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    Key hits pace offense
    Devil Rays 6, Twins 4
    Rocco Baldelli (right) hit his fifth home run of the season. (Mike Carlson/AP)
     Pena's home run
     Baldelli's two-run home run
    By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
    James Shields was cruising until the eighth inning, when the Twins put up three runs. Luckily, Carlos Pena added a home run for insurance in the bottom half to keep the Rays ahead for good. Rocco Baldelli also homered, and Al Reyes closed it out in the ninth.
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    Series at a glance:
    TODAY'S WRAPS: May 03, 2007
    LAA 2
    KC 5
    F
    NYY 4
    TEX 3
    F
    SEA 7
    BOS 8
    F
    TOR 5
    CLE 6
    F
    MIN 4
    TB 6
    F
    CIN 5
    HOU 7
    F
    NYY 5
    TEX 2
    F
    PIT 4
    MIL 2
    F
    NYM 9
    ARI 4
    F
    PHI 9
    SF 7
    F
    MIN
    Minnesota (15-13)
    Lost 2     		Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 4   TB
    Tampa Bay (13-15)
    Won 2
    May 3, 2007
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Minnesota
    		 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0   4 12 3
    Tampa Bay
    		 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 X   6 10 0
    Standings thru 5/3/07  |  Gameday  |  Twins Stats  |  Devil Rays Stats
    MinnesotaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Castillo, 2B5130000.314
    Punto, 3B4041100.250
    Mauer, C4000129.354
    Morneau, 1B4001015.270
    Hunter, CF5110021.330
    Kubel, LF5130000.268
    Cirillo, DH3000102.300
      1-Rabe, PR-DH0100000.208
    Tyner, RF3001022.322
    Bartlett, SS3011010.259
    Totals3641243819 


    1-Ran for Cirillo in the 8th.

    BATTING
    TB: Castillo 3; Punto 4; Hunter; Kubel 3; Bartlett.
    RBI: Morneau (17), Tyner (6), Bartlett (6), Punto (6).
    2-out RBI: Bartlett; Punto.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morneau; Mauer 2.
    SF: Morneau; Tyner.
    GIDP: Morneau.
    Team LOB: 11.

    FIELDING
    E: Morneau (1, throw), Ortiz (1, throw), Tyner (1, fielding).
    DP: (Castillo-Bartlett-Morneau).
    		 
    Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Baldelli, DH4212002.273
    Dukes, CF4110002.247
    Crawford, LF4121000.288
    Wigginton, 3B4000011.250
    Upton, 2B3021010.381
    Pena, 1B3112001.207
    Gomes, RF3000035.152
      Young, RF1000010.245
    Navarro, C4000005.209
    Harris, SS4130000.350
    Totals3461060616 

    BATTING
    2B: Crawford (8, Ortiz), Upton (8, Perkins).
    HR: Baldelli (5, 3rd inning off Ortiz, 1 on, 0 out), Pena (5, 8th inning off Crain, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Baldelli 4; Dukes; Crawford 3; Upton 3; Pena 4; Harris 3.
    RBI: Baldelli 2 (12), Upton (21), Pena 2 (15), Crawford (17).
    2-out RBI: Crawford.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro 4; Wigginton.
    SF: Pena.
    GIDP: Dukes.
    Team LOB: 6.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Harris-Pena).
     
    MinnesotaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Ortiz (L, 3-2)4.07540313.23
    Perkins 3.02000203.18
    Crain 1.01110116.35
    		 
    Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Shields (W, 3-0)7.19332803.74
    Camp (H, 5)0.13111007.71
    Salas (H, 2)0.10000003.95
    Reyes (S, 10)1.00000001.29

    WP: Ortiz.
    HBP: Upton (by Ortiz), Bartlett (by Shields).
    Pitches-strikes: Ortiz 75-48, Perkins 38-26, Crain 19-12, Shields 109-69, Camp 14-9, Salas 3-2, Reyes 15-9.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Ortiz 4-5, Perkins 4-3, Crain 2-0, Shields 8-6, Camp 0-1, Salas 1-0, Reyes 0-3.
    Batters faced: Ortiz 22, Perkins 10, Crain 4, Shields 33, Camp 5, Salas 1, Reyes 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Camp 2-2, Salas 3-0.
    Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Larry Young.
    Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
    Wind: Indoors.
    T: 2:41.
    Att: 8,793.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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