Final
Texas won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, July 31 | ||
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| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 15 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 1 | ||
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| Texas | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 2 | ||
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| Texas | 10 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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1:10 PM ET, August 2, 2006
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Boof Bonser pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| G Matthews Jr grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| J Tyner singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto reached on infield single to first, J Tyner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N Punto out at second, J Tyner to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Boof Bonser pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| M Teixeira homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| H Blalock flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Stairs popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| J Morneau walked. | 1 | 0 |
| T Hunter grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Morneau out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Redmond doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| L Rodriguez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Boof Bonser pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| I Kinsler singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| G Laird fouled out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to second, I Kinsler to second. | 1 | 0 |
| I Kinsler to third, G Matthews Jr to second on wild pitch by B Bonser. | 1 | 0 |
| M Young walked. | 1 | 0 |
| C Lee hit sacrifice fly to left, I Kinsler scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| J Bartlett singled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Tyner flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. J Bartlett caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Boof Bonser pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| H Blalock grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| M DeRosa walked. | 2 | 0 |
| M Stairs struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| I Kinsler reached on infield single to shortstop, M DeRosa to second. | 2 | 0 |
| G Laird doubled to left, M DeRosa and I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 0 |
| G Matthews Jr safe at first on error by first baseman J Morneau, G Laird scored. | 5 | 0 |
| M Young doubled to deep center, G Matthews Jr scored. | 6 | 0 |
| C Lee safe at second on throwing error by third baseman N Punto, M Young scored. | 7 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer doubled to deep right. | 7 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first, M Cuddyer to third. | 7 | 0 |
| T Hunter struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| M Guerrier relieved B Bonser. | 7 | 0 |
| H Blalock singled to left center. | 7 | 0 |
| M DeRosa singled to left, H Blalock to second. | 7 | 0 |
| M Stairs grounded out to pitcher, H Blalock to third, M DeRosa to second. | 7 | 0 |
| I Kinsler grounded out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| G Laird flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| M Redmond lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| L Rodriguez walked. | 7 | 0 |
| J Bartlett flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| J Tyner grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| G Matthews Jr grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| M Young flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| C Lee struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| N Punto singled to center. | 7 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to center, N Punto to second. | 7 | 0 |
| W Littleton relieved K Wells. | 7 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Mauer out at second, N Punto to third. | 7 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked, M Cuddyer to second. | 7 | 0 |
| T Hunter singled to right, N Punto scored, M Cuddyer to third, J Morneau to second. | 7 | 1 |
| M Redmond grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Hunter out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| J Tyner in center field. | 7 | 1 |
| J Rabe in left field. | 7 | 1 |
| M Teixeira walked. | 7 | 1 |
| H Blalock grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Teixeira out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| M DeRosa singled to center, H Blalock to second. | 7 | 1 |
| M Stairs singled to center, H Blalock scored, M DeRosa to second. | 8 | 1 |
| I Kinsler grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Stairs out at second. | 8 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wes Littleton pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| L Rodriguez singled to center. | 8 | 1 |
| J Bartlett singled to left, L Rodriguez to second. | 8 | 1 |
| J Tyner grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Bartlett out at second, L Rodriguez to third. | 8 | 1 |
| N Punto walked. | 8 | 1 |
| R Mahay relieved W Littleton. | 8 | 1 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Willie Eyre pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| W Eyre relieved M Guerrier. | 8 | 1 |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 8 | 1 |
| G Matthews Jr doubled to right. | 8 | 1 |
| M Young flied out to right, G Matthews Jr to third. | 8 | 1 |
| C Lee popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 8 | 1 |
| J Morneau popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| R Bauer relieved R Mahay. | 8 | 1 |
| J Rabe popped out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| M Redmond doubled to right, M Cuddyer scored. | 8 | 2 |
| L Rodriguez grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Willie Eyre pitching for Minnesota | TEX | MIN |
| M Teixeira homered to right center. | 9 | 2 |
| H Blalock grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 2 |
| M DeRosa singled to center. | 9 | 2 |
| M Stairs grounded into fielder's choice to second, M DeRosa safe at second on throwing error by second baseman L Rodriguez. | 9 | 2 |
| J Hairston Jr ran for M Stairs. | 9 | 2 |
| I Kinsler flied out to left. | 9 | 2 |
| G Laird doubled to center, M DeRosa scored, J Hairston Jr to third. | 10 | 2 |
| G Matthews Jr grounded out to second. | 10 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Akinori Otsuka pitching for Texas | TEX | MIN |
| N Cruz in right field. | 10 | 2 |
| J Hairston Jr in left field. | 10 | 2 |
| A Otsuka relieved R Bauer. | 10 | 2 |
| J Bartlett singled to center. | 10 | 2 |
| J Tyner lined into double play, to first, J Bartlett doubled off first. | 10 | 2 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||