Tampa Bay Rays vs. Minnesota Twins

Friday, April 20th, 2018 6:10PM CST

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Game Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays earned a dramatic 8-7 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a game played on April 20, 2018, concluding late that night. The contest went into extra innings, and the decisive moment arrived in the bottom of the tenth with two outs. Denard Span hit a ground ball that led to a crucial error by the Twins. Minnesota reliever Zach Duke took a throw from first baseman Joe Mauer but missed stepping on first base. This miscue allowed pinch-runner Johnny Field to race home from second base, scoring the winning run and ending the game in walk-off fashion for Tampa Bay.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 20th, 2018

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 9,786

Line Score

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Tampa Bay RaysTB 0010203011
Minnesota TwinsMIN 0100100410

Game Stats


Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

Doubles: Span (3, Lynn); Hechavarria (1, Lynn); Ramos (2, Duke)

Runs Batted In: Hechavarria (7), Span 3 (14), Robertson (4), Miller (6)

2-out Runs Batted In: Robertson, Miller

Ground Into Double Play: Gómez

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-14 (Hechavarria 1-1, Miller 1-1, Cron 0-2, Robertson 1-2, Span 2-3, Gómez 1-2, Ramos 0-1, Smith 0-1, Wendle 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Robertson 1; Wendle 1


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Archer 14/24; Alvarado 1/3; Romo 3/4; Yarbrough 4/5; Colomé 3/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Archer 14-12-18-18; Alvarado 4-4-1-0; Romo 2-4-3-2; Yarbrough 3-3-1-3; Colomé 3-0-4-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Archer 10-4; Alvarado 0-0; Romo 0-0; Yarbrough 0-2; Colomé 3-0


Tampa Bay Rays Baserunning

Rays Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Wendle (1, 2nd base by Lynn/Castro)

Stolen Bases: Span (2, 2nd base off Pressly/Castro); Gómez (1, 2nd base off Rodney/Castro)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Doubles: Escobar (6, Archer)

Home Runs: Morrison (1, 2nd inning off Archer 0 on, 1 Out); Rosario (2, 8th inning off Romo 3 on, 2 Out); Kepler (4, 9th inning off Yarbrough 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Morrison (3), Grossman (4), Rosario 4 (9), Kepler (6)

2-out Runs Batted In: Rosario 4

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Kepler 1-1, Rosario 1-1, Grossman 0-1, Sanó 0-1, Castro 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castro 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lynn pitched to 2 batters in the 7th;Rogers pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

Intentional Walks: Hechavarria (By Duke)

Hit By Pitch: Gómez (By Rodney)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lynn 19/27; Rogers 0/1; Pressly 4/5; Reed 3/3; Rodney 2/5; Duke 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lynn 12-14-15-15; Rogers 1-1-0-1; Pressly 2-3-7-2; Reed 1-0-2-3; Rodney 5-3-3-1; Duke 1-1-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lynn 5-4; Rogers 0-0; Pressly 0-1; Reed 1-2; Rodney 0-0; Duke 0-1


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Dozier-Escobar-Mauer, Castro-Dozier)

Errors: Grossman (1, bobble); Duke (1, catch)


Minnesota Twins Baserunning

Twins Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Dozier (1, 2nd base by Archer)


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