Twins 8, 
Rangers 5
| W: | G. Balfour (1-0) |
| L: | J. Thomson (12-11) |
| SV: | E. Guardado (30) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Stewart RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| L Rivas 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| M LeCroy DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| D Mohr PR-DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| J Jones LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .308 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| D Hocking 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .234 |
| C Guzman SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| a-M Ryan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| C Gomez SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| a-popped out to shortstop for C Guzman in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Stewart (35, J Thomson) HR: M Lecroy (15, 2nd inning off J Thomson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M LeCroy (52), S Stewart 2 (59), D Mientkiewicz (55), A Pierzynski (61) 2-out RBI: S Stewart 2, D Mientkiewicz, A Pierzynski GIDP: M LeCroy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Hocking 2, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Guzman-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz 2). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Mays | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45-23 | 6.37 |
| C Pulido | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-19 | 0.00 |
| G Balfour (W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 1.76 |
| L Hawkins (H, 28) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-14 | 2.10 |
| E Guardado (S, 41) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 128-82 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Mays 16; C Pulido 7; G Balfour 7; L Hawkins 5; E Guardado 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Mays 4-4; C Pulido 2-3; G Balfour 4-1; L Hawkins 1-0; E Guardado 1-1 Game Scores: J Mays 28 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Young 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .303 |
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| A Rodriguez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .302 |
| R Palmeiro DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| S Spencer LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| L Nix RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| T Greene C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 |
| R Nivar CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Young (27, J Mays); R Palmeiro (18, J Mays) 3B: M Teixeira (4, J Mays) HR: L Nix (5, 3rd inning off J Mays 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Greene (18), A Rodriguez (98), L Nix 3 (19) SF: A Rodriguez 2-out RBI: T Greene, L Nix 3 GIDP: M Young, M Teixeira Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Greene 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Spencer (3, throw); T Greene (4, throw) DP: 1 (H Blalock-M Young-M Teixeira). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Thomson (L, 13-14) | 7.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100-66 | 5.03 |
| R Mahay (B, 3) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-1 | 1.60 |
| B Shouse | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.29 |
| R Garcia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 6.16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 137-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Mahay IBB: T Hunter (By R Mahay) HBP: A Pierzynski (By B Shouse) Batters faced: J Thomson 31; R Mahay 2; B Shouse 6; R Garcia 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Thomson 11-10; R Mahay 0-0; B Shouse 1-0; R Garcia 1-1 Game Scores: J Thomson 40 | |||||||||
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 18,118 (36.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 92 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Justin Klemm, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Mike Reilly, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 29th 2003
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 10 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 |
| Montreal | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 3 |
| Anaheim | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |