Jason Kubel homered and drove in two runs, but it wasn't enough as the Twins saw their eight-game win streak halted. Carl Pavano allowed four runs in six innings while losing for the first time since June 3.
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Casilla, A, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| Young, D, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .334 |
| Kubel, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Cuddyer, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Thome, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .253 |
| Valencia, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .374 |
| Hardy, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Butera, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .282 |
| Tampa Bay | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaso, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| a-Shoppach, PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Crawford, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .309 |
| Longoria, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Aybar, W, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .257 |
| Joyce, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| Upton, B, CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| Rodriguez, S, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Brignac, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Bartlett, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | .255 |
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavano(L, 13-7) | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Mahay | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.41 |
| Slama | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 |
| Crain | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Mijares, Jo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3.94 |
| Tampa Bay | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellickson(W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.57 |
| Qualls(H, 5) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.01 |
| Choate(H, 11) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Wheeler(S, 3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3.58 |