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LAA  3
@BOS  1

MIN  1
TEX  0

NYY  9
DET  3

OAK  6
KCR  1

SEA 11
CHW  5

TBD  4
CLE  3

(12)
TOR  3
BAL  2

(10)
ATL  6
ARI  2

SFG  6
@FLA  5

LAD  4
COL  3

CIN  7
@MIL  6

PIT  8
PHI  4

SDP  5
HOU  3

NYM  8
@WSN  2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 36,353

Sunday, August 19, 2007, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:19
Rangers
0
54-69
Lost 1
4th, 18 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  0
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  4  1
W: J Santana (13-9), L: K Millwood (8-10), S: J Nathan (27)
Twins
1
62-61
Won 1
3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .760   10    1   4   SB
B Wilkerson LF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .226  .767   24    2   0   
M Young SS                    4   0   0   0    0   4  .303  .775   16    2   3   
S Sosa DH                     3   0   2   0    0   1  .246  .758   13    0   0   2B
M Byrd CF                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .314  .829   12    3   0   
G Laird C                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .229  .629   16    4   0   
N Cruz RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .619   13    4   0   
J Saltalamacchi 1B            3   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .685   15    8   0   
R Vazquez 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .657    9    0   1   

K Millwood P                                                             0   0
  C Wilson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   2   0    0  19              128   24   8
BATTING
2B: S Sosa (22, off J Santana).
TB: S Sosa 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
FIELDING
DP: 2. M Young-I Kinsler-J Saltalamacchia; M Young-J Saltalamacchia.
BASERUNNING
SB: I Kinsler (16, 2nd base off J Nathan/M Redmond).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Casilla 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .551   16    0   0   
J Mauer DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .807   11    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .880   10    2   0   
J Morneau 1B                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .283  .878   21    3   1   
M Cuddyer RF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .792   18    2   0   HR,GDP
M Redmond C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .682   10   19   0   GDP
R White LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .423    6    0   0   
  J Tyner LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .679         0   0   
T Watkins 3B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .375  .849   11    1   0   
N Punto SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .204  .560   11    0   2   SB

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       26   1   4   1    6   4              114   27   3
BATTING
HR: M Cuddyer (12, off K Millwood; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Cuddyer 4; T Watkins; N Punto; T Hunter.
GIDP: M Redmond (9); M Cuddyer (16).
RBI: M Cuddyer (63).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
E: J Nathan ().
BASERUNNING
SB: N Punto (15, 2nd base off K Millwood/G Laird).

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
K Millwood, L (8-10)           7     4   1   1    5   3   1   5.39   28   98-58   32· 7·19   11· 8· 1· 0     63    -     0.92   0.23
C Wilson                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    4   14-8     3· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         8     4   1   1    6   4   1          32  112-66   35· 9·22   11·10· 1· 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
J Santana, W (13-9)            8     2   0   0    0  17   0   2.88   26  112-83   37·31·15    2· 4· 3· 0     95    -     1.11   0.60
J Nathan, S (27)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.80    4   14-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.42   0.17
Totals                         9     2   0   0    0  19   0          30  126-93   42·33·18    3· 5· 3· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Adam Dowdy, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 36,353.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. I Kinsler            2B    1. A Casilla            2B 
2. B Wilkerson          LF    2. J Mauer              DH 
3. M Young              SS    3. T Hunter             CF 
4. S Sosa               DH    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. M Byrd               CF    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. G Laird              C     6. M Redmond            C  
7. N Cruz               RF    7. R White              LF 
8. J Saltalamacchia     1B    8. T Watkins            3B 
9. R Vazquez            3B    9. N Punto              SS 

   K Millwood           P        J Santana            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  1-0  -2-  6   11%  89% B Wilkerson     J Nathan        Strikeout Looking
   t 9   2  1-0  -2-  5   11% 100% M Young         J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  5   10%  66% M Cuddyer       K Millwood      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 9   1  1-0  ---  2   -8%  82% I Kinsler       J Nathan        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B to 1B)
   b 4   1  0-1  12-  3   -8%  64% M Redmond       K Millwood      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  I Kinsler       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   54%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  A Casilla       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   51%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   52%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   66%  M Cuddyer       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   63%  M Redmond       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   62%  R White         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   61%  T Watkins       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  N Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   66%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   67%  R Vazquez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   65%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   63%  A Casilla       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   62%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   65%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  B Wilkerson     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   68%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Millwood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   66%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   69%  J Morneau       Walk
          1--  7   72%  M Cuddyer       Walk; Morneau to 2B
   OO     12-  3   64%  M Redmond       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   58%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   63%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   67%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   71%  N Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Millwood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   68%  R White         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   71%  T Watkins       Walk
          1--  7   74%  N Punto         Walk; Watkins to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  A Casilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Watkins to 3B; Punto to 2B
   O      -23  2   66%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   69%  J Saltalamacchi Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   72%  R Vazquez       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   74%  I Kinsler       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Millwood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   72%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   74%  J Morneau       Walk
   OO     1--  2   69%  M Cuddyer       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   73%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   79%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Millwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   77%  M Redmond       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   76%  T Watkins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   79%  N Punto         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Watkins to 3B
          1-3      79%  A Casilla       Punto Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Tyner replaces Rondell White playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  6   80%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  N Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   87%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.J. Wilson facing 2-3-4
                  C.J. Wilson replaces Kevin Millwood pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  J Mauer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF
          ---  6   85%  J Morneau       Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Nathan replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  1   91%  R Vazquez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   82%  I Kinsler       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B to 1B)
          1--      77%  B Wilkerson     Kinsler Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   89%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200708190

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