Twins 3, Devil Rays 2
Casey Fossum threw 58 of his 92 pitches for strikes Thursday. (Ann Heisenfelt/AP)
By John Gilbert / Special to MLB.com
Left-hander Casey Fossum allowed two runs on six hits, while fanning two, in seven solid innings. Ty Wigginton smacked a two-run shot for his third homer of the season. Reliever Brian Stokes got the loss, after yielding Justin Morneau's homer.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 12, 2007
Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2
Today's Boxes 4/12/07
CLE 4, LAA 2
BAL 2, KC 1
DET 5, TOR 4
NYM 5, PHI 3
WSH 2, ATL 0
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Standings thru 4/12/07 | Gameday | Devil Rays Stats | Twins Stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Baldelli , DH5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .229
Zobrist , SS5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .222
Crawford , LF5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .263
Wigginton , 2B5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .351
Young , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .361
Iwamura , 3B3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .433
Navarro , C2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .167
Pena , 1B4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .200
Dukes , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .185
Totals 37 2 12 2 3 8 19
BATTING 2B : Crawford 2 (3, Silva, Nathan), Baldelli (2, Silva).HR : Wigginton (3, 8th inning off Rincon, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Baldelli 3; Zobrist 2; Crawford 4; Wigginton 5; Young; Iwamura; Navarro; Pena.RBI : Wigginton (8), Pena (3).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wigginton; Pena 2; Crawford; Baldelli.Team LOB : 11.
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Punto , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .147
Mauer , C4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364
Cuddyer , RF4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .364
Morneau , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Hunter , CF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Kubel , LF3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333
1-Tyner , PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Rabe , DH3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Casilla , SS2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 3 8
BATTING 2B : Hunter (6, Fossum).HR : Cuddyer (1, 4th inning off Fossum, 1 on, 1 out), Morneau (3, 9th inning off Stokes, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Mauer 2; Cuddyer 4; Morneau 4; Hunter 2; Kubel 2; Rabe.RBI : Cuddyer 2 (6), Morneau (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kubel; Punto 2.S : Casilla.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING Outfield assists : Cuddyer (Zobrist at home).DP : (Cuddyer-Castillo-Mauer-Casilla).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fossum 7.0 6 2 2 0 2 1 7.59
Stokes (L, 0-2)1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.00
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva 6.2 7 0 0 2 4 0 0.77
Reyes (H, 3)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50
Rincon (BS, 1)0.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 6.75
Neshek 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Nathan (W, 1-0)1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes : Fossum 92-58, Stokes 20-13, Silva 99-63, Reyes 5-4, Rincon 18-10, Neshek 8-6, Nathan 12-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Fossum 13-6, Stokes 1-1, Silva 9-7, Reyes 0-0, Rincon 0-0, Neshek 0-0, Nathan 1-0.Batters faced : Fossum 27, Stokes 5, Silva 29, Reyes 1, Rincon 5, Neshek 2, Nathan 3.Inherited runners-scored : Reyes 1-0, Neshek 2-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:29.Att : 15,869.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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