Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins - Box Score - April 14, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 14, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Texas leads 2-0 (as of 4/14)

Game 1: Friday, April 13
Texas	4	Final
Minnesota	1	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, April 14
Texas	6	Final
Minnesota	2	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, April 15
Texas	4	Final
Minnesota	3	Final
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Rangers 6

(7-2, 2-0 away)

Twins 2

(2-6, 2-3 home)

Alerts

1:10 PM ET, April 14, 2012

Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	14	1
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	13	1

W: R. Ross (1-0)

L: B. Duensing (0-1)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	15	.297	.366	.757
E Andrus SS	4	0	0	0	1	1	19	.188	.235	.313
J Hamilton CF-LF	5	3	3	1	0	0	12	.378	.368	.703
A Beltre DH	4	1	3	2	1	0	16	.294	.342	.471
M Young 3B	5	0	2	1	0	1	18	.351	.351	.432
N Cruz RF	5	1	3	0	0	0	18	.206	.250	.353
D Murphy LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.320	.333	.600
C Gentry CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
M Napoli C	3	0	0	1	0	2	16	.100	.269	.100
B Snyder 1B	4	1	3	0	0	1	13	.750	.750	.750
Totals	40	6	14	5	2	6	140
BATTING 2B: J Hamilton 2 (3, G Perkins, N Blackburn); N Cruz 2 (2, N Blackburn, A Burnett); A Beltre 2 (3, N Blackburn, G Perkins) HR: J Hamilton (3, 3rd inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Napoli (2), J Hamilton (4), A Beltre 2 (6), M Young (9) SF: M Napoli 2-out RBI: A Beltre 2, M Young Rangers RISP: 4-11 (D Murphy 0-1, M Young 2-4, J Hamilton 0-1, A Beltre 2-2, N Cruz 0-2, C Gentry 0-1) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING E: M Young (1, line drive) DP: 1 (B Snyder-E Andrus-B Snyder).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Y Darvish	5.2	9	2	1	4	4	0	102-60	4.76
R Ross (W, 1-0)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	0.00
A Ogando (H, 4)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	1.42
M Adams (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-13	1.50
J Nathan	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	26-18	7.20
Totals	9.0	13	2	1	4	6	0	169-106
PITCHING WP: Y Darvish HBP: J Carroll (By Y Darvish) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Y Darvish 15/30; R Ross 1/3; A Ogando 2/2; M Adams 2/4; J Nathan 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Y Darvish 18-9-12-21; R Ross 0-3-4-2; A Ogando 3-0-2-1; M Adams 5-1-3-4; J Nathan 7-4-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Darvish 8-4; R Ross 1-1; A Ogando 0-2; M Adams 3-0; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: Y Darvish 45

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Span CF	5	0	3	1	0	0	14	.375	.429	.500
J Carroll SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.148	.324	.185
a-S Burroughs PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.167	.000
T Plouffe SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286
J Mauer C	4	0	1	0	1	0	18	.258	.324	.355
J Morneau DH	4	0	1	0	1	1	20	.233	.303	.400
J Willingham LF	3	0	2	0	2	0	28	.444	.545	.963
R Doumit RF	5	0	1	0	0	2	21	.217	.250	.217
D Valencia 3B	5	2	2	0	0	2	23	.259	.276	.296
C Parmelee 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	18	.273	.304	.409
A Casilla 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	13	.222	.222	.222
Totals	39	2	13	1	4	6	169
a-grounded to first for J Carroll in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Span 2 (4, Y Darvish 2); J Willingham (2, J Nathan) RBI: D Span (2) 2-out RBI: D Span GIDP: R Doumit Twins RISP: 2-16 (A Casilla 0-2, R Doumit 0-2, C Parmelee 0-2, J Mauer 0-2, D Span 2-3, J Carroll 0-2, J Morneau 0-1, D Valencia 0-1, S Burroughs 0-1) Team LOB: 15
BASERUNNING SB: A Casilla (1, 2nd base off M Adams/M Napoli)
FIELDING E: T Plouffe (1, throw)

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn	5.1	7	2	2	1	3	1	79-51	5.56
B Duensing (L, 0-1)	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	17-10	6.00
J Gray	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	16-12	0.00
G Perkins	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	23-15	4.15
A Burnett	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-5	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	6	6	2	6	1	140-93
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 13/24; B Duensing 3/6; J Gray 4/6; G Perkins 2/5; A Burnett 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 20-5-6-20; B Duensing 0-3-3-4; J Gray 3-2-3-4; G Perkins 3-1-6-5; A Burnett 1-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 8-5; B Duensing 1-2; J Gray 1-1; G Perkins 0-2; A Burnett 1-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 48

Scoring Summary

			TEX	MIN
	2nd	M Napoli hit sacrifice fly to left, N Cruz scored.	1	0
	2nd	A Casilla safe at first on error by third baseman M Young, D Valencia scored, C Parmelee to second.	1	1
	3rd	J Hamilton homered to right (394 feet).	2	1
	6th	D Span doubled to right center, D Valencia scored.	2	2
	7th	A Beltre singled to left center, B Snyder scored, J Hamilton to third.	3	2
	7th	M Young singled to right, J Hamilton scored, A Beltre to third.	4	2
	9th	A Beltre doubled to deep right center, J Hamilton scored.	5	2
	9th	M Young reached on infield single to shortstop, A Beltre scored on throwing error by shortstop T Plouffe.	6	2
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Game Notes

TWINS PITCHER NICK BLACKBURN LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH POSTERIOR SHOULDER STIFFNESS.

Game Information

Stadium	Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance	35,854 (90.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:27
Weather	65 degrees, sunny
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Ed Hickox