Recap: Tampa Bay 4, Twins 3 (10)
April 15, 2011 at 5:42AM
The righthander pitched eight shutout innings, his second strong outing in a row, and lowered his ERA from 6.00 to 3.60.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 Consecutive games in which the Twins have had at least 10 hits.
8 Innings pitched by Pavano for the second start in a row.
11 Consecutive batters retired by Pavano before Tampa Bay got its first hit.
.327 Career batting average for Justin Morneau against the Rays.
ON DECK
Nick Blackburn is 2-2 with a 6.10 ERA against Tampa Bay in his career as he prepares to go against them Friday. He faces the winless Wade Davis.
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After an incredible 25-year career that saw him become MLB's all-time stolen bases leader and the greatest leadoff hitter ever, Rickey Henderson died Friday at age 65.
