MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/03/2037
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1336 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2037 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (26-28) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
Tampa Bay Rays (31-22) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 9 0
Twins Beaten By Rays, 2-1
In a tightly-contested game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins, pitcher Chris Kersten was outstanding. The Tampa Bay right-hander, who finished 5th in the AL in wins with 15 last year, propelled his team's 2-1 win. Mike Patterson collected his 6th save. The victory gives Tampa Bay a record of 31-22.

The Rays got a big at-bat from center fielder Sam Aim. For the game, Aim went 2-4 with 2 doubles. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 6th double of the season gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Aim told the Tampa Bay Citizen.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Morales 1B, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .227 0 8
J. Pacas SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .321 12 38
S. Westmoreland DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .302 2 11
P. Sondergaard 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .315 7 21
R. Torrez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .351 14 35
   a-A. Castrillo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 18
   b-M. Dooley RF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 4 10
K. Clayton CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .213 4 14
V. Acosta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .185 4 10
J. Consalvi LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 4 19
J. Coppinger C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 4 9
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 10 13      
a - A. Castrillo pinch ran for R. Torrez in the 6th
b - M. Dooley substituted for A. Castrillo in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Morales (7, 5th Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Sondergaard (7, 6th Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Morales 3 , P. Sondergaard 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pacas , P. Sondergaard , R. Torrez
GIDP: V. Acosta
Hit by Pitch: R. Torrez , K. Clayton , J. Coppinger
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Dooley (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Utzinger DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .233 8 18
Q. Bell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .272 14 30
F. Vivar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 6 19
M. Esquivel C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .247 10 27
D. Negrete LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286 7 21
   a-K. Renaud LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 2 7
C. Groff RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266 11 35
S. Aim CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .227 4 16
D. Rippon SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 .240 4 14
   b-N. Hidy SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
A. Castro 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 .285 10 24
Totals 34 2 9 2 1 8 21      
a - K. Renaud substituted for D. Negrete in the 7th
b - N. Hidy substituted for D. Rippon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Groff (15, 4th Inning off O. Alcala, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Aim 2 (6, 6th Inning off O. Alcala, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Rigsby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Utzinger (8, 3rd Inning off O. Alcala, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Utzinger 4 , M. Esquivel 2 , D. Negrete , C. Groff 3 , S. Aim 4 , D. Rippon
2-out RBI: S. Aim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hidy , A. Castro 3
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vivar-Hidy-Bell)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Alcala L (3-5) 6.0 8 2 1 1 6 1 96 4.45   
D. Rigsby 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Alcala 55
Batters Faced: O. Alcala 28, D. Rigsby 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Alcala 7-5, D. Rigsby 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Alcala 96-68, D. Rigsby 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rigsby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kersten W (4-3) 6.0 3 1 1 2 6 1 86 3.75   
C. Williams H (13) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 4.37   
M. Patterson SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kersten 66
Batters Faced: C. Kersten 25, C. Williams 6, M. Patterson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kersten 4-8, C. Williams 1-1, M. Patterson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kersten 86-53, C. Williams 21-14, M. Patterson 16-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Kersten 2 , M. Patterson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Kersten
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 31836
Special Notes: LF Rick Torrez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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