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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on September 9, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Comer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Hartzell |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 9,261 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Steve Palermo |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Willie Montanez | DH |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Danny Goodwin | DH |
| Rob Wilfong | Second Baseman |
| Rick Sofield | Left Fielder |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 9, 1979
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Hartzell
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Comer
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Comer
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Comer
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Hartzell
Montanez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell. Montanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Comer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Comer
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Comer
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilfong vs. Comer
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilfong for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Hartzell
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norman for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Hartzell
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Hartzell
That's a pickoff. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sofield vs. Comer
Sofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Comer
Castino hits a popup, foul, towards first. Putnam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Comer
Powell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Hartzell
There goes Bell. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Hartzell
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Hartzell
Norman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Hartzell
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Comer
Smalley hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Grubb fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Grubb. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landreaux vs. Comer
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smalley tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Comer
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Comer
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Hartzell
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartzell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Comer
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Comer
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sofield vs. Comer
Sofield hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Comer
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norman vs. Hartzell
Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grubb tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Hartzell
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Comer
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Comer
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Comer
Landreaux bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills hits a line drive into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hartzell
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hartzell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Hartzell
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Comer
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Comer
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Comer
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Hartzell
Putnam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Hartzell
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartzell covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Hartzell
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Comer
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Wilfong hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb who is chasing the ball. Wilfong reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sofield vs. Comer
Sofield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilfong scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Comer
Castino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sofield moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Hosken Powell.
There's a wild pitch. Sofield moves to third. Castino moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Lyle
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to third for the out. Sofield scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Lyle
Smalley hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Lyle
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Hartzell
Bombo Rivera now playing right field.
Norman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Hartzell
Rivers bunts towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilfong covering, for the out. Norman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Hartzell
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Jackson
Darrell Jackson now pitching.
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norman scores. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Redfern
Pete Redfern now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Redfern
There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montanez vs. Redfern
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to home to get Oliver. Bell moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Redfern
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Sofield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Lyle
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Lyle
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Kern
Jose Morales pinch hits for Danny Goodwin. Jim Kern now pitching. Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Jose Morales.
Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilfong vs. Kern
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilfong for the out. Jackson moves to third. Wynegar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sofield vs. Kern
Sofield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Sofield reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Wynegar scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Kern
Glenn Adams pinch hits for John Castino.
Adams hits a popup towards short. Norman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1979 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 3 0 1 0 Powell H, rf 3 0 0 0
Wills B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rivera B, ph-rf 1 0 0 1
Oliver A, lf 4 0 1 1 Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 0
Bell B, 3b 5 1 3 1 Landreaux K, cf 3 0 0 1
Montanez W, dh 5 0 1 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Putnam P, 1b 4 1 1 1 Wynegar B, c 3 1 1 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Goodwin D, dh 3 0 0 0
Grubb J, rf 2 2 1 2 Morales J, ph 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 2 0 Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0
Norman N, ss 3 1 1 1 Wilfong R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Sofield R, lf 4 1 2 3
Castino J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Adams G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 11 6 34 5 8 5
Texas 000 301 002 -- 6
Minnesota 000 100 022 -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Comer S (W)* 7.0 6 3 2 1 1
Lyle S+ 1.0 1 2 0 0 0
Kern J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hartzell P (L) 8.1 9 6 6 4 1
Jackson D# 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Redfern P 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Jackson R, Grubb J, Bell B
DP -- Texas 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 4
2B -- Montanez W, Smalley R, Sofield R
3B -- Wilfong R
HR -- Grubb J
SB -- Bell B
SH -- Rivers M
SF -- Landreaux K, Norman N
HBP -- by Hartzell P (Grubb J)
WP -- Lyle S, Redfern P
T -- 2:23
A -- 9261
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