Rangers 2, 
Twins 1
| W: | D. Brocail (5-2) |
| L: | J. Crain (9-4) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ryan LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| a-B Abernathy PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .240 |
| M LeCroy DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .262 |
| J Jones RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 |
| L Ford CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| M Cuddyer 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| a-sacrificed to pitcher for M Ryan in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Ford (24, C Young) RBI: J Mauer (50) S: B Abernathy 2-out RBI: J Mauer Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ryan 1, J Jones 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Mauer (11, 2nd base off C Young/R Barajas) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Mauer (4, catchers interference) DP: 1 (J Crain-J Bartlett-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Santana | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 102-68 | 3.15 |
| J Crain (L, 12-5) | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 2.54 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 124-79 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Santana 27; J Crain 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Santana 7-8; J Crain 3-1 Game Scores: J Santana 70 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Matthews CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .324 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .283 |
| A Soriano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| K Mench LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| P Nevin DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| M DeRosa RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| a-D Dellucci PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| R Barajas C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| M McDougall 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .154 |
| b-H Blalock PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| a-walked for M Derosa in the 9th b-reached on infield single to shortstop for M Mcdougall in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Mench (32, J Santana) RBI: M Young (72), H Blalock (77) 2-out RBI: M Young GIDP: M Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teixeira 1, M McDougall 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Young | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 109-71 | 4.31 |
| E Ramirez (B, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 5.79 |
| D Brocail (W, 5-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-15 | 4.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 144-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Young 26; E Ramirez 5; D Brocail 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Young 4-11; E Ramirez 2-1; D Brocail 1-1 Game Scores: C Young 75 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 5th | M Young singled to right, R Barajas scored, G Matthews Jr to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 8th | J Mauer singled to center, J Bartlett scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 9th | H Blalock reached on infield single to shortstop, P Nevin scored, D Dellucci to third, R Barajas to second. | 1 | 2 |
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| Game Notes |
| THIRD BASE UMPIRE HUNTER WENDELSTEDT WILL NOT BE UMPIRING THE GAME TODAY. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED WITH ONLY THREE UMPIRES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 20,882 (42.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 28th 2005
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 10 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 0 |
| Oakland | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 11 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 14 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 10 |