Hicks homers, Twins beat Rays 9-7
Hicks homers, Twins beat Rays 9-7
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
9
Tampa Bay Rays
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| TB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Tropicana Field · 13,177 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
L Forsythe singled to center, D DeJesus scored, Y Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-7
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 9-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 9-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
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Play Result 9-6
M Joyce hit sacrifice fly to center, J Molina scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-6
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
D Jennings hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Escobar scored, J Molina to third.
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Advancing On Play 9-5
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
J Loney singled to right, M Joyce scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
K Suzuki reached on infield single to second, T Plouffe scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-3
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
A Hicks homered to right (354 feet) , K Suzuki and S Fuld scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Advancing On Force 7-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
S Fuld doubled to deep right, J Pinto scored, K Suzuki to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 9-7
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
J Loney flied out to center.
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Fly Out 9-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
J Loney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
E Longoria struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
E Longoria batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
S Rodriguez struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
S Rodriguez batting
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Play Result 9-7
S Rodriguez hit for M Joyce.
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Play Result 9-7
G Perkins relieved J Burton.
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Start Inning 9-7
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-7
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Lineup Change 9-7
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Lineup Change 9-7
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Lineup Change 9-7
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End Inning 9-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
C Herrmann struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
C Herrmann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
T Plouffe flied out to center.
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Head to Head
MIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Minnesota Twins
- Trevor Larnach Out
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Ben Zobrist2B18
Desmond JenningsCF8
Matt JoyceLF7
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Wil MyersRF4
David DeJesusDH3
Yunel EscobarSS0
José MolinaC
Substitutes
Sean RodriguezPH13
Logan ForsythePH11
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
MIN
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Chris ColabelloRF15
Josmil PintoDH21
Kurt SuzukiC24
Sam FuldLF23
Aaron HicksCF12
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Substitutes
Chris HerrmannRF43
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