Rangers 8, 
Twins 6
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| L Ford LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .314 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .301 |
| C Koskie 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .298 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .255 |
| B Kielty RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| J Morneau DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| a-M LeCroy PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| C Gomez SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| L Rivas 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
| a-doubled to left for J Morneau in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Ford (4, T Mounce); M LeCroy (9, R Mahay) RBI: C Gomez (6), L Rivas (18), L Ford 2 (11), C Koskie (55) SF: C Koskie, L Rivas GIDP: B Kielty Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Koskie 1, T Hunter 1, A Pierzynski 1, B Kielty 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Koskie (7, 2nd base off R Garcia/T Greene); L Rivas (8, 2nd base off U Urbina/T Greene) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Gomez (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Lohse (L, 14-11) | 3.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 76-51 | 4.63 |
| J Rincon | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47-26 | 3.40 |
| G Balfour | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41-30 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 164-107 | |
| PITCHING IBB: R Palmeiro (By J Rincon) HBP: K Mench (By J Rincon) Batters faced: K Lohse 20; J Rincon 10; G Balfour 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 2-4; J Rincon 0-3; G Balfour 4-3 Game Scores: K Lohse 13 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Young 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .319 |
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| A Rodriguez SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .292 |
| R Palmeiro 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| J Gonzalez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| M Lamb DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .135 |
| K Mench CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| D Sadler CF-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| M Teixeira LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .245 |
| D Glanville CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| T Greene C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: K Mench 2 (12, K Lohse 2); M Teixeira (11, K Lohse); T Greene (7, J Rincon) HR: R Palmeiro (21, 2nd inning off K Lohse 0 on, 0 Out); J Gonzalez (21, 3rd inning off K Lohse 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Palmeiro (55), M Teixeira (40), T Greene (7), A Rodriguez 2 (56), J Gonzalez 2 (61), M Young (38) SF: J Gonzalez 2-out RBI: M Teixeira, T Greene, A Rodriguez 2, M Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teixeira 1, M Lamb 1, T Greene 1, A Rodriguez 1, R Palmeiro 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (R Palmeiro-A Rodriguez, J Gonzalez-H Blalock, R Palmeiro-A Rodriguez-R Palmeiro). Outfield Assist: J Gonzalez (B Kielty at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Mounce | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67-37 | 4.60 |
| J Powell (W, 3-0) | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 9.00 |
| B Shouse (H, 10) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.26 |
| R Garcia (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.91 |
| R Mahay (H, 9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.00 |
| U Urbina (S, 26) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-17 | 4.30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 163-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: U Urbina HBP: A Pierzynski (By T Mounce) Batters faced: T Mounce 17; J Powell 8; B Shouse 5; R Garcia 1; R Mahay 4; U Urbina 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Mounce 2-5; J Powell 5-1; B Shouse 2-0; R Garcia 0-1; R Mahay 1-2; U Urbina 0-2 Game Scores: T Mounce 26 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | C Gomez singled to center, B Kielty scored, J Morneau to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | L Rivas hit sacrifice fly to left, J Morneau scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | L Ford doubled to left, C Gomez and A Pierzynski scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 2nd | D Mientkiewicz reached on infield single to first, L Ford to third, L Ford scored on runner's fielder's choice. | 5 | 0 |
 | 2nd | R Palmeiro homered to right center. | 5 | 1 |
| 2nd | M Teixeira doubled to right, K Mench scored. | 5 | 2 |
| 2nd | T Greene singled to center, M Teixeira scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 2nd | A Rodriguez reached on infield single to shortstop, T Greene and M Young scored, H Blalock to second. | 5 | 5 |
| 3rd | J Gonzalez homered to center. | 5 | 6 |
| 4th | J Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to right, M Young scored. | 5 | 7 |
| 5th | M Young singled to center, T Greene scored. | 5 | 8 |
| 9th | C Koskie hit sacrifice fly to left, L Rivas scored. | 6 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| TEXAS CENTER FIELDER KEVIN MENCH LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING AFTER BEING HIT ON THE LEFT WRIST BY A JUAN RINCON PITCH. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 17,353 (35.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Larry Young, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 8th 2003
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 | in 12 |
| Philadelphia | 13 | Final |
| Montreal | 6 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 | in 10 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Anaheim | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |