Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - July 31, 2006 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 31, 2006

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 7/31)

Game 1: Monday, July 31
Texas	2	Final
Minnesota	15	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 1
Texas	9	Final
Minnesota	0	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 2
Texas	10	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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Rangers 2

(52-54, 26-24 away)

Twins 15

(61-43, 39-13 home)

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8:10 PM ET, July 31, 2006

Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1
MIN	5	3	0	3	3	1	0	0	-	15	18	0

W: C. Silva (7-9)

L: J. Rheinecker (4-5)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Matthews CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.319
J Hairston CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197
M Young SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.310
C Lee LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438
N Cruz LF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
M Teixeira 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.282
H Blalock 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.282
I Kinsler 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.297
M DeRosa RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.316
B Wilkerson DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.228
G Laird C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349
Totals	33	2	7	2	0	5	6
BATTING HR: M Teixeira (15, 7th inning off C Silva 0 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (1, 9th inning off W Eyre 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teixeira (63), N Cruz (2) GIDP: B Wilkerson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M DeRosa 1 Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: C Lee (1, bobble) DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-M Teixeira). PB: G Laird.

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Rheinecker (L, 4-6)	1.2	9	8	8	0	0	1	53-33	6.03
J Benoit	2.1	4	5	5	2	1	1	53-33	4.99
R Mahay	3.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	39-29	3.89
R Bauer	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	2.94
Totals	8.0	18	15	15	2	2	2	158-102
PITCHING Batters faced: J Rheinecker 14; J Benoit 14; R Mahay 13; R Bauer 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Rheinecker 5-0; J Benoit 1-6; R Mahay 5-3; R Bauer 0-3 Game Scores: J Rheinecker 5

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
L Castillo 2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.277
L Rodriguez 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194
N Punto 3B	4	4	4	3	1	0	0	.320
J Mauer C	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.368
M Cuddyer RF	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	.267
J Morneau 1B	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	.321
a-T Tiffee PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.233
T Hunter CF	5	3	3	4	0	0	1	.274
J Rabe DH	5	1	2	3	0	1	2	.435
J Tyner LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.328
J Bartlett SS	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	.336
Totals	41	15	18	15	2	2	13
a-grounded to second for J Morneau in the 7th
BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (24, J Rheinecker) 3B: N Punto (5, R Mahay) HR: J Rabe (2, 1st inning off J Rheinecker 2 on, 2 Out); T Hunter (15, 4th inning off J Benoit 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer (66), J Morneau 2 (88), J Rabe 3 (6), N Punto 3 (26), T Hunter 4 (53), J Mauer (57), J Bartlett (15) SF: J Bartlett 2-out RBI: J Rabe 3, J Morneau, T Hunter 4 GIDP: T Tiffee Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Rabe 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Bartlett-L Rodriguez-J Morneau).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Silva (W, 11-15)	7.0	6	1	1	0	4	1	102-72	6.49
W Eyre	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	29-19	7.64
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	0	5	2	131-91
PITCHING Batters faced: C Silva 26; W Eyre 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Silva 10-7; W Eyre 3-2 Game Scores: C Silva 65

Scoring Summary

			TEX	MIN
	1st	M Cuddyer doubled to center, N Punto scored, J Mauer to third.	0	1
	1st	J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third, J Morneau to second on error by left fielder C Lee.	0	2
	1st	J Rabe homered to left center, J Morneau and T Hunter scored.	0	5
	2nd	N Punto singled to right, J Bartlett scored.	0	6
	2nd	J Morneau reached on infield single to second, N Punto scored, M Cuddyer to second.	0	7
	2nd	T Hunter singled to left, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to second.	0	8
	4th	T Hunter homered to left center, N Punto and J Morneau scored.	0	11
	5th	N Punto tripled to deep center, J Bartlett and L Castillo scored.	0	13
	5th	J Mauer grounded out to second, N Punto scored.	0	14
	6th	J Bartlett hit sacrifice fly to right, T Hunter scored.	0	15
	7th	M Teixeira homered to right.	1	15
	9th	N Cruz homered to left center.	2	15
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Game Notes

MINNESOTA FIRST BASEMAN JUSTIN MORNEAU EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.