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OAK
@LAA		3
2
SEA
@BAL		2
1
CLE
@BOS		5
6
CHW
@KCR		3
7
TEX
@MIN		10
2
TOR
@NYY		2
7
DET
@TBD		8
3
LAD
@CIN		5
3
MIL
@COL		2
8
NYM
@FLA		6
5
ATL
@PIT		3
2
HOU
@SDP		7
1
WSN
@SFG		6
8
PHI
@STL		16
8
Wednesday, August 2, 2006 12:11PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 26,492, Time of Game: 2:56
Rangers
10
54-54
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
 at Twins
2
61-45
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 10½ GB
W: Kip Wells (2-5)
L: Boof Bonser (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  1   5  0  0   1  0  2   10 14  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2 12  3

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Matthews CF 6 1 2 0 0 0 .321 .882 18 11 0.055 0.44 0.079 -0.025 0.6 1 0 2B
Mike Young SS 4 1 1 1 1 1 .308 .805 17 9 0.027 0.47 0.045 -0.018 0.6 4 4 2B
Carlos Lee LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .289 .892 19 12 0.010 0.60 0.022 -0.012 0.2 1 0 SF
   Nelson Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.067 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 4 2 2 2 1 2 .283 .849 23 13 0.065 0.50 0.104 -0.039 1.6 11 1 2·HR
Hank Blalock DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .752 19 11 -0.040 0.34 0.003 -0.043 -0.7
Mark DeRosa 3B 4 2 3 0 1 1 .322 .863 21 10 0.011 0.26 0.027 -0.015 1.4 0 1
Matt Stairs RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .260 .769 20 13 -0.026 0.31 0.008 -0.034 0.9 1 0
   Jerry Hairston PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .511 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ian Kinsler 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .298 .840 9 8 0.086 0.64 0.097 -0.011 -1.2 5 7 GDP
Gerald Laird C 5 1 2 3 0 0 .351 .962 11 9 0.109 0.59 0.147 -0.039 1.8 3 2 2·2B
Kip Wells P 1
   Wes Littleton P
   Ron Mahay P
   Rick Bauer P
   Akinori Otsuka P
Team Totals 42 10 14 8 3 6 .333 .941 157 96 0.297 0.47 0.532 -0.236 5.1 27 15
2B: M Young (37, off B Bonser); G Laird 2 (16, 1 off B Bonser, 1 off W Eyre); G Matthews (35, off W Eyre).
HR: M Teixeira 2 (17, 1 off B Bonser, 1 off W Eyre; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SF: C Lee (8, off B Bonser).
TB: M Teixeira 8; G Laird 4; G Matthews 3; M DeRosa 3; I Kinsler 2; M Young 2; H Blalock; M Stairs.
GIDP: I Kinsler (6).
RBI: G Laird 3 (19); M Teixeira 2 (66); M Young (71); C Lee (83); M Stairs (33).
2-out RBI: G Laird 3; M Young.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 6. I Kinsler-M Young-M Teixeira 2; M DeRosa-I Kinsler-M Teixeira; M Teixeira; M Young-I Kinsler-M Teixeira; G Laird-I Kinsler.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Tyner LF-CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .670 16 12 -0.038 0.68 0.034 -0.072 -2.2 3 0 GDP
Nick Punto 3B 4 1 2 0 1 2 .320 .825 26 15 0.030 0.61 0.064 -0.034 0.7 1 2
Joe Mauer DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .365 .955 24 14 -0.096 0.67 0.017 -0.113 -1.3 GDP
Michael Cuddyer RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .265 .832 18 12 -0.034 0.57 0.016 -0.049 0.1 2 0 2B
Justin Morneau 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .319 .963 11 3 0.040 0.51 0.055 -0.015 0.1 9 1
Torii Hunter CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .275 .800 11 7 -0.059 0.94 0.033 -0.092 -0.2 1 0 GDP
   Josh Rabe LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 1.107 1 1 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.3 1 0
Mike Redmond C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .339 .774 14 8 -0.043 0.55 0.028 -0.070 -0.6 5 1 2·2B,GDP
Luis Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .197 .609 18 8 -0.025 0.44 0.014 -0.039 -0.0 2 3
Jason Bartlett SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 .348 .878 14 9 0.022 0.61 0.057 -0.035 0.8 2 2 CS
Boof Bonser P
   Matt Guerrier P 1
   Willie Eyre P 1
Team Totals 33 2 12 2 5 4 .364 .902 153 89 -0.206 0.58 0.318 -0.522 -2.9 27 10
2B: M Redmond 2 (11, 1 off K Wells, 1 off R Bauer); M Cuddyer (25, off K Wells).
TB: M Redmond 4; J Bartlett 3; M Cuddyer 2; N Punto 2; L Rodriguez; J Tyner; T Hunter; J Mauer.
GIDP: T Hunter (13); J Mauer (16); J Tyner (1); M Redmond (6).
RBI: M Redmond (16); T Hunter (54).
2-out RBI: M Redmond.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bartlett-L Rodriguez-J Morneau.
E: J Morneau (6); N Punto (8); L Rodriguez (2).
Baserunning
CS: J Bartlett (3, 2nd base by K Wells/G Laird).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kip Wells, W (2-5) 5 7 1 1 2 2 0 6.10 21 85 50 29 7 14 10 7 2 0 49 0.165 0.79 1.7
Wes Littleton 1.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0.77 8 27 14 10 1 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 0.030 0.58 0.6
Ron Mahay 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 4.06 3 13 7 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.006 0.18 0.5
Rick Bauer 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.90 3 12 6 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0.002 0.10 -0.4
Akinori Otsuka 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.40 3 16 12 8 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 2 2 5 4 0 2.00 38 153 89 55 11 23 16 13 4 0 49 5 2 0.204 0.47 2.9
K Wells faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Boof Bonser, L (2-3) 4 6 7 4 2 5 1 5.67 22 82 49 30 9 10 7 8 1 0 31 -0.297 0.89 -4.8
Matt Guerrier 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 3.31 13 42 25 16 4 5 6 5 3 0 0 0 0.002 0.10 0.6
Willie Eyre 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 7.46 11 33 22 16 1 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -0.9
Team Totals 9 14 10 6 3 6 2 6.00 46 157 96 62 14 20 19 18 4 0 31 0 0 -0.296 0.58 -5.1
Balks: None.
WP: B Bonser (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 26,492.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Minnesota Twins
1 Gary Matthews CF 1 Jason Tyner LF
2 Mike Young SS 2 Nick Punto 3B
3 Carlos Lee LF 3 Joe Mauer DH
4 Mark Teixeira 1B 4 Michael Cuddyer RF
5 Hank Blalock DH 5 Justin Morneau 1B
6 Mark DeRosa 3B 6 Torii Hunter CF
7 Matt Stairs RF 7 Mike Redmond C
8 Ian Kinsler 2B 8 Luis Rodriguez 2B
9 Gerald Laird C 9 Jason Bartlett SS
Kip Wells P Boof Bonser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR TEX G. Laird B. Bonser 15% 86% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); DeRosa Scores; Kinsler Scores
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R TEX M. Teixeira B. Bonser 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 0 12- 7,(2-2)  OO MIN J. Mauer K. Wells 10% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Tyner to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN T. Hunter K. Wells 8% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 1-7 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO MIN M. Redmond W. Littleton 6% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX G. Matthews B. Bonser -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young B. Bonser -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX C. Lee B. Bonser -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Tyner K. Wells -3% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN N. Punto K. Wells -5% 36% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Tyner to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 7,(2-2)  OO MIN J. Mauer K. Wells 10% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Tyner to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer K. Wells 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R TEX M. Teixeira B. Bonser 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX H. Blalock B. Bonser -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. DeRosa B. Bonser -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. Stairs B. Bonser -1% 55% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Morneau K. Wells -4% 51% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN T. Hunter K. Wells 8% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN M. Redmond K. Wells -2% 57% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b2 0-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O MIN L. Rodriguez K. Wells 4% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX I. Kinsler B. Bonser 3% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX G. Laird B. Bonser -3% 61% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX G. Matthews B. Bonser 3% 64% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kinsler to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  TEX M. Young B. Bonser 5% 69% Wild Pitch; Kinsler to 3B; Matthews to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TEX M. Young B. Bonser 1% 70% Walk
t3 1-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO TEX C. Lee B. Bonser 0% 70% Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Foul); Kinsler Scores
t3 2-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O TEX M. Teixeira B. Bonser -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Kip Wells facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN J. Bartlett K. Wells -4% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Tyner K. Wells 4% 66% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  OO MIN N. Punto K. Wells 6% 72% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Bartlett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
t4 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX H. Blalock B. Bonser -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. DeRosa B. Bonser 2% 72% Walk
t4 2-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TEX M. Stairs B. Bonser -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TEX I. Kinsler B. Bonser 2% 72% Single to SS (Ground Ball); DeRosa to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR TEX G. Laird B. Bonser 15% 86% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); DeRosa Scores; Kinsler Scores
t4 4-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX G. Matthews B. Bonser 4% 91% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Laird Scores/No RBI/unER
t4 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R TEX M. Young B. Bonser 4% 94% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Matthews Scores/unER
t4 6-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R TEX C. Lee B. Bonser 2% 96% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Young Scores/No RBI/unER; Lee to 2B
t4 7-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. Teixeira B. Bonser -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Kip Wells facing 3-4-5
b4 0-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Mauer K. Wells 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer K. Wells -1% 96% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 0-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau K. Wells 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cuddyer to 3B
b4 0-7 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O MIN T. Hunter K. Wells 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
Matt Guerrier replaces Boof Bonser pitching
t5 7-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  TEX H. Blalock M. Guerrier 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 7-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX M. DeRosa M. Guerrier 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive); Blalock to 2B
t5 7-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Stairs M. Guerrier 0% 98% Groundout: P-1B; Blalock to 3B; DeRosa to 2B
t5 7-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Kinsler M. Guerrier -1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 7-0 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O TEX G. Laird M. Guerrier -1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
b5 0-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Redmond K. Wells 1% 98% Lineout: SS
b5 0-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN L. Rodriguez K. Wells -1% 97% Walk
b5 0-7 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN J. Bartlett K. Wells 1% 98% Flyball: RF
b5 0-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Tyner K. Wells 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 1-2-3
t6 7-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX G. Matthews M. Guerrier -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 7-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Young M. Guerrier -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 7-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX C. Lee M. Guerrier -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Kip Wells facing 2-3-4
b6 0-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN N. Punto K. Wells -1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b6 0-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer K. Wells -2% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Punto to 2B
Wes Littleton replaces Kip Wells pitching
b6 0-7 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer W. Littleton 1% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Punto to 3B
b6 0-7 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Morneau W. Littleton -2% 95% Walk; Cuddyer to 2B
b6 0-7 1 123 2,(1-0)  R MIN T. Hunter W. Littleton -3% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Punto Scores; Cuddyer to 3B; Morneau to 2B
b6 1-7 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO MIN M. Redmond W. Littleton 6% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 4-5-6
Josh Rabe replaces Torii Hunter (CF) playing LF batting 6th
Jason Tyner moves from LF to CF
t7 7-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. Teixeira M. Guerrier 0% 98% Walk
t7 7-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX H. Blalock M. Guerrier -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 7-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. DeRosa M. Guerrier 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Blalock to 2B
t7 7-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R TEX M. Stairs M. Guerrier 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Blalock Scores; DeRosa to 2B
t7 8-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO TEX I. Kinsler M. Guerrier -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Rangers' Wes Littleton facing 8-9-1
b7 1-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN L. Rodriguez W. Littleton -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Bartlett W. Littleton -1% 97% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Rodriguez to 2B
b7 1-8 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO MIN J. Tyner W. Littleton 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
b7 1-8 2 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN N. Punto W. Littleton -0% 99% Walk
Ron Mahay replaces Wes Littleton pitching
b7 1-8 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer R. Mahay 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Twins' Willie Eyre facing 9-1-2
Willie Eyre replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
t8 8-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX G. Laird W. Eyre -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 8-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX G. Matthews W. Eyre 0% 100% Double to 2B (Ground Ball)
t8 8-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TEX M. Young W. Eyre -0% 100% Flyball: RF; Matthews to 3B
t8 8-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O TEX C. Lee W. Eyre -0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Rangers' Ron Mahay facing 4-5-6
b8 1-8 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer R. Mahay -0% 99% Walk
b8 1-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau R. Mahay 0% 99% Popfly: SS
Rick Bauer replaces Ron Mahay pitching
b8 1-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Rabe R. Bauer 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b8 1-8 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R MIN M. Redmond R. Bauer -0% 99% Double to 2B (Pop Fly); Cuddyer Scores
b8 2-8 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O MIN L. Rodriguez R. Bauer 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Twins 2.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Twins' Willie Eyre facing 4-5-6
t9 8-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R TEX M. Teixeira W. Eyre 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t9 9-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX H. Blalock W. Eyre -0% 100% Groundout: P unassisted
t9 9-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. DeRosa W. Eyre 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t9 9-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  TEX M. Stairs W. Eyre 0% 100% Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); DeRosa to 2B
Jerry Hairston pinch runs for Matt Stairs (RF) batting 7th
t9 9-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TEX I. Kinsler W. Eyre -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 9-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R TEX G. Laird W. Eyre 0% 100% Double to 2B (Pop Fly); DeRosa Scores/unER; Hairston to 3B
t9 10-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O TEX G. Matthews W. Eyre -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 10, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-10, Rangers' Akinori Otsuka facing 9-1-2
Akinori Otsuka replaces Rick Bauer pitching
Jerry Hairston moves from PR to LF
Nelson Cruz replaces Carlos Lee (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
b9 2-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Bartlett A. Otsuka -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 2-10 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO MIN J. Tyner A. Otsuka 0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Bartlett out at 1B/1B
b9 2-10 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN N. Punto A. Otsuka 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Twins 2.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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