Twins 5, 
Rangers 3
| W: | G. Perkins (5-5) |
| L: | V. Padilla (7-5) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (24) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .292 | .379 |
| A Casilla 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .174 | .234 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .371 | .444 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .315 | .394 |
| J Kubel DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .314 | .370 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .269 | .350 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .238 | .300 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .274 | .317 |
N Punto SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .319 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .242 | .296 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 132 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau (24, V Padilla) 3B: C Gomez (4, V Padilla) HR: J Kubel (15, 3rd inning off V Padilla 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Gomez 2 (20), J Kubel 3 (48) 2-out RBI: C Gomez 2 GIDP: M Cuddyer, D Span, B Harris, J Kubel Twins RISP: 2-3 (C Gomez 1-1, J Kubel 1-1, D Span 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Mauer (3, throw) | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Perkins (W, 5-5) | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 102-69 | 4.75 |
| B Keppel (H, 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.63 |
| J Mijares (H, 13) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 1.84 |
| M Guerrier (H, 19) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.40 |
| J Nathan (S, 24) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 156-104 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Perkins 17/23; B Keppel 5/6; J Mijares 1/3; M Guerrier 0/1; J Nathan 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Perkins 16-12-23-18; B Keppel 3-6-5-3; J Mijares 3-1-1-2; M Guerrier 0-1-0-1; J Nathan 3-1-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Perkins 6-5; B Keppel 2-1; J Mijares 1-0; M Guerrier 0-1; J Nathan 1-2 Game Scores: G Perkins 44 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .249 | .326 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .307 | .362 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .256 | .308 |
| A Jones DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .233 | .335 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .260 | .306 |
| M Byrd LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .282 | .323 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .259 | .322 |
| T Teagarden C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .228 | .279 |
a-D Murphy PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 | .358 |
| E Andrus SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .253 | .314 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 156 | ||
| a-popped out to shortstop for T Teagarden in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: J Hamilton (7, 1st inning off G Perkins 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Hamilton 3 (27) 2-out RBI: J Hamilton Rangers RISP: 2-4 (J Hamilton 2-2, I Kinsler 0-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (19, 2nd base off G Perkins/J Mauer); M Young (6, 3rd base off G Perkins/J Mauer); J Hamilton (5, 2nd base off G Perkins/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (E Andrus-I Kinsler-H Blalock 2, I Kinsler-E Andrus-H Blalock 2). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla (L, 7-5) | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 106-73 | 4.67 |
| E Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 4.05 |
| D O'Day | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 132-89 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: V Padilla 15/29; E Guardado 2/3; D O'Day 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: V Padilla 19-9-19-26; E Guardado 3-1-3-2; D O'Day 2-1-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 13-5; E Guardado 3-0; D O'Day 1-1 Game Scores: V Padilla 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 1st | J Hamilton homered to right, I Kinsler scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | C Gomez tripled to deep center, J Crede and B Harris scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Kubel homered to right, J Mauer and J Morneau scored. | 5 | 2 |
| 5th | J Hamilton singled to center, E Andrus scored, M Young to second. | 5 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 34,662 (70.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
MLB Scores
Friday, July 17th
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
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