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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 14, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 14, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Serafini |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,923 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: John Shulock |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Brent Brede | Right Fielder |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Scott Stahoviak | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Damian Miller | Catcher |
| Todd Walker | Third Baseman |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Tom Goodwin | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Alex Diaz | Right Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 14, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Witt
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Witt
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Witt
Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brede moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stahoviak vs. Witt
Stahoviak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brede scores. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Witt
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Cordova moves to third. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Witt
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cordova scores. Stahoviak scores. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Witt
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Witt
Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Santana
Julio Santana now pitching.
Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Santana
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Brede vs. Santana
Brede strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Serafini
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Serafini
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Serafini
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Santana
Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Santana
Stahoviak strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Santana
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Serafini
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Serafini
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Serafini
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Santana
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Santana
Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Santana
There's a wild pitch. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Santana
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Santana
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Serafini
Diaz hits a popup into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Serafini
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Serafini
Gil hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brede who is chasing the ball. Gil reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Serafini
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Santana
Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Santana
Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Santana
Stahoviak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Santana
There goes Cordova. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Cordova steals second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Santana
Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Santana
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Santana
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Serafini
Goodwin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Serafini
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Serafini
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Serafini
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Stevens vs. Serafini
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Moody
Eric Moody now pitching.
Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Moody
Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Moody
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Brede vs. Moody
Brede strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Cordova vs. Moody
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. Meares scores. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stahoviak vs. Moody
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Serafini
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Serafini
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Serafini
Gil hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Gil reaches second base with a double. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Serafini
Buford hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Goodwin vs. Serafini
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Serafini
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Eversgerd
Bryan Eversgerd now pitching.
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Eversgerd
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Eversgerd
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Eversgerd
Meares hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Becker vs. Eversgerd
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Knoblauch vs. Eversgerd
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Ortiz scores. Walker moves to third. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Brede vs. Eversgerd
Denny Hocking pinch runs for Chuck Knoblauch.
Brede hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Serafini
Denny Hocking now playing second base.
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Serafini
Tatis hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Serafini
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Clark
Terry Clark now pitching. Hanley Frias now playing second base. Marc Sagmoen now playing left field. Henry Mercedes now catching. Billy Ripken no
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stahoviak vs. Clark
Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Ripken, and towards Frias, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Clark
Chris Latham pinch runs for Marty Cordova.
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Clark
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Latham moves to third. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Serafini
Chris Latham now playing center field. Rich Becker now playing left field.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Serafini
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Serafini
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Serafini
Buford hits a popup towards second. Hocking catches it and steps on second to double up Diaz. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Clark
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Clark
Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Clark
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ripken scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Brede vs. Clark
Brede hits a line drive off the glove of Ripken, and into shallow right field. Brede reaches second base with a double. Becker scores. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Latham vs. Clark
Latham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 11 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching. Javier Valentin now catching.
Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Ritchie
Sagmoen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ritchie
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Juan Gonzalez.
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Ritchie
Tatis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mercedes vs. Ritchie
Mercedes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahoviak vs. Clark
Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Clark
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stahoviak moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Valentin vs. Clark
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stahoviak moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Clark
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Ritchie
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritchie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Ritchie
Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Ritchie
Gil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Ritchie
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1997 -- Minnesota at Texas (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 3 0 0 1 Buford D, cf 5 0 0 0
Hocking D, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Goodwin T, lf 1 0 0 0
Brede B, rf 6 1 2 1 Frias H, 2b 1 0 0 0
Cordova M, lf 5 2 3 1 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0
Latham C, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Sagmoen M, lf 1 0 0 0
Stahoviak S, dh 6 1 2 1 Gonzalez J, dh 2 0 0 0
Ortiz D, 1b 4 3 3 2 Cedeno D, ph 1 1 1 1
Miller D, c 5 1 3 2 Tatis F, 3b 4 0 2 0
Valentin J, c 1 0 0 0 Stevens L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Walker T, 3b 5 1 1 3 Mercedes H, c 1 0 0 0
Meares P, ss 5 1 4 0 Diaz A, rf 4 0 1 0
Becker R, cf-lf 5 1 3 0 Ripken B, 2b-1b 4 0 2 0
Gil B, ss 4 0 3 0
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47 11 21 11 34 1 10 1
Minnesota 600 211 010 -- 11
Texas 000 000 010 -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serafini D (W) 7.0 7 0 0 3 3
Ritchie T 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L) 0.1 6 6 6 1 0
Santana J 3.2 6 2 2 0 4
Moody E 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Eversgerd B 1.0 2 1 1 2 2
Clark T 3.0 5 1 1 1 0
E -- Clark T
DP -- Minnesota 3, Texas 2
LOB -- Minnesota 14, Texas 9
2B -- Gil B, Ortiz D, Brede B
3B -- Gil B
HR -- Walker T, Ortiz D, Cedeno D
SB -- Cordova M
WP -- Santana J
T -- 3:09
A -- 25923
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