Twins 7, 
Rangers 4
| W: | J. Santana (14-6) |
| L: | K. Rogers (15-6) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Stewart LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| J Jones RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| M LeCroy 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| L Ford DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| C Koskie 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| C Guzman SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| H Blanco C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| L Rivas 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: M LeCroy (9, K Rogers); L Rivas (16, K Rogers); H Blanco (13, K Rogers); C Guzman (22, K Rogers); T Hunter (31, K Rogers) HR: S Stewart (8, 1st inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out); H Blanco (8, 2nd inning off K Rogers 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Stewart (39), H Blanco 2 (28), L Rivas (27), T Hunter 2 (60), L Ford (59) 2-out RBI: H Blanco, T Hunter 2, L Ford Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M LeCroy 1, C Koskie 1, L Rivas 2, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Jones (9, 2nd base by K Rogers/R Barajas) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Santana (W, 20-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 109-71 | 3.13 |
| G Balfour | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28-20 | 3.90 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 137-91 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Santana 29; G Balfour 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 8-5; G Balfour 0-1 Game Scores: J Santana 80 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Young DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .314 |
| A Soriano 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| K Mench LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .268 |
| B Jordan RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .189 |
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| G Matthews CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| R Barajas C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .239 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| BATTING HR: G Matthews (11, 3rd inning off J Santana 0 on, 1 Out); H Blalock (27, 9th inning off G Balfour 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Matthews (34), H Blalock 3 (86) 2-out RBI: H Blalock 3 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Soriano (19, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Rogers (L, 18-9) | 5.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 104-62 | 4.72 |
| D Brocail | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46-31 | 6.35 |
| B Shouse | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.73 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 155-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Brocail Batters faced: K Rogers 30; D Brocail 11; B Shouse 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 10-3; D Brocail 3-5; B Shouse 1-0 Game Scores: K Rogers 24 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 1st | S Stewart homered to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | H Blanco homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | H Blanco doubled to right, C Koskie scored, C Guzman to third. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | G Matthews Jr homered to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | L Rivas singled to left, C Guzman scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 6th | T Hunter doubled to deep right center, L Rivas and J Jones scored. | 6 | 1 |
| 9th | L Ford singled to right, T Hunter scored. | 7 | 1 |
| 9th | H Blalock homered to right, K Mench and B Jordan scored. | 7 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE HOME RUN BY MINNESOTA'S LEFT FIELDER SHANNON STEWART LED OFF THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 23,369 (47.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 20 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Montague, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Paul Schrieber, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 23rd 2004
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Montreal | 8 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| San Diego | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 8 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Anaheim | 9 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |