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Retrosheet Boxscore: Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Minnesota Twins 3

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Minnesota Twins 3

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Game Played on Monday, May 31, 2004 (D) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TB  A    0  2  0    1  0  2    0  0  2  -   7  8  1
MIN A    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  4  0
BATTING
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crawford lf                   4   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Baldelli cf                   4   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
Huff 3b                       4   1   1   1       0   0       1   2
Martinez 1b                   3   2   1   1       1   0       9   0
Cruz rf                       3   1   1   1       0   2       1   0
Lugo ss                       3   1   1   0       1   0       2   5
McGriff dh                    3   1   1   2       0   1       0   0
  Gipson ph,dh                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hall c                        4   0   2   2       0   0       5   0
Sanchez 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Bell p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Sosa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carter p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   7   8   7       3   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Sanchez-Lugo-Martinez, Sanchez-Lugo-Martinez.
E: Bell (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hall (4,off Greisinger); Huff (7,off Greisinger).
HR: McGriff (1,2nd inning off Greisinger 1 on 2 out); Martinez (8,4th inning
off Greisinger 0 on 0 out).
SH: Gipson (1,off Mulholland).
SF: Cruz (2,off Greisinger).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Martinez (1,2nd base off Greisinger/Blanco).
CS: Crawford (9,2nd base by Balfour/Blanco).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ford lf                       2   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Cuddyer 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Mientkiewicz 1b               3   0   1   1       1   0      10   1
Koskie 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   3
Hunter cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Jones rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
LeCroy dh                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Blanco c                      3   1   1   1       0   0       4   1
Guzman ss                     1   2   0   0       2   0       1   1
Greisinger p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Balfour p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fultz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mulholland p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Romero p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   3   4   2       4   5      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Mientkiewicz (14,off Bell).
HR: Blanco (4,5th inning off Bell 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Ford (2,by Bell).
GDP: Cuddyer (3,off Bell); Mientkiewicz (9,off Miller).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ford (5,2nd base off Bell/Hall).
PITCHING
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bell W(1-2)                   7     3   2   2   2   4   1  26
Sosa                          0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3
Miller                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Carter                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     4   3   3   4   5   1  34
Sosa faced 3 batters in the 8th inning
HBP: Bell (2,Ford).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Miller 3-1.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Greisinger L(2-4)             5.2   5   5   5   2   4   2  24
Balfour                       1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Fultz                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Mulholland                    0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3
Romero                        0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     8   7   7   3   4   2  37
WP: Romero (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Balfour 1-0; Romero 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Matt Hollowell, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Paul Nauert
Official Scorer: Tom Mee
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 25191
Starting Lineups:

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Minnesota Twins          
1. Crawford            lf        Ford                lf
2. Baldelli            cf        Cuddyer             2b
3. Huff                3b        Mientkiewicz        1b
4. Martinez            1b        Koskie              3b
5. Cruz                rf        Hunter              cf
6. Lugo                ss        Jones               rf
7. McGriff             dh        LeCroy              dh
8. Hall                c         Blanco              c
9. Sanchez             2b        Guzman              ss
   Bell                p         Greisinger          p

DEVIL RAYS 1ST: Crawford struck out; Baldelli popped to third;
Huff grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Devil Rays 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ford was hit by a pitch; Cuddyer struck out while
Ford stole second; Mientkiewicz walked; Koskie was called out on
strikes; Hunter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Devil Rays 0,
Twins 0.

DEVIL RAYS 2ND: Martinez walked; Martinez stole second; Cruz
struck out; Lugo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Martinez to
third]; McGriff homered to right [Martinez scored]; Hall doubled
to left; Sanchez flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil
Rays 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Jones flied to left; LeCroy lined to right; Blanco
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Twins 0.

DEVIL RAYS 3RD: Crawford flied to center; Baldelli grounded out
(third to first); Huff grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Guzman walked; Ford singled to left [Guzman to
second]; Cuddyer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Guzman to third, Ford out at second];
Mientkiewicz doubled to right [Guzman scored]; Mientkiewicz safe
on a pick-off error by Bell [Mientkiewicz to third]; Koskie
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Devil
Rays 2, Twins 1.

DEVIL RAYS 4TH: Martinez homered to right; Cruz struck out; Lugo
grounded out (third to first); McGriff struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hunter grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeCroy flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 3, Twins 1.

DEVIL RAYS 5TH: Hall grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); Crawford popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Blanco homered to left; Guzman popped to third; Ford
grounded out (third to first); Cuddyer flied to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 3, Twins 2.

DEVIL RAYS 6TH: Baldelli singled to center; Huff doubled to
center [Baldelli scored]; Martinez grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Huff to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Huff
scored]; Lugo walked; BALFOUR REPLACED GREISINGER (PITCHING);
McGriff popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 5,
Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Mientkiewicz grounded out (first unassisted); Koskie
flied to center; Hunter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 5, Twins 2.

DEVIL RAYS 7TH: Hall flied to left; Sanchez lined to right;
Crawford walked; Crawford was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Jones grounded out (second to pitcher); LeCroy was
called out on strikes; Blanco grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 5, Twins 2.

DEVIL RAYS 8TH: FULTZ REPLACED BALFOUR (PITCHING); Baldelli
grounded out (second to first); Huff flied to center; Martinez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil
Rays 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Guzman walked; Ford
walked [Guzman to second]; Cuddyer singled to right [Guzman to
third, Ford to second]; MILLER REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING);
Mientkiewicz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Guzman scored (no RBI), Ford to third, Cuddyer out at
second]; Koskie struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 5,
Twins 3.

DEVIL RAYS 9TH: MULHOLLAND REPLACED FULTZ (PITCHING); Cruz
singled to catcher; Lugo singled to right [Cruz to second];
GIPSON BATTED FOR MCGRIFF; Gipson out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Cruz to third, Lugo to second]; ROMERO REPLACED
MULHOLLAND (PITCHING); Hall singled to left [Cruz scored, Lugo
scored]; Sanchez flied to right; Romero threw a wild pitch [Hall
to second]; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: GIPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CARTER REPLACED
MILLER (PITCHING); Hunter lined to center; Jones lined to left;
LeCroy flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 7,
Twins 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Devil Rays       7   8   1    3
 Twins            3   4   0    4
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