CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/23/2053
 
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1305 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2053 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (28-22) 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 10 1
Minnesota Twins (29-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 0
Rays Handle Twins, Nab 7-5 Win
Rays third baseman José Chanez left his imprint on his team's 7-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. Chanez was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for Tampa Bay in the contest. Tampa Bay is now 28-22.

In the top of the first, Sergio Mejía ambushed a 2-2 fastball from Orlando Recino and hit a 2-run home run. It gave Tampa Bay a quick 2-0 lead.

"I still think this team can play even better," Chanez told the Tampa Bay Chronicle.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Scott 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .288 2 5
J. Chanez 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .279 10 28
S. Mejía LF 4 2 1 2 1 3 3 .243 10 27
J. Sánchez C 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .346 6 22
J. Ortíz DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
B. Lutz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 4 21
K. Kaiser CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .199 1 11
C. Davis 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 0 4
   a-J. Reyes PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 4
   b-J. Cruz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 0 2
D. Denley SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .155 0 2
Totals 36 7 10 6 4 12 13      
a - J. Reyes pinch hit for C. Davis in the 9th
b - J. Cruz substituted for J. Reyes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Scott (4, 7th Inning off L. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Reyes (4, 9th Inning off C. McDowell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Mejía (10, 1st Inning off O. Recino, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Chanez (10, 7th Inning off L. Jones, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Scott 3 , J. Chanez 6 , S. Mejía 4 , J. Ortíz 2 , J. Reyes 2 , D. Denley
2-out RBI: J. Ortíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sánchez , B. Lutz , D. Denley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ortíz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Denley (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Chanez-Davis-Scott)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Justice CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .251 8 31
L. Ramírez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .320 1 19
K. Leurink RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .255 8 27
T. Wilson DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .215 12 25
C. Morton LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 3 21
B. Barrett SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .290 9 24
D. Adams 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .267 3 7
R. Oliver 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .276 7 26
C. Barnes C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222 1 2
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Wilson (7, 4th Inning off S. Lewis, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Oliver (12, 9th Inning off O. Vázquez, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Justice (18, 9th Inning off E. Griffin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Justice (2, 1st Inning off S. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Leurink (8, 8th Inning off G. Powell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Justice 6 , L. Ramírez , K. Leurink 4 , T. Wilson 2 , C. Morton , D. Adams , R. Oliver 2
2-out RBI: J. Justice , K. Leurink
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Leurink , D. Adams , C. Barnes
GIDP: L. Ramírez
Sac Fly: L. Ramírez , C. Barnes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
PB: C. Barnes
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lewis W (5-1) 6.2 3 1 1 3 4 0 97 2.27   
G. Powell 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 27 5.19   
O. Vázquez 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 7 9.15   
E. Griffin SV (15) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lewis 65
Batters Faced: S. Lewis 26, G. Powell 7, O. Vázquez 2, E. Griffin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lewis 4-11, G. Powell 2-0, O. Vázquez 0-0, E. Griffin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lewis 97-54, G. Powell 27-18, O. Vázquez 7-5, E. Griffin 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Powell 1-0 , O. Vázquez 1-1 , E. Griffin 2-2
WP: G. Powell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Recino L (1-2) 4.0 4 3 3 3 5 1 89 3.67   
J. Russell 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.88   
L. Jones 1.0 2 3 3 1 3 1 33 5.21   
C. McDowell 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 33 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Recino 44
Batters Faced: O. Recino 18, J. Russell 7, L. Jones 6, C. McDowell 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Recino 2-4, J. Russell 1-2, L. Jones 0-0, C. McDowell 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Recino 89-51, J. Russell 31-22, L. Jones 33-19, C. McDowell 33-24
WP: C. McDowell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Chanez
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 38874
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