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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Mark Redman made it look easy.
Redman became the first American League rookie to win 10 games
this season, giving up four hits in 8 2/3 innings Monday night to
lead the Minnesota Twins over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-2.
"You can't be disappointed," said Redman, who came within one
out of his first complete game. "It was a quality start. You just
tip your hat and you walk off with your head up. That's all you can
do. It's a team game and the bullpen came in and picked me up."
Redman (10-5) struck out nine and walked two to win for the
fifth time in his last six starts. During the stretch, he has
allowed 16 earned runs in 41 innings.
After Russ Johnson's second-inning single, the 26-year-old
left-hander allowed just one runner in the next six innings. Redman
took a two-hitter into the ninth before Greg Vaughn singled,
advanced on defensive indifference and scored on Fred McGriff's
single.
"Their pitcher set the tone," Tampa Bay manager Larry
Rothschild said. "He got ahead of everybody in good spots. He kept
the ball down real well and had a real good changeup. You have to
give him credit."
Redman threw first-pitch strikes to 22 of the 31 hitters he
faced. The nine strikeouts equaled his career high.
"He had real good command," Tampa Bay's Steve Cox said. "He
had it going tonight."
Johnson followed with a run-scoring single off LaTroy Hawkins,
and Eddie Guardado retired pinch-hitter John Flaherty on a
game-ending flyout with runners on first and third for his seventh
save in as many chances.
Minnesota has won 11 of its last 17, while the Devil Rays lost
for just the fourth time in 12 games.
Bryan Rekar (4-7) gave up nine hits in his second complete game
of the season, pitching at least seven innings for the fourth
straight start.
"I'm trying to go after them," Rekar said. "Most of the hits
they got, I didn't think were hit that hard. I thought they were
good pitches."
Twins manager Tom Kelly agreed.
"We got a little lucky on a couple of our hits," he said. "We
broke a few bats and got a few balls to fall in. Rekar pitched a
terrific game. It was a real solid ballgame. The pitchers did an
outstanding job. It was fun to watch them pitch."
Minnesota was just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position the
first four innings as it took a 2-0 lead on RBI grounders by Midre
Cummings in the first and Jacque Jones in the fourth. Corey Koskie
added a two-run homer in the sixth.
Tampa Bay's best early chance came in the first when Cairo
doubled and Vaughn walked. Redman retired McGriff on a grounder and
struck out Jose Guillen.
"He was a little shaky the first inning or two, and then he got
going pretty good with his changeup and his fastball," Kelly said.
"Redman pitched an outstanding game for us."
Game notes
Devil Rays DH Jose Canseco was claimed off waivers by the
New York Yankees. "I thought we could have gotten a Twix bar or
something," Canseco said before leaving Tropicana Field. "These
things happen." ... The Devil Rays recalled OF Quinton McCracken
from Triple-A Durham to replace Canseco. ... Cristian Guzman tied a
the Twins' team-record held by Rod Carew (1977) in the first inning
with his 16th triple of the season. ... Tampa Bay LHP Tony Saunders
(broken left arm) gave up one run and one hit in three innings in
his second rehab start for Single-A Charleston. ... Only 12 of the
25 players on Tampa Bay's roster when the Devil Rays opened the
2000 season at Minnesota are still with the team.
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