SCORECARD
First inning
Tampa Bay: With one out, Desmond Jennings reached on an infield single off Twins starter Mike Pelfrey. Jennings stole second and advanced to third catcher Josmil Pinto's throwing error. Matt Joyce grounded out to short, scoring Jennings.
Tampa Bay 1, Twins 0
THIRD inning
Tampa Bay: Ryan Hanigan singled to center. Ben Zobrist grounded out to first, Hanigan advanced to second. Jennings walked. Hanigan advanced to third on a wild pitch. Joyce hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Hanigan.
Tampa Bay 2, Twins 0
FOURTH inning
Twins: Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi walked Trevor Plouffe. Chris Colabello hit a two-run homer to center. Jason Kubel reached on an infield single. Pinto singled to center, Kubel advanced to second. Chris Herrmann walked, loading the bases. Eduardo Escobar hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Kubel and advancing Pinto to third. Sam Fuld singled to right, scoring Pinto.
Twins 4, Tampa Bay 2
Fifth inning
Tampa Bay: Jennings hit a two-out single to center. Joyce doubled to right, Jennings advanced to third. Longoria reached on an infield single, scoring Jennings.
Twins 4, Tampa Bay 3
sixth inning
Tampa Bay: Wil Myers singled to left. Logan Forsythe was beaned with a pitch, Myers advanced to second. Michael Tonkin relieved Pelfrey. Yunel Escobar sacrificed Myers to third and Forsythe to second. Hanigan walked. Zobrist hit a sacrifice, scoring Myers.
Twins 4, Tampa Bay 4
12th inning
Twins: Joe Mauer reached on an infield single off reliever Josh Lueke. Plouffe doubled to left, Mauer advanced to third. Colabello singled to center, scoring Mauer and Plouffe.
Twins 6, Tampa Bay 4
TWINSABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Dozier 2b501011.220
Mauer 1b411021.256
Plouffe 3b521012.303
Colabello dh612402.346
Hicks pr-dh000000.175
Kubel lf611004.294
Pinto c511011.235
Herrmann rf502011.176
E.Escobar ss401100.273
Fuld cf502102.229
Totals456126614
Tampa BayABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Zobrist lf-2b500100.288
Jennings cf523010.302
Joyce dh301200.346
Rodriguez ph-dh201001.192
Longoria 3b501110.316
Loney 1b501010.294
Myers rf511012.230
Forsythe 2b200000.156
DeJesus ph-lf200000.167
Y.Escobar ss400000.211
Hanigan c411012.233
Totals4249455
Twins000 400 000 002—6121
Tampa Bay101 011 000 000—490
E—Pinto (2). LOB—Twins 10, Tampa Bay 11. 2B—Plouffe (8), E.Escobar (1), Fuld (1), Joyce (6). HR—Colabello (3), off Odorizzi. RBI—Colabello 4 (26), E.Escobar (3), Fuld (5), Zobrist (7), Joyce 2 (12), Longoria (11). SB—Jennings 2 (3). S—Y.Escobar. SF—E.Escobar, Zobrist, Joyce. DP—Tampa Bay 1.
TWINSIPHRERBBSONPERA
Pelfrey564331927.32
Tonkin H, 11/30001061.93
Thielbar BS, 1-11/30000032.84
Swarzak2 1/310001305.40
Duensing2/320010210.00
Fien W, 3-02 1/300002233.00
Perkins S, 4-510000174.00
TAMPA BAYIPHRERBBSONPERA
Odorizzi3 1/354435886.52
B.Gomes1 2/310012323.12
H.Bell100002135.23
McGee10000291.13
Jo.Peralta110011202.35
Balfour210011311.86
Lueke L, 0-1242201404.38
Inherited runners-scored—Tonkin 2-0, Thielbar 3-1, Swarzak 2-0, Fien 3-0, B.Gomes 2-1. IBB—off Balfour (Mauer). HBP—by Pelfrey (Forsythe). WP—Pelfrey, Duensing. Umpires—Home, Mark Carlson; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Will Little; Third, Paul Schrieber. T—4:49. A—11,000 (31,042).