MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2721 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2109 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (71-72) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (47-96) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Twins Deny Rays, 4-2
The Minnesota Twins weathered an outstanding game by Tampa Bay pitcher Brian Benn to topple the Rays, 4-2. Benn threw 6.2 innings of 5-hit ball. Adam Pennington earned the win after being summoned from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3 innings. He upped his record to 8-11. Minnesota occupies third place in the American League Central Division at 71-72.

Nate Carpenter, who is tied for 8th in the AL with a .318 batting average, had a direct impact on the outcome. Carpenter contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the ninth inning to put Minnesota up, 4-2.

Carpenter attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Tian DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .267 27 82
N. Carpenter 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .318 22 69
B. Hinson CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .320 29 93
E. Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .265 35 92
B. McBride 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 30 86
J. Duren LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .316 1 3
B. Carson SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .295 12 74
E. Hemphill RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .290 6 31
B. Duncan C 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .232 9 35
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hinson (37, 1st Inning off B. Benn, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Carson (23, 2nd Inning off B. Benn, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Tian (35, 5th Inning off B. Benn, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Carpenter (34, 8th Inning off H. Vielma, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Duren (3, 9th Inning off H. Vielma, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Tian 2 , N. Carpenter 2 , B. Hinson 2 , B. McBride , J. Duren 2 , B. Carson 2 , B. Duncan
2-out RBI: N. Carpenter , B. Duncan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Tian , B. Hinson 2 , B. McBride
GIDP: E. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: B. Carson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McBride-Carpenter-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Corrick 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .253 8 47
D. Wimmer DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .324 35 110
A. Molina 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 11 47
C. Newman CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .260 13 57
J. Boutin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .244 14 63
P. Shapiro SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .170 15 66
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 9 41
A. Hayes LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .217 2 25
J. Odum C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203 7 42
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Newman (21, 2nd Inning off T. Waterbury, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Boutin (41, 6th Inning off A. Pennington, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Corrick (8, 8th Inning off A. Casanova, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Corrick 4 , C. Newman 4 , J. Boutin 2 , P. Shapiro
2-out RBI: C. Newman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Boutin , P. Shapiro , A. Hayes
GIDP: D. Corrick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Wimmer (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Van den Bussche-Shapiro-Molina)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Waterbury 4.0 3 1 1 3 5 0 62 5.04   
A. Pennington W (8-11) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 5.87   
A. Casanova H (4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 4.36   
T. Brockman SV (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Waterbury 54
Batters Faced: T. Waterbury 18, A. Pennington 9, A. Casanova 3, T. Brockman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Waterbury 5-2, A. Pennington 4-1, A. Casanova 1-1, T. Brockman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Waterbury 62-36, A. Pennington 39-26, A. Casanova 16-10, T. Brockman 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Pennington 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Benn L (2-5) 6.2 5 3 3 1 8 0 96 7.54   
H. Vielma 2.1 2 1 1 4 3 0 39 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Benn 59
Batters Faced: B. Benn 27, H. Vielma 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Benn 6-6, H. Vielma 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Benn 96-63, H. Vielma 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Vielma 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Benn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Benn
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 17969
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