August 1, 2006 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
OAK 2 BAL 2
SEA 0 CLE 6
@BOS 3 CHW 7
@KCR 5
(10) TEX 9
@MIN 0 NYY 5
TOR 1 DET 10
@TBD 4 CHC 9
ARI 3 LAD 10
@CIN 4 MIL 1
@COL 0 FLA 6
NYM 5 ATL 4
@PIT 2 HOU 1
@SDP 0 WSN 4
@SFG 1 PHI 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 25,969

Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Rangers

53-54

Won 1

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   8  0  0   0  0  1    9  9  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

W: A Eaton (1-1), L: S Baker (3-7)

Twins

61-44

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews CF                 4   2   2   4    1   1  .321  .882   23    2   0   HR,2B
  J Hairston CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .512         2   0   
M Young SS                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .308  .804   17    2   2   HR
C Lee LF                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .292  .901   14    1   0   2B
  N Cruz PR-RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.067         1   0   
M Teixeira 1B                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .833   11    7   1   
H Blalock 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .281  .756   17    0   1   
I Kinsler 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .296  .841   20    3   3   
M Stairs DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .777   13    0   0   
R Barajas C                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .255  .702   18    5   2   HBP
B Wilkerson RF-LF             4   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .748   13    3   0   

A Eaton P                                                                1   0
  C Wilson P                                                             0   0
  S Feldman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   9   9   8    2   8              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Lee (21, off S Baker); G Matthews (34, off J Rincon).

HR: M Young (10, off S Baker; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); G Matthews (11, off S Baker; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: R Barajas (3, by S Baker).

TB: G Matthews 6; M Young 4; C Lee 2; H Blalock; M Stairs; B Wilkerson; M Teixeira; I Kinsler.

RBI: G Matthews 4 (54); B Wilkerson (43); M Teixeira (64); M Young (70); H Blalock (67).

2-out RBI: M Teixeira.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I Kinsler-M Young-M Teixeira.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .275  .700   15    4   3   CS
N Punto 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .317  .820   23    2   2   CS
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .367  .960   16    7   0   3B,GDP
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .829   18    2   0   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .321  .965   18    7   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .274  .801   12    4   0   
  L Rodriguez PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .599    5    0   0   
J Kubel DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .743   21    0   0   
J Tyner LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .689    9    1   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .336  .862   11    0   2   

S Baker P                                                                0   1
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   0   5   0    5   5              148   27   8

BATTING

3B: J Mauer (3, off A Eaton).

TB: J Mauer 3; J Bartlett; T Hunter; J Kubel; J Morneau.

GIDP: J Mauer (15).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: N Punto (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: N Punto (5, 2nd base by A Eaton/R Barajas); L Castillo (6, 2nd base by A Eaton/R Barajas).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Eaton, W (1-1)               6     4   0   0    4   4   0   2.79   24  107-63   34· 6·23    4· 6· 6· 0     64    -     0.48   0.18
C Wilson                       1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.76    6   18-10    4· 1· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
S Feldman                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.01    4   16-10    6· 1· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   0   0    5   5   0          34  141-83   44· 8·31    8· 7· 9· 0           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Baker, L (3-7)               3.1   7   8   7    1   1   2   6.93   20   72-49   37· 1·11   10· 4· 3· 0     16    -     1.05  -0.32
P Neshek                       2.2   0   0   0    0   4   0   1.38    8   31-23   10· 7· 6    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
J Crain                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.21    3    6-4     4· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Reyes                        1     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.23    4   16-10    4· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Rincon                       1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.22    6   21-13   12· 1· 0    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9     9   9   8    2   8   2          41  146-99   67·13·19   12·13· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Reyes (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Baker (3; R Barajas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Tony Randazzo.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 25,969.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. G Matthews           CF    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. M Young              SS    2. N Punto              3B 
3. C Lee                LF    3. J Mauer              C  
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. M Cuddyer            RF 
5. H Blalock            3B    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. I Kinsler            2B    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. M Stairs             DH    7. J Kubel              DH 
8. R Barajas            C     8. J Tyner              LF 
9. B Wilkerson          RF    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   A Eaton              P        S Baker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-1  12-  5   14%  79% M Stairs        S Baker         Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Blalock Scores/No RBI; Kinsler to 3B; Stairs to 2B
   t 4   1  0-3  123  6   10%  96% G Matthews      S Baker         Home Run (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores; Barajas Scores; Wilkerson Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  3    7%  57% C Lee           S Baker         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 4   1  0-0  --3  2    7%  62% H Blalock       S Baker         Single to RF (Line Drive); Lee Scores
   t 4   1  0-2  123  4    6%  86% B Wilkerson     S Baker         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Kinsler Scores/unER; Stairs to 3B; Barajas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   47%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   45%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Eaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  N Punto         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   46%  J Mauer         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  6   50%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  H Blalock       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  9   46%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   47%  M Stairs        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  6   45%  R Barajas       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Eaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   49%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   48%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Tyner         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   46%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  M Young         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Eaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   44%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--      49%  N Punto         Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  7   47%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  J Mauer         Punto Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   57%  C Lee           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   55%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lee to 3B
   R      --3  2   62%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive); Lee Scores
          1--  3   66%  I Kinsler       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Blalock to 2B
   R      12-  5   79%  M Stairs        Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Blalock Scores/No RBI; Kinsler to 3B; Stairs to 2B
          -23  3   80%  R Barajas       Hit By Pitch
   R      123  4   86%  B Wilkerson     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Kinsler Scores/unER; Stairs to 3B; Barajas to 2B
   RRRR   123  6   96%  G Matthews      Home Run (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores; Barajas Scores; Wilkerson Scores
   R      ---  6   98%  M Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Pat Neshek replaces Scott Baker pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  C Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   98%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Adam Eaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   98%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   98%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Morneau to 2B
   O      12-  7   99%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pat Neshek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   98%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  I Kinsler       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   98%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Adam Eaton facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   98%  J Tyner         Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  J Bartlett      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   99%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   99%  N Punto         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pat Neshek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   99%  R Barajas       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Adam Eaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   99%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   99%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   99%  J Morneau       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jesse Crain facing 2-3-4
                  Jesse Crain replaces Pat Neshek pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  C Lee           Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  1   99%  M Teixeira      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, C.J. Wilson facing 7-8-9
                  C.J. Wilson replaces Adam Eaton pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kubel         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  J Tyner         Lineout: 2B
          ---  3  100%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  L Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Jesse Crain pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Kinsler to 1B
   O      1--  2  100%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kinsler to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, C.J. Wilson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  100%  N Punto         Walk
   OO     1--  4  100%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Scott Feldman replaces C.J. Wilson pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Juan Rincon facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Rincon replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  B Wilkerson     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6  100%  G Matthews      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Young         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          -2-  6  100%  C Lee           Walk
   R      12-  1  100%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Line Drive); Matthews Scores; Lee to 2B
                  Nelson Cruz pinch runs for Carlos Lee batting 3rd
   O      12-  2  100%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Scott Feldman facing 5-6-7
                  Brad Wilkerson moves to LF; Jerry Hairston replaces Gary Matthews playing CF batting 1st; Nelson Cruz moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Morneau       Lineout: CF
                  Luis Rodriguez pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  L Rodriguez     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Kubel         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Twins 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200608010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation