8:10 PM ET, August 31, 2004
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Rincon (11-6)
L: C. Almanzar (7-3)
Game Notes
| MINNESOTA PITCHER JOE NATHAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE ELEVENTH INNING WITH A RIGHT HAND INJURY. |
Final in 11
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 8/31)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5 | Final in 11 |
| Minnesota | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 1 | ||
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| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 2 | ||
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| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 31, 2004
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Rincon (11-6)
L: C. Almanzar (7-3)
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Dellucci LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 | ||
| a-E Young PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | ||
| M Young SS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 | ||
| H Blalock 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .279 | ||
| M Teixeira 1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 | ||
| A Soriano 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | ||
| L Nix CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .271 | ||
| b-B Jordan PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | ||
| K Mench DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 | ||
| G Matthews RF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .262 | ||
| R Barajas C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |||
| a-grounded to first for D Dellucci in the 8th b-flied out to center for L Nix in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teixeira (29, K Lohse); H Blalock (32, K Lohse) RBI: A Soriano 2 (81), R Barajas 2 (45), K Mench (52) S: R Barajas 2-out RBI: R Barajas 2, K Mench Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Barajas 1, M Young 1, G Matthews 2, D Dellucci 1, H Blalock 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Soriano 2 (14, 2nd base off K Lohse/H Blanco 2); M Young (11, 2nd base off J Roa/H Blanco) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Young-A Soriano-M Teixeira). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Drese | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 95-60 | 3.77 | |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24-11 | 2.10 | |
| F Francisco | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-16 | 3.15 | |
| B Shouse | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 2.70 | |
| C Almanzar (L, 7-3) | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31-19 | 3.82 | |
| Totals | 10.2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 182-110 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Morneau (By R Drese); C Guzman 2 (By R Mahay; C Almanzar) Batters faced: R Drese 28; R Mahay 5; F Francisco 6; B Shouse 1; C Almanzar 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Drese 11-7; R Mahay 0-1; F Francisco 0-2; B Shouse 0-0; C Almanzar 2-1 Game Scores: R Drese 35 | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Stewart LF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .317 | ||
| J Jones RF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .263 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .271 | ||
| L Ford DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .300 | ||
| C Guzman SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .277 | ||
| L Rivas 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | ||
| H Blanco C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .199 | ||
| a-J Kubel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Ojeda 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||
| a-grounded to second for H Blanco in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Stewart (16, R Drese); T Hunter 2 (34, R Drese 2) HR: J Morneau (15, 1st inning off R Drese 0 on, 2 Out); T Hunter (18, 11th inning off C Almanzar 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: T Hunter 6 (71), J Morneau 2 (41) 2-out RBI: J Morneau, T Hunter 3 GIDP: H Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Rivas 1, L Ford 1, H Blanco 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: L Ford (18, 2nd base off R Mahay/R Barajas); T Hunter (20, 2nd base off C Almanzar/R Barajas) CS: A Ojeda (1, 2nd base by F Francisco/R Barajas) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Morneau (3, dropped foul ball) | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Lohse | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 85-48 | 5.48 | |
| J Roa | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.62 | |
| G Balfour | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25-12 | 3.51 | |
| J Romero | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34-18 | 2.79 | |
| J Nathan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 1.70 | |
| J Rincon (W, 11-6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.79 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 181-104 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Lohse 24; J Roa 6; G Balfour 6; J Romero 9; J Nathan 1; J Rincon 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 4-6; J Roa 0-3; G Balfour 1-2; J Romero 3-4; J Nathan 1-0; J Rincon 1-0 Game Scores: K Lohse 30 | ||||||||||
| TEX | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T Hunter grounded out to pitcher, S Stewart scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | J Morneau homered to right center. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | A Soriano singled to right center, M Teixeira scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | T Hunter doubled to deep left, A Ojeda and J Jones scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 3rd | J Morneau singled to right center, T Hunter scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 4th | R Barajas singled to left, M Teixeira and A Soriano scored, G Matthews Jr to second. | 3 | 5 | |
| 5th | A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Blalock scored, M Teixeira out at second. | 4 | 5 | |
| 5th | K Mench singled to left center, A Soriano scored, L Nix to third, K Mench to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 5 | |
| 11th | T Hunter homered to left, S Stewart and J Jones scored. | 5 | 8 | |
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| MINNESOTA PITCHER JOE NATHAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE ELEVENTH INNING WITH A RIGHT HAND INJURY. |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 20,510 (51.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:37 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Charlie Reliford |