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NYY
@BOS		8
4
TOR
@CLE		4
5
CHW
@DET		6
1
ANA
@KCR		7
4
TBD
@OAK		3
4
BAL
@SEA		0
3
MIN
@TEX		10
11
SFG
@ARI		3
1
MIL
@CHC		2
0
STL
@CIN		5
0
MON
@FLA		3
5
SDP
@HOU		3
1
COL
@LAD		0
3
PHI
@NYM		4
1
ATL
@PIT		10
4
Sunday, August 31, 2003 2:05PM
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 17,213, Time of Game: 3:54
Twins
10
71-65
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Rangers
11
62-75
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   2  3  1   0  2  1   10 15  0
Rangers         3  1  2   0  0  0   4  0  1   11 18  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Shannon Stewart LF 5 0 0 0 1 1 .310 .833 30 17 -0.043 2.12 0.191 -0.234 -1.3 1 1 GDP
Luis Rivas 2B 4 3 2 0 1 0 .273 .728 16 8 0.089 1.79 0.172 -0.083 0.7 5 1 2B,SB,SH
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .847 16 11 -0.063 1.34 0.057 -0.120 -0.6 8 0
   Jacque Jones PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .804 2 2 -0.003 4.51 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 SF
   Chris Gomez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .624 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt LeCroy DH 5 1 2 2 1 3 .293 .836 29 16 0.014 1.71 0.191 -0.177 0.8
Corey Koskie 3B 4 2 1 0 1 3 .295 .856 25 13 -0.036 1.17 0.085 -0.120 -0.5 1 0
Torii Hunter CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .245 .745 21 12 0.170 1.41 0.231 -0.061 1.6 3 0 2B
A.J. Pierzynski C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .301 .793 16 8 -0.029 1.79 0.072 -0.101 0.4 4 0 SF,IW
Dustan Mohr RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 .258 .732 20 10 0.022 1.70 0.105 -0.083 -0.0 1 0
   Mike Ryan PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .919 4 3 -0.062 2.06 0.000 -0.062 -0.3 0 0
Denny Hocking SS-1B 4 2 4 3 1 0 .257 .707 19 10 0.407 1.85 0.407 0.000 4.1 2 10 HR,2B
Brad Radke P
   Carlos Pulido P
   Grant Balfour P
   J.C. Romero P
   Joe Mays P
   Eddie Guardado P
Team Totals 39 10 15 10 7 8 .385 .997 198 110 0.466 1.73 1.511 -1.044 4.6 25 12
2B: D Hocking (9, off R Mahay); T Hunter (23, off R Dickey); L Rivas (15, off J Benoit).
HR: D Hocking (3, off R Dickey; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: J Jones (5, off F Cordero); A Pierzynski (4, off F Cordero).
SH: L Rivas (7, off F Cordero).
IBB: A Pierzynski (10, by R Dickey).
TB: D Hocking 8; T Hunter 4; L Rivas 3; M LeCroy 2; A Pierzynski 2; C Koskie; D Mientkiewicz.
GIDP: S Stewart (9).
RBI: D Hocking 3 (16); T Hunter 2 (86); M LeCroy 2 (54); A Pierzynski (62); J Jones (57); D Mohr (33).
2-out RBI: D Hocking 3; T Hunter; D Mohr.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Hocking-D Mientkiewicz; D Hocking-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz.
Outfield Assists: S Stewart (D Sadler at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Rivas (14, 2nd base off R Dickey/E Diaz).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Young 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .773 18 12 -0.080 0.59 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 3 2
Hank Blalock 3B 5 3 4 1 0 0 .317 .910 20 12 0.270 0.77 0.277 -0.007 2.0 0 2 HR,2B
Alex Rodriguez DH 3 3 3 2 2 0 .304 1.006 22 10 0.290 1.09 0.290 0.000 3.4 HR
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .263 .878 23 12 0.130 1.32 0.193 -0.062 1.7 6 1 HR
   Shane Spencer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .738 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mark Teixeira RF-1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .255 .796 16 12 0.193 1.33 0.266 -0.072 1.2 1 0 HR
Laynce Nix CF-LF-RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .264 .765 22 14 0.151 1.71 0.248 -0.097 0.9 6 0
Jason Jones LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .217 .741 24 16 -0.007 1.02 0.074 -0.081 -0.6 0 0 HR,SF,GDP
   Ramon Nivar CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .519 3 2 -0.016 3.10 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0 SH
Einar Diaz C 5 0 2 1 0 0 .256 .636 29 23 0.097 1.41 0.166 -0.069 -0.9 8 1
Donnie Sadler SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .198 .567 13 7 -0.063 0.58 0.000 -0.063 -0.9 0 1
R.A. Dickey P
   Joaquin Benoit P
   Ron Mahay P 1
   Aaron Fultz P
   Francisco Cordero P
Team Totals 38 11 18 11 4 3 .474 1.406 190 120 0.965 1.16 1.514 -0.547 5.6 27 7
2B: H Blalock (26, off B Radke).
HR: H Blalock (24, off J Romero; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Rodriguez (40, off B Radke; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); M Teixeira (20, off J Romero; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); R Palmeiro (32, off B Radke; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Jones (3, off B Radke; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: J Jones (1, off C Pulido).
SH: R Nivar (2, off E Guardado).
TB: H Blalock 8; M Teixeira 6; A Rodriguez 6; R Palmeiro 5; J Jones 4; E Diaz 2; L Nix 2; D Sadler.
GIDP: J Jones (1).
RBI: M Teixeira 3 (66); A Rodriguez 2 (100); J Jones 2 (11); H Blalock (76); R Palmeiro (94); L Nix (20); E Diaz (33).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Young-R Palmeiro.
E: D Sadler (4).

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
Brad Radke 2.1 9 6 6 1 0 3 5.02 15 57 36 25 2 9 7 7 1 0 14 -0.348 0.72 -4.9
Carlos Pulido 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 10 41 28 18 4 6 3 5 1 0 3 1 0.111 1.14 1.9
Grant Balfour, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.65 3 7 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.094 1.17 0.6
J.C. Romero, BS (3) 0.2 4 4 4 2 0 2 5.20 7 40 23 15 3 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.528 1.26 -3.7
Joe Mays 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.30 6 25 13 9 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0.048 0.79 0.9
Eddie Guardado, L (1-5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.15 3 20 14 12 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.342 3.26 -0.4
Team Totals 8.1 18 11 11 4 3 5 11.88 44 190 120 82 13 25 17 20 6 0 14 4 1 -0.965 1.73 -5.6

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
R.A. Dickey 4.2 8 6 5 4 4 1 4.92 26 103 57 30 5 22 8 10 5 0 26 -0.213 1.25 -2.8
Joaquin Benoit 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.61 7 27 15 8 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 -0.154 2.09 -1.0
Ron Mahay 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 5 18 11 7 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 0.119 1.39 1.1
Aaron Fultz, H (18) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.52 3 18 9 5 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.065 0.97 -0.7
Francisco Cordero, BS (9), W (4-6) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.00 8 32 18 14 2 2 2 4 2 0 2 2 -0.151 3.56 -1.1
Team Totals 9 15 10 9 7 8 1 9.00 49 198 110 64 13 33 14 20 11 0 26 7 3 -0.464 1.16 -4.6
Balks: None.
WP: E Guardado (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: R Dickey (5; A Pierzynski).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Tim Timmons.
Time of Game: 3:54.
Attendance: 17,213.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 15mph in from Centerfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 7-7 0 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR TEX M. Teixeira J. Romero 20% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Palmeiro Scores
b7 6-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R TEX H. Blalock J. Romero 20% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b9 10-10 1 --3 12,(3-2)  R TEX E. Diaz E. Guardado 16% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Nix Scores
t9 9-10 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  MIN S. Stewart F. Cordero -16% 54% Walk; Hocking to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez B. Radke 14% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball); Blalock Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' R.A. Dickey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN S. Stewart R. Dickey -3% 47% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN L. Rivas R. Dickey 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Dickey -6% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Rivas to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  R MIN M. LeCroy R. Dickey -8% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive); Rivas Scores/unER; Mientkiewicz to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Dickey 6% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O MIN T. Hunter R. Dickey 5% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young B. Radke -2% 44% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX H. Blalock B. Radke 4% 48% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b1 0-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez B. Radke 14% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball); Blalock Scores
b1 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R TEX R. Palmeiro B. Radke 8% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 3-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  TEX M. Teixeira B. Radke 2% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b1 3-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO TEX L. Nix B. Radke -4% 68% Double Play: Popfly: SS (Short CF); Teixeira out at 1B/SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 3.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' R.A. Dickey facing 7-8-9
t2 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski R. Dickey -4% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 1-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mohr R. Dickey 4% 68% Flyball: CF
t2 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Hocking R. Dickey -4% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pierzynski to 2B
t2 1-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN S. Stewart R. Dickey 9% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
b2 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TEX J. Jones B. Radke 7% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 4-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX E. Diaz B. Radke -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Sadler B. Radke -1% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sadler out at 2B/LF-2B
b2 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Young B. Radke -1% 77% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' R.A. Dickey facing 2-3-4
t3 1-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN L. Rivas R. Dickey -4% 74% Walk
t3 1-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Dickey 3% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN M. LeCroy R. Dickey -1% 76% Rivas Steals 2B
t3 1-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy R. Dickey 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Dickey 3% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
b3 4-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX H. Blalock B. Radke 2% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 4-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  TEX A. Rodriguez B. Radke 3% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Blalock to 2B
b3 4-1 0 12- 5,(3-1)  TEX R. Palmeiro B. Radke 3% 90% Walk; Blalock to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
b3 4-1 0 123 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Teixeira B. Radke -3% 87% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b3 4-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  R TEX L. Nix B. Radke 4% 91% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Blalock Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
Carlos Pulido replaces Brad Radke pitching
b3 5-1 1 123 9,(3-2)  RO TEX J. Jones C. Pulido 0% 92% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Rodriguez Scores
b3 6-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O TEX E. Diaz C. Pulido -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' R.A. Dickey facing 6-7-8
t4 1-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Hunter R. Dickey 2% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski R. Dickey -2% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Mohr R. Dickey 2% 92% Flyball: CF
t4 1-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR MIN D. Hocking R. Dickey -9% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Pierzynski Scores
t4 3-6 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN S. Stewart R. Dickey 1% 84% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Carlos Pulido facing 9-1-2
b4 6-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX D. Sadler C. Pulido -1% 83% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b4 6-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Young C. Pulido -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 6-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX H. Blalock C. Pulido -1% 81% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 6.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Rangers' R.A. Dickey facing 2-3-4
t5 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN L. Rivas R. Dickey -4% 77% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t5 3-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz R. Dickey 4% 81% Lineout: RF
t5 3-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy R. Dickey 3% 85% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-6 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Koskie R. Dickey -2% 82% Walk; Rivas to 2B
t5 3-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R MIN T. Hunter R. Dickey -10% 72% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Rivas Scores; Koskie to 3B
t5 4-6 2 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN A. Pierzynski R. Dickey -2% 70% Intentional Walk
t5 4-6 2 123 7,(3-2)  R MIN D. Mohr R. Dickey -11% 60% Walk; Koskie Scores; Hunter to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
Joaquin Benoit replaces R.A. Dickey pitching
t5 5-6 2 123 6,(3-2)  R MIN D. Hocking J. Benoit -12% 48% Walk; Hunter Scores; Pierzynski to 3B; Mohr to 2B
t5 6-6 2 123 6,(3-2)  O MIN S. Stewart J. Benoit 10% 57% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Twins' Carlos Pulido facing 3-4-5
b5 6-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX A. Rodriguez C. Pulido 4% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b5 6-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Palmeiro C. Pulido -4% 57% Flyball: CF
b5 6-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. Teixeira C. Pulido 4% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 2B
b5 6-6 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O TEX L. Nix C. Pulido -6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b5 6-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Jones C. Pulido -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 6.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Rangers' Joaquin Benoit facing 2-3-4
t6 6-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN L. Rivas J. Benoit -9% 41% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 6-6 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Benoit 2% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rivas to 3B
t6 6-6 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R MIN M. LeCroy J. Benoit -8% 36% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Rivas Scores
t6 7-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Koskie J. Benoit 3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN T. Hunter J. Benoit -2% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball); LeCroy to 2B
Ron Mahay replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
t6 7-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski R. Mahay 5% 42% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Grant Balfour facing 8-9-1
Grant Balfour replaces Carlos Pulido pitching
b6 6-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX E. Diaz G. Balfour -4% 38% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Sadler G. Balfour -3% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Young G. Balfour -2% 33% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 6.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rangers' Ron Mahay facing 8-9-1
t7 7-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Mohr R. Mahay 3% 36% Strikeout Looking
t7 7-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Hocking R. Mahay -5% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 7-6 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN S. Stewart R. Mahay 4% 34% Flyball: CF; Hocking to 3B
t7 7-6 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O MIN L. Rivas R. Mahay 5% 39% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 2-3-4
J.C. Romero replaces Grant Balfour pitching
b7 6-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R TEX H. Blalock J. Romero 20% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 7-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX A. Rodriguez J. Romero 5% 65% Walk
b7 7-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  TEX R. Palmeiro J. Romero 8% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
b7 7-7 0 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR TEX M. Teixeira J. Romero 20% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores; Palmeiro Scores
b7 10-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX L. Nix J. Romero 1% 94% Walk
b7 10-7 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO TEX J. Jones J. Romero -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 10-7 2 --- 10,(3-2)  TEX E. Diaz J. Romero 0% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Joe Mays replaces J.C. Romero pitching
b7 10-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Sadler J. Mays -1% 91% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 10.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 7-10, Rangers' Aaron Fultz facing 3-4-5
Aaron Fultz replaces Ron Mahay pitching
Laynce Nix moves from CF to LF
Ramon Nivar replaces Jason Jones (LF) playing CF batting 7th
t8 7-10 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz A. Fultz 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 7-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN M. LeCroy A. Fultz -3% 91% Walk
t8 7-10 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Koskie A. Fultz -6% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); LeCroy to 3B
Francisco Cordero replaces Aaron Fultz pitching
t8 7-10 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN T. Hunter F. Cordero -10% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive); LeCroy Scores; Koskie to 3B
t8 8-10 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO MIN A. Pierzynski F. Cordero 5% 79% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Koskie Scores
Mike Ryan pinch hits for Dustan Mohr (RF) batting 8th
t8 9-10 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Ryan F. Cordero 6% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-9, Twins' Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
Mike Ryan moves from PH to RF
b8 10-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Mays -2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX H. Blalock J. Mays 2% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 10-9 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX A. Rodriguez J. Mays 2% 88% Walk; Blalock to 2B
b8 10-9 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro J. Mays -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B; Blalock to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
b8 10-9 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Teixeira J. Mays -4% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 10.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 9-10, Rangers' Francisco Cordero facing 9-1-2
Mark Teixeira moves from RF to 1B
Shane Spencer replaces Rafael Palmeiro (1B) playing LF batting 4th
Laynce Nix moves from LF to RF
t9 9-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Hocking F. Cordero -11% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 9-10 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  MIN S. Stewart F. Cordero -16% 54% Walk; Hocking to 2B
t9 9-10 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O MIN L. Rivas F. Cordero -0% 54% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Hocking to 3B; Stewart to 2B
Jacque Jones pinch hits for Doug Mientkiewicz (1B) batting 3rd
t9 9-10 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO MIN J. Jones F. Cordero 0% 55% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hocking Scores
t9 10-10 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. LeCroy F. Cordero 11% 66% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 10.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 10-10, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 6-7-8
Eddie Guardado replaces Joe Mays pitching
Denny Hocking moves from SS to 1B
Chris Gomez replaces Jacque Jones (PH) playing SS batting 3rd
b9 10-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX L. Nix E. Guardado 7% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 10-10 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Nivar E. Guardado -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Nix to 2B
b9 10-10 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  TEX E. Diaz E. Guardado 12% 84% Wild Pitch; Nix to 3B
b9 10-10 1 --3 12,(3-2)  R TEX E. Diaz E. Guardado 16% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Nix Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 11.

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