Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/26)
| Game 1: Friday, April 25 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Texas | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 26 | ||
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| Minnesota | 12 | Final |
| Texas | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 27 | ||
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| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 10 | |
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8:05 PM ET, April 26, 2008
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| M Tolbert grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Harris out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| I Kinsler popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Bradley grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Morneau walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Morneau out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| D Murphy struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Catalanotto flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| D Young singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lamb singled to right, D Young to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Monroe doubled to deep left, D Young scored, M Lamb to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Tolbert struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Lamb scored, C Monroe to third on passed ball by J Saltalamacchia. | 2 | 0 |
| B Harris struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| J Mauer lined out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| B Broussard singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| R Vazquez singled to right, B Broussard to third. | 2 | 0 |
| I Kinsler singled to center, R Vazquez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| J Hamilton doubled to left, B Broussard and R Vazquez scored, I Kinsler to third. | 2 | 2 |
| M Bradley struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| D Murphy singled to center, I Kinsler and J Hamilton scored. | 2 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| J Kubel singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| F Catalanotto flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| B Broussard grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| M Lamb flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| C Monroe lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| M Tolbert grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| I Kinsler struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| M Young singled to left. | 2 | 4 |
| J Hamilton walked, M Young to second. | 2 | 4 |
| M Bradley singled to left, M Young to third, J Hamilton to second. | 2 | 4 |
| M Guerrier relieved S Baker. | 2 | 4 |
| D Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Young scored, M Bradley out at second, J Hamilton to third. | 2 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia walked, D Murphy to second. | 2 | 5 |
| F Catalanotto grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sidney Ponson pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| B Harris doubled to right center. | 2 | 5 |
| J Mauer grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Harris scored, J Mauer to second on throwing error by pitcher S Ponson. | 3 | 5 |
| J Morneau grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer safe at first on error by third baseman R Vazquez. | 3 | 5 |
| J Kubel singled to right, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Wright relieved S Ponson. | 4 | 5 |
| D Young walked, M Cuddyer to third, J Kubel to second. | 4 | 5 |
| M Lamb hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cuddyer scored. | 5 | 5 |
| C Monroe reached on infield single to shortstop, J Kubel to third, D Young to second. | 5 | 5 |
| M Tolbert popped out to second. | 5 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| B Broussard flied out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to second. | 5 | 5 |
| I Kinsler singled to right. | 5 | 5 |
| M Young walked, I Kinsler to second. | 5 | 5 |
| D Reyes relieved M Guerrier. | 5 | 5 |
| J Hamilton grounded out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jamey Wright pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| B Harris singled to left. | 5 | 5 |
| E Guardado relieved J Wright. | 5 | 5 |
| J Mauer reached on bunt single to third, B Harris to second. | 5 | 5 |
| J Morneau grounded out to pitcher, B Harris to third, J Mauer to second. | 5 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer intentionally walked. | 5 | 5 |
| J Kubel popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| F German relieved E Guardado. | 5 | 5 |
| D Young singled to left, B Harris and J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 7 | 5 |
| M Lamb singled to center, M Cuddyer scored, D Young to second. | 8 | 5 |
| C Monroe struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dennys Reyes pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| M Bradley walked. | 8 | 5 |
| D Murphy popped out to second. | 8 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to right, M Bradley to second. | 8 | 5 |
| J Botts hit for F Catalanotto. | 8 | 5 |
| J Crain relieved D Reyes. | 8 | 5 |
| J Botts struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| B Broussard struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Botts in left field. | 8 | 5 |
| S Feldman relieved F German. | 8 | 5 |
| M Tolbert safe at first on throwing error by shortstop M Young. | 8 | 5 |
| M Tolbert stole second. | 8 | 5 |
| B Harris sacrificed to first, M Tolbert to third. | 8 | 5 |
| J Mauer singled to left, M Tolbert scored. | 9 | 5 |
| J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer to second. | 9 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer homered to left, J Mauer and J Morneau scored. | 12 | 5 |
| J Kubel grounded out to second. | 12 | 5 |
| D Young grounded out to pitcher. | 12 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| P Neshek relieved J Crain. | 12 | 5 |
| R Vazquez flied out to left. | 12 | 5 |
| I Kinsler lined out to shortstop. | 12 | 5 |
| M Young walked. | 12 | 5 |
| J Hamilton singled to left, M Young to second. | 12 | 5 |
| M Bradley struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Feldman pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| M Lamb doubled to deep left. | 12 | 5 |
| C Monroe lined out to third. | 12 | 5 |
| M Tolbert flied out to center. | 12 | 5 |
| B Harris grounded out to shortstop. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Korecky pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| B Korecky relieved P Neshek. | 12 | 5 |
| D Murphy singled to center. | 12 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia walked, D Murphy to second. | 12 | 5 |
| J Botts walked, D Murphy to third, J Saltalamacchia to second. | 12 | 5 |
| B Broussard grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Murphy scored, J Botts out at second, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 12 | 6 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to first. | 12 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||