Rays slip past Twins in 10th
Bullpen falters in ninth By Dawn Klemish / Special to MLB.com
Boof Bonser pitched six strong innings and Torii Hunter hit his sixth home run of the season, but it was all for naught as the Twins' bullpen allowed three runs in the extra-innings loss. Joe Nathan struggled again, allowing three hits and two runs in the ninth. Matt Guerrier allowed the winning run in the 10th inning when Ben Zobrist scored on a fielder's choice.
Complete story >
Devil Rays 4, Twins 3
Rocco Baldelli greets Ben Zobrist, who scored the winning run in the 10th inning. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
Wigginton leads charge By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays saved their big hits for the late innings, scoring twice with two outs in the ninth to tie the game at 3, and then scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 10th. Ty Wigginton and Carl Crawford each had three hits, and starter Jae Seo pitched six effective innings. Seo allowed only two runs while striking out three.
Complete story >
TODAY'S WRAPS: May 02, 2007
Minnesota
(15-12)
Lost 1
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 3
Today's Boxes 5/2/07
CHC 8, PIT 6
CHC 7, PIT 1
DET 3, BAL 2
MIL 4, STL 0
NYM 6, FLA 3
LAD 2, ARI 1
SEA 3, CWS 2
BOS 6, OAK 4
CLE 7, TOR 6
ATL 4, PHI 3
HOU 3, CIN 1
KC 3, LAA 1
SD 7, WSH 3
SF 5, COL 3
Tampa Bay
(12-15)
Won 1
May 2, 2007
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
H
E
Minnesota
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
13
0
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
4
12
1
Standings thru 5/2/07  | Gameday  | Twins Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .292
Punto , 3B4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .217
Mauer , C5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .368
Morneau , 1B5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .280
Hunter , CF5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .337
Kubel , LF5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .247
Cirillo , DH4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .429
1-Rabe , PR-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208
Tyner , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .339
Bartlett , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .256
Totals 41 3 13 3 2 9 22
1-Ran for Cirillo in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Hunter (6, 2nd inning off Seo, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Castillo; Mauer; Morneau 2; Hunter 6; Kubel; Cirillo 2; Tyner; Bartlett 2.RBI : Hunter 2 (20), Mauer (14).2-out RBI : Mauer.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Castillo; Mauer; Morneau 2; Bartlett; Tyner.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Hunter (6, 2nd base off Reyes/Paul), Punto (3, 2nd base off Salas/Paul). FIELDING Outfield assists : Kubel (Crawford at 1st base).DP : 2 (Kubel-Bartlett-Morneau, Bartlett-Castillo-Morneau).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Baldelli , CF4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .274
Dukes , DH5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .246
Crawford , LF4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .280
Wigginton , 3B5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .259
Young , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .248
Upton , 2B4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .370
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .200
1-Zobrist , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148
Harris , SS3 1 2 0 2 0 2 .321
Paul , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273
a-Navarro , PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .222
Totals 39 4 12 4 5 8 23
a-Reached on a fielder's choice for Paul in the 10th. 1-Ran for Pena in the 10th.
BATTING 2B : Harris (3, Guerrier).TB : Dukes 2; Crawford 3; Wigginton 3; Upton; Pena; Harris 3.RBI : Wigginton 2 (15), Dukes (5), Navarro (5).2-out RBI : Dukes; Wigginton.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Young 3; Baldelli.GIDP : Harris.Team LOB : 13. FIELDING E : Upton (8, throw).Outfield assists : Young 2 (Kubel at 1st base, Morneau at 2nd base).DP : (Young-Pena).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bonser 6.0 6 1 1 4 2 0 4.55
Neshek (H, 1)1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.98
Crain (H, 5)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10
Nathan (BS, 1)1.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 3.38
Guerrier (L, 0-1)0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.76
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Seo 6.0 7 2 2 1 3 1 8.19
Camp 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.00
Stokes 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 6.92
Salas 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.05
Reyes (W, 1-0)1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.38
WP : Nathan.Balk : Bonser.HBP : Crawford (by Bonser), Tyner (by Seo).Pitches-strikes : Bonser 93-56, Neshek 23-19, Crain 2-2, Nathan 28-18, Guerrier 9-6, Seo 92-59, Camp 16-12, Stokes 30-19, Salas 15-9, Reyes 19-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Bonser 8-8, Neshek 0-2, Crain 1-0, Nathan 0-0, Guerrier 0-1, Seo 6-8, Camp 2-0, Stokes 2-0, Salas 0-1, Reyes 0-1.Batters faced : Bonser 27, Neshek 6, Crain 1, Nathan 7, Guerrier 4, Seo 25, Camp 4, Stokes 7, Salas 4, Reyes 4.Inherited runners-scored : Crain 1-0, Stokes 2-1.Ejections Minnesota Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire ejected by 1B umpire Angel Hernandez. (5th).Umpires : HP: Larry Young. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Mark Carlson.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:35.Att : 9,101.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Below is an advertisement.