. Wheeler 20-13, J. Howell 34-27, J. McGee 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 2-0 , J. Howell 1-0 , J. McGee 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ted Trent
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:35 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 20115
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