Twins 4, 
Rangers 1
| W: | S. Baker (8-7) |
| L: | S. Feldman (8-3) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (25) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .287 | .374 |
| A Casilla 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .175 | .233 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .367 | .441 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .317 | .395 |
| J Kubel DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .312 | .371 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .272 | .351 |
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .236 | .297 |
B Harris 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .316 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .247 | .300 |
| N Punto SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .203 | .323 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 181 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (20, S Feldman); N Punto (5, S Feldman) HR: M Cuddyer (15, 5th inning off S Feldman 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cuddyer 2 (49), C Gomez (21), J Morneau (71) 2-out RBI: C Gomez, J Morneau Twins RISP: 3-11 (A Casilla 0-1, C Gomez 1-2, J Crede 0-2, D Span 0-2, M Cuddyer 1-3, J Morneau 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Kubel (1, 2nd base off J Jennings/J Saltalamacchia); A Casilla (3, 2nd base off J Jennings/J Saltalamacchia); C Gomez (8, 2nd base off J Grilli/J Saltalamacchia) CS: C Gomez (5, 2nd base by S Feldman/J Saltalamacchia) | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (W, 8-7) | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 114-73 | 5.10 |
| J Nathan (S, 25) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 129-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 22/31; J Nathan 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 14-14-25-20; J Nathan 2-5-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 6-9; J Nathan 0-1 Game Scores: S Baker 72 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .249 | .325 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .307 | .361 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .250 | .301 |
| M Byrd RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .281 | .322 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .256 | .302 |
| N Cruz DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .266 | .327 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .270 | .356 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .239 | .292 |
| E Andrus SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .255 | .318 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 129 | ||
| BATTING 2B: N Cruz (15, S Baker) HR: N Cruz (23, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Cruz (54) 2-out RBI: N Cruz Rangers RISP: 0-7 (D Murphy 0-1, M Young 0-1, J Hamilton 0-2, J Saltalamacchia 0-2, M Byrd 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Andrus (17, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer) CS: E Andrus (2, 2nd base by S Baker/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Feldman (L, 8-3) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 108-66 | 3.87 |
| J Jennings | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43-25 | 3.33 |
| J Grilli | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 1.38 |
| D Nippert | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 181-108 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Feldman 15/22; J Jennings 5/9; J Grilli 4/5; D Nippert 0/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Feldman 26-9-14-17; J Jennings 6-3-10-6; J Grilli 1-3-4-3; D Nippert 1-1-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Feldman 8-4; J Jennings 3-1; J Grilli 0-2; D Nippert 0-2 Game Scores: S Feldman 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Morneau scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | C Gomez singled to right, M Cuddyer scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | N Cruz homered to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | M Cuddyer homered to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 8th | J Morneau singled to right, A Casilla scored, J Mauer to third. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Notes |
| TWINS MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE GARY CEDERSTROM FOR ARGUING AN OUT CALL AT FIRST BASE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 31,041 (63.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
MLB Scores
Saturday, July 18th
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| LA Angels | 11 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| Philadelphia | Postponed | |
| Florida |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
