Panzram
05-25-2004, 11:30 PM
(Tuesday, May 25th)
Final Score: Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 1
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Julio Lugo belted a three-run home run and ended with four RBI to lift the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
Lugo's three run blast in the sixth, his fourth of the season, snapped a 1-1 game and gave the Devil Rays the lead for good. Lugo also scored a run for Tampa Bay, which has a season-high five-game winning streak.
Victor Zambrano (4-4) earned the win, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out eight with two walks for the Rays, who haven't won five in a row since a six-game winning streak from September 24-29, 2000.
Rocco Baldelli and Tino Martinez each added an RBI, while Aubrey Huff went 2- for-4 with a run scored in the win.
Kyle Lohse (1-4) suffered the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits in six innings of work. He struck out two and walked two for the Twins, who have been outscored 23-8 in their last two contests.
Minnesota got crushed by the White Sox 17-7 on Sunday and have now dropped four of five.
Justin Morneau provided the only offense for the Twins with a solo homer in the setback. Robert Fick ended 0-for-3 and is now mired in a 1-for-41 slump.
The defeat snaps the Twins 11-game winning streak over the Rays.
Minnesota cracked the scoreboard in the third inning on Morneau's solo home run for a 1-0 lead.
Tampa Bay evened up the contest in the fourth inning on an RBI by Lugo. Martinez doubled to start the frame and advanced to third on Jose Cruz Jr.'s single. Lugo then lifted a sac fly to right that scored Martinez, making it 1-1.
The Devil Rays took the lead for good courtesy of a three-run blast by Lugo in the sixth. Huff doubled to start the frame and one-out later Cruz Jr. was walked. Lugo then drove both runners home with a three-run blast that made it a 4-1 contest.
Tampa Bay added two more runs in the seventh to widened the gap to 6-1. Carl Crawford singled to start the inning and scored on Baldelli's RBI double that followed. Huff's ground out moved Baldelli to third and Martinez's deep sac fly plated him, staking the Rays to a five-run cushion.
Tampa outhit the Twins 9-5.
Game Notes
Prior to the game the Rays placed Damian Rolls on the 15-day disabled list with a chest contusion. Tampa Bay recalled outfielder Charles Gipson from Class AAA Durham to replace Rolls on the roster... Morneau's homer was his second of the season...The win for Zambrano was his first since April 11 after he won his first three starts of the 2004 season.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 1
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Julio Lugo belted a three-run home run and ended with four RBI to lift the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
Lugo's three run blast in the sixth, his fourth of the season, snapped a 1-1 game and gave the Devil Rays the lead for good. Lugo also scored a run for Tampa Bay, which has a season-high five-game winning streak.
Victor Zambrano (4-4) earned the win, allowing one run on five hits. He struck out eight with two walks for the Rays, who haven't won five in a row since a six-game winning streak from September 24-29, 2000.
Rocco Baldelli and Tino Martinez each added an RBI, while Aubrey Huff went 2- for-4 with a run scored in the win.
Kyle Lohse (1-4) suffered the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits in six innings of work. He struck out two and walked two for the Twins, who have been outscored 23-8 in their last two contests.
Minnesota got crushed by the White Sox 17-7 on Sunday and have now dropped four of five.
Justin Morneau provided the only offense for the Twins with a solo homer in the setback. Robert Fick ended 0-for-3 and is now mired in a 1-for-41 slump.
The defeat snaps the Twins 11-game winning streak over the Rays.
Minnesota cracked the scoreboard in the third inning on Morneau's solo home run for a 1-0 lead.
Tampa Bay evened up the contest in the fourth inning on an RBI by Lugo. Martinez doubled to start the frame and advanced to third on Jose Cruz Jr.'s single. Lugo then lifted a sac fly to right that scored Martinez, making it 1-1.
The Devil Rays took the lead for good courtesy of a three-run blast by Lugo in the sixth. Huff doubled to start the frame and one-out later Cruz Jr. was walked. Lugo then drove both runners home with a three-run blast that made it a 4-1 contest.
Tampa Bay added two more runs in the seventh to widened the gap to 6-1. Carl Crawford singled to start the inning and scored on Baldelli's RBI double that followed. Huff's ground out moved Baldelli to third and Martinez's deep sac fly plated him, staking the Rays to a five-run cushion.
Tampa outhit the Twins 9-5.
Game Notes
Prior to the game the Rays placed Damian Rolls on the 15-day disabled list with a chest contusion. Tampa Bay recalled outfielder Charles Gipson from Class AAA Durham to replace Rolls on the roster... Morneau's homer was his second of the season...The win for Zambrano was his first since April 11 after he won his first three starts of the 2004 season.