Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - August 18, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 18, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/18)

Game 1: Monday, August 17
Minnesota	5	Final
Texas	8	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 18
Minnesota	9	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 19
Minnesota	5	Final
Texas	4	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, August 20
Minnesota	1	Final
Texas	11	Final
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Twins 9

(57-62, 24-35 away)

Rangers 6

(67-51, 40-23 home)

Alerts

8:05 PM ET, August 18, 2009

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	1	0	9	16	1
TEX	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	11	1

W: J. Crain (4-4)

L: J. Jennings (2-4)

S: J. Nathan (30)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span RF	4	1	2	0	1	0	18	.295	.383	.383
O Cabrera SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	13	.282	.317	.375
J Mauer C	5	2	3	3	0	0	19	.383	.448	.653
J Kubel DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.384	.548
a-B Harris PH-DH	4	1	2	1	1	1	15	.264	.306	.372
M Cuddyer 1B	5	2	3	0	0	0	15	.274	.343	.502
J Crede 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	19	.230	.296	.426
D Young LF	5	1	2	4	0	1	15	.265	.292	.388
C Gomez CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	28	.233	.292	.361
N Punto 2B	3	0	0	0	1	2	20	.208	.312	.258
Totals	41	9	16	9	3	5	162
a-struck out swinging for J Kubel in the 1st
BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer 2 (27, S Feldman 2); D Young (9, S Feldman) HR: J Mauer 2 (25, 4th inning off S Feldman 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out); D Young (7, 7th inning off J Jennings 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Mauer 3 (77), B Harris (30), J Crede (47), D Young 4 (39) 2-out RBI: D Young 2 GIDP: M Cuddyer Twins RISP: 4-15 (B Harris 1-2, C Gomez 0-2, O Cabrera 0-1, J Mauer 1-3, J Crede 1-3, D Young 1-3, M Cuddyer 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: N Punto (9, 2nd base off J Jennings/T Teagarden)
FIELDING E: P Humber (1, throw) DP: 2 (N Punto-O Cabrera-M Cuddyer 2).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Pavano	4.0	7	5	5	3	4	1	99-62	5.32
P Humber	1.2	3	1	1	2	1	0	46-24	10.50
J Crain (W, 4-4)	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	23-12	6.47
M Guerrier (H, 23)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	2.30
J Nathan (S, 30)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	1.58
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	7	8	1	196-115
PITCHING IBB: J Hamilton (By P Humber) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Pavano 16/21; P Humber 3/9; J Crain 2/5; M Guerrier 2/4; J Nathan 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Pavano 18-7-23-14; P Humber 5-5-9-5; J Crain 6-0-3-3; M Guerrier 2-2-2-3; J Nathan 4-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Pavano 6-2; P Humber 2-2; J Crain 0-3; M Guerrier 1-1; J Nathan 2-0 Game Scores: C Pavano 29

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Borbon LF	4	1	3	0	1	1	16	.480	.536	.520
M Young 3B	5	1	2	0	0	0	27	.320	.376	.524
J Hamilton RF	4	1	1	1	1	1	20	.267	.321	.429
M Byrd CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	24	.282	.325	.466
D Murphy DH	4	0	0	0	1	3	24	.266	.346	.436
I Kinsler 2B	4	1	1	3	1	0	21	.249	.326	.506
H Blalock 1B	4	0	1	0	1	0	18	.239	.274	.486
T Teagarden C	3	0	0	0	1	2	26	.194	.264	.364
O Vizquel SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	20	.307	.354	.387
Totals	36	6	11	4	7	8	196
BATTING 2B: J Hamilton (15, C Pavano) 3B: H Blalock (4, C Pavano) HR: I Kinsler (26, 3rd inning off C Pavano 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Hamilton (41), I Kinsler 3 (69) 2-out RBI: I Kinsler 3 GIDP: J Hamilton, T Teagarden Rangers RISP: 3-11 (D Murphy 0-1, M Young 2-3, J Hamilton 0-2, I Kinsler 1-1, T Teagarden 0-2, M Byrd 0-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: J Borbon 3 (8, 2nd base off C Pavano/J Mauer 3); J Hamilton (8, 3rd base off C Pavano/J Mauer); M Byrd (8, 2nd base off C Pavano/J Mauer); D Murphy (7, 2nd base off J Crain/J Mauer)
FIELDING E: J Borbon (2, bobble) DP: 1 (H Blalock-O Vizquel-H Blalock). Outfield Assist: J Hamilton (J Mauer at 2nd base).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Feldman	5.2	9	5	5	1	4	1	98-63	4.06
J Jennings (L, 2-4)	1.1	4	3	3	1	1	2	30-17	3.97
D Mathis	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	34-18	3.09
Totals	9.0	16	9	9	3	5	3	162-98
PITCHING IBB: D Span (By J Jennings) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Feldman 16/27; J Jennings 6/9; D Mathis 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Feldman 16-9-16-22; J Jennings 5-1-4-7; D Mathis 5-3-3-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Feldman 7-6; J Jennings 1-2; D Mathis 5-0 Game Scores: S Feldman 34

Scoring Summary

			MIN	TEX
	1st	J Hamilton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Borbon scored, M Young out at second.	0	1
	3rd	J Hamilton doubled to deep left center, M Young scored.	0	2
	3rd	I Kinsler homered to left, J Hamilton and M Byrd scored.	0	5
	4th	J Mauer homered to left.	1	5
	6th	B Harris singled to center, O Cabrera scored.	2	5
	6th	J Crede singled to center, B Harris scored, M Cuddyer to second.	3	5
	6th	D Young doubled to deep left, M Cuddyer and J Crede scored.	5	5
	6th	M Young reached on infield single to pitcher, O Vizquel to third, J Borbon to second, O Vizquel scored, J Borbon to third, M Young to second on throwing error by pitcher P Humber.	5	6
	7th	J Mauer homered to center.	6	6
	7th	D Young homered to right center, M Cuddyer scored.	8	6
	8th	J Mauer singled to right, D Span scored, J Mauer out at second, O Cabrera to third.	9	6
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Game Notes

TWINS CATCHER JOE MAUER EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 15 GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING.
TWINS DESIGNATED HITTER JASON KUBEL LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING AFTER FOULING A BALL OFF HIS LEFT LEG AND SUFFERING A LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.

Game Information

Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	20,931 (43.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:36
Weather	93 degrees, clear
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Mike Dimuro