Twins 5, 
Rangers 4
| W: | S. Baker (11-7) |
| L: | K. Millwood (9-8) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (31) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .300 | .388 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .281 | .315 |
| J Mauer C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .380 | .448 |
| J Kubel DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .308 | .379 |
| M Cuddyer 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .273 | .341 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .234 | .299 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .261 | .288 |
| C Gomez CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .234 | .295 |
| N Punto 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .213 | .317 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 158 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Cuddyer (28, K Millwood); J Crede (16, K Millwood); D Span (9, K Millwood) RBI: O Cabrera 2 (50), J Crede (48), N Punto (28), D Span (45) SF: O Cabrera 2-out RBI: N Punto, D Span, O Cabrera GIDP: D Young Twins RISP: 4-10 (C Gomez 0-1, O Cabrera 1-2, J Mauer 0-1, J Kubel 0-2, J Crede 1-1, D Span 1-1, D Young 0-1, N Punto 1-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Young (3, throw) DP: 1 (J Crede-N Punto-M Cuddyer). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (W, 11-7) | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 109-78 | 4.62 |
| J Mijares (H, 16) | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28-21 | 2.15 |
| J Nathan (S, 31) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 1.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 153-110 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 18/27; J Mijares 5/7; J Nathan 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 12-13-34-19; J Mijares 7-4-7-3; J Nathan 4-2-4-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 4-6; J Mijares 3-2; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: S Baker 38 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Borbon DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .464 | .516 |
a-A Jones PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .220 | .334 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .319 | .375 |
| J Hamilton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .263 | .316 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .284 | .327 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .263 | .342 |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .249 | .325 |
| H Blalock 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .237 | .274 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .750 | .750 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .270 | .334 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 153 | ||
| a-grounded to second for J Borbon in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Byrd (38, S Baker); I Rodriguez (1, S Baker) 3B: M Byrd (2, S Baker) RBI: J Borbon (4), M Young 2 (57), I Rodriguez (1) GIDP: A Jones Rangers RISP: 3-12 (D Murphy 0-2, A Jones 0-1, M Young 1-2, J Borbon 1-2, I Rodriguez 1-1, I Kinsler 0-2, H Blalock 0-1, E Andrus 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Andrus (24, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-H Blalock). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Millwood (L, 9-8) | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 113-70 | 3.48 |
| D O'Day | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-13 | 1.98 |
| C Wilson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 158-99 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Mauer (By D O'Day) HBP: D Span (By K Millwood) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Millwood 17/28; D O'Day 3/6; C Wilson 4/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Millwood 12-12-26-20; D O'Day 2-2-5-4; C Wilson 5-2-4-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 9-4; D O'Day 2-2; C Wilson 3-1 Game Scores: K Millwood 36 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 3rd | J Borbon singled to shallow right center, I Rodriguez scored, E Andrus to third, J Borbon to second on throwing error by left fielder D Young. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Young singled to right, E Andrus and J Borbon scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | I Rodriguez doubled to right, I Kinsler scored, H Blalock to third. | 0 | 4 |
 | 5th | O Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, C Gomez scored, N Punto to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 6th | J Crede doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | N Punto singled to right, J Crede scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | D Span doubled to deep left, N Punto scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 6th | O Cabrera singled to right, D Span scored, O Cabrera to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 33,479 (68.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 98 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Dale Scott |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 19th
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