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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 2, 2006
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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 August 2, 2006 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 2006 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 2, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kip Wells |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Boof Bonser |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 26,492 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Ed Rapuano 2B: Tony Randazzo 3B: Jim Wolf |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Matthews | Center Fielder |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
| Hank Blalock | DH |
| Mark DeRosa | Third Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Buck Showalter | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason Tyner | Left Fielder |
| Nick Punto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | DH |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Torii Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Mike Redmond | Catcher |
| Luis Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Scott Ullger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 2, 2006
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Bonser
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bonser
Young strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Bonser
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tyner vs. Wells
Tyner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Wells
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira fields the ball and throws to Wells covering. Safe. Tyner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Wells
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Tyner moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cuddyer vs. Wells
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Bonser
Teixeira hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Bonser
Blalock hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Bonser
DeRosa strikes out. Redmond drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws DeRosa out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Bonser
Stairs hits a popup towards third. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Wells
Morneau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Wells
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Wells
Redmond hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Redmond reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops it up and throws to first, with Wells covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Bonser
Kinsler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Bonser
Laird hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Bonser
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kinsler moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Bonser
There's a wild pitch. Kinsler moves to third. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Bonser
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Bonser
Lee hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kinsler tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Teixeira vs. Bonser
Teixeira strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Wells
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyner vs. Wells
Tyner hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Wells
Punto strikes out. There goes Bartlett. The throw from Laird to second, and Bartlett is out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Bonser
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Bonser
DeRosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Bonser
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Bonser
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Bonser
Laird hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Tyner. Laird reaches second base with a double. DeRosa scores. Kinsler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Bonser
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau juggles the ball. That's an error on Morneau. Laird scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bonser
Young hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Young reaches second base with a double. Matthews goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Bonser
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Punto. Young scores. Lee moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Teixeira vs. Bonser
Teixeira strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Wells
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Wells
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Cuddyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Wells
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morneau for the out. Cuddyer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hunter vs. Wells
Hunter strikes out. Laird drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hunter out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Guerrier
Matt Guerrier now pitching.
Blalock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Guerrier
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Guerrier
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guerrier fields it and throws to first for the out. Blalock moves to third. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Kinsler vs. Guerrier
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kinsler for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Laird vs. Guerrier
Laird hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Wells
Redmond hits a line drive towards short. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Wells
Bartlett hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tyner vs. Wells
Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Guerrier
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Guerrier
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Tyner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Guerrier
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Wells
Punto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Wells
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Punto moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Littleton
Wes Littleton now pitching.
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Punto moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Morneau vs. Littleton
Morneau takes first base on ball four. Cuddyer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hunter vs. Littleton
Hunter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Punto scores. Cuddyer moves to third. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Redmond vs. Littleton
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Guerrier
Jason Tyner now playing center field. Josh Rabe now playing left field.
Teixeira takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Guerrier
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Guerrier
DeRosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Guerrier
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blalock scores. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kinsler vs. Guerrier
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Littleton
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Littleton
Bartlett hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tyner vs. Littleton
Tyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Punto vs. Littleton
Punto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Mauer vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Mauer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Eyre
Willie Eyre now pitching.
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Eyre
Matthews hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Rodriguez, and into shallow right field. Matthews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Eyre
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Eyre
Lee hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Mahay
Cuddyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Mahay
Morneau hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rabe vs. Bauer
Rick Bauer now pitching.
Rabe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Redmond vs. Bauer
Redmond hits a popup off the glove of Kinsler, and into shallow right field. Redmond reaches second base with a double. Cuddyer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Bauer
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Eyre
Teixeira hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Eyre
Blalock hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Eyre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blalock for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Eyre
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Eyre
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rodriguez. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kinsler vs. Eyre
Jerry Hairston pinch runs for Matt Stairs.
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. Rabe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Laird vs. Eyre
Laird hits a popup off the glove of Rodriguez, and into shallow right field. Laird reaches second base with a double. DeRosa scores. Hairston moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Matthews vs. Eyre
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 10 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Otsuka
Nelson Cruz now playing right field. Jerry Hairston now playing left field. Akinori Otsuka now pitching.
Bartlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tyner vs. Otsuka
Tyner hits a line drive towards first. Teixeira catches it and steps on first to double up Bartlett. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Otsuka
Punto strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/2006 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Matthews G, cf 6 1 2 0 Tyner J, lf-cf 5 0 1 0
Young M, ss 4 1 1 1 Punto N, 3b 4 1 2 0
Lee C, lf 4 0 0 1 Mauer J, dh 4 0 1 0
Cruz N, rf 0 0 0 0 Cuddyer M, rf 3 1 1 0
Teixeira M, 1b 4 2 2 2 Morneau J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Blalock H, dh 5 1 1 0 Hunter T, cf 3 0 1 1
DeRosa M, 3b 4 2 3 0 Rabe J, lf 1 0 0 0
Stairs M, rf 5 0 1 1 Redmond M, c 4 0 2 1
Hairston J, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez L, 2b 3 0 1 0
Kinsler I, 2b 5 2 2 0 Bartlett J, ss 4 0 3 0
Laird G, c 5 1 2 3
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42 10 14 8 33 2 12 2
Texas 011 500 102 -- 10
Minnesota 000 001 010 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Wells K (W)* 5.0 7 1 1 2 2
Littleton W 1.2 3 0 0 2 0
Mahay R 0.2 0 1 1 1 1
Bauer R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Otsuka A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Bonser B (L) 4.0 6 7 4 2 5
Guerrier M 3.0 4 1 1 1 1
Eyre W 2.0 4 2 1 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Morneau J, Punto N, Rodriguez L
DP -- Texas 6, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 9
2B -- Redmond M 2, Laird G 2, Young M, Cuddyer M, Matthews G
HR -- Teixeira M 2
CS -- Bartlett J
SF -- Lee C
WP -- Bonser B
T -- 2:56
A -- 26492
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