April 26, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
@CHW 1 CHW 6
BAL 5 CLE 4
NYY 3 DET 6
LAA 4 KCR 2
TOR 1 SEA 5
OAK 3 TBR 2
BOS 1 MIN 12
@TEX 6 LAD 11
COL 3 MIL 4
FLA 3 NYM 4
ATL 3 PHI 8
@PIT 4 SDP 8
ARI 7
(13) CIN 10
@SFG 9 STL 4
HOU 3 CHC 7
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 33,053

Saturday, April 26, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:31

Twins

11-13

Won 1

3rd, 2½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   0  0  3   3  4  0   12 16  0
Rangers         0  0  4   0  1  0   0  0  1    6 12  3

W: D Reyes (1-0), L: J Wright (1-1)

Rangers

8-17

Lost 1

4th, 7 GB

Ron Washington

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Tolbert SS                  6   1   0   0    0   1  .304  .695   21    4   1   SB
B Harris 2B                   5   2   3   0    0   1  .291  .729   27    1   5   2B,SH
J Mauer C                     5   3   2   1    0   0  .308  .745   15   10   0   GDP
J Morneau 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .279  .880   24    8   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   3   1   3    1   1  .259  .656   19    1   0   HR,GDP,IW
J Kubel DH                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .259  .669   16    0   0   
D Young LF                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .258  .601   24    3   0   
M Lamb 3B                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .217  .547   17    0   0   2B,SF
C Monroe CF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .774   16    0   0   2B

S Baker P                                                                0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   1
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  B Korecky P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42  12  16  10    3   5              179   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (6, off S Feldman); C Monroe (5, off S Ponson); B Harris (5, off S Ponson).

HR: M Cuddyer (1, off S Feldman; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: M Lamb (2, off J Wright).

SH: B Harris (2, off S Feldman).

IBB: M Cuddyer (1, by E Guardado).

TB: M Cuddyer 4; B Harris 4; M Lamb 4; C Monroe 3; J Kubel 2; D Young 2; J Mauer 2; J Morneau.

GIDP: J Mauer (5); M Cuddyer (2).

RBI: M Cuddyer 3 (4); D Young 2 (8); M Lamb 2 (10); J Mauer (10); C Monroe (7); J Kubel (14).

2-out RBI: D Young 2; M Lamb.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harris-M Tolbert-J Morneau.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Tolbert (3, 2nd base off S Feldman/J Saltalamacchia).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .293  .741   14    3   4   
M Young SS                    3   1   1   0    2   2  .283  .797   23    2   3   
J Hamilton CF                 4   1   3   2    1   0  .317  .921   21    1   0   2B
M Bradley DH                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .324  .879   20    0   0   
D Murphy RF                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .301  .811   15    0   0   
J Saltalamacchi C             3   0   1   0    2   2  .333  .933   22    5   0   
F Catalanotto LF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .746   14    2   0   
  J Botts PH-LF               1   0   0   0    1   1  .147  .617   11    0   0   
B Broussard 1B                5   1   1   0    0   1  .169  .540   21   11   1   GDP
R Vazquez 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .509   18    2   2   

S Ponson P                                                               1   1
  J Wright P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   1
  F German P                                                             0   0
  S Feldman P                                                            0   1
Totals                       38   6  12   5    7  10              179   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Hamilton (9, off S Baker).

TB: J Hamilton 4; D Murphy 2; I Kinsler 2; B Broussard; J Saltalamacchia; M Young; R Vazquez; M Bradley.

GIDP: B Broussard (1).

RBI: D Murphy 3 (11); J Hamilton 2 (25).

2-out RBI: D Murphy 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Vazquez-I Kinsler-B Broussard; M Young-I Kinsler-B Broussard.

PB: J Saltalamacchia (1).

E: R Vazquez (1); M Young (3); S Ponson ().

PITCHING

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                        4.1   8   5   5    1   7   0   4.50   22   79-54   31·11·12    5· 5· 4· 0     33    -     1.09  -0.33
M Guerrier                     1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   4.40    7   31-16   10· 2· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          3-1    1.12   0.02
D Reyes, W (1-0)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   13-7     3· 0· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.78   0.01
J Crain, H (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    2   11-6     2· 3· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.38   0.11
P Neshek                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.09    5   20-12    7· 2· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
B Korecky                      1     1   1   1    2   0   0   9.00    5   25-11    6· 1· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    7  10   0          45  179-106  59·19·28   12· 8· 8· 0          7-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson                       5.1   7   5   1    1   4   0   1.69   24   93-58   37· 5·16   10· 3· 6· 0     45    -     1.17  -0.22
J Wright, BS (2), L (1-1)      0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.50    5   19-10    7· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          2-1    3.03  -0.08
E Guardado                     0.2   1   2   2    1   0   0   6.00    4   13-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.86   0.03
F German                       0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.79    3   12-7     5· 2· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          3-3    2.23  -0.34
S Feldman                      2     4   4   3    0   0   1   6.75   11   39-24   17· 2· 5    6· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.06
Totals                         9    16  12   7    3   5   1          47  176-105  70· 9·26   20· 9·10· 0          6-4

J Wright faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Guardado (1; M Cuddyer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 33,053.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. M Tolbert            SS    1. I Kinsler            2B 
2. B Harris             2B    2. M Young              SS 
3. J Mauer              C     3. J Hamilton           CF 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. M Bradley            DH 
5. M Cuddyer            RF    5. D Murphy             RF 
6. J Kubel              DH    6. J Saltalamacchia     C  
7. D Young              LF    7. F Catalanotto        LF 
8. M Lamb               3B    8. B Broussard          1B 
9. C Monroe             CF    9. R Vazquez            3B 

   S Baker              P        S Ponson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  5-5  123  3   28%  81% D Young         F German        Single to LF (Line Drive); Harris Scores; Mauer Scores; Cuddyer to 2B
   b 3   1  2-0  123  3  -20%  35% J Hamilton      S Baker         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Broussard Scores; Vazquez Scores; Kinsler to 3B
   b 3   2  2-2  -23  4  -18%  25% D Murphy        S Baker         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kinsler Scores; Hamilton Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  4   14%  75% C Monroe        S Ponson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Lamb to 3B
   t 6   1  5-3  12-  4   12%  40% J Kubel         S Ponson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Mauer Scores/unER; Cuddyer to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  M Tolbert       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  4   50%  B Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   45%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  I Kinsler       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   49%  M Young         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   48%  J Hamilton      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  J Morneau       Walk
   OO     1--  3   46%  M Cuddyer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Kubel         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   54%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  3   60%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 2B
   R      12-  4   75%  C Monroe        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Lamb to 3B
   O      -23  3   70%  M Tolbert       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23      75%  B Harris        Passed Ball; Lamb Scores/unER; Monroe to 3B
   O      --3  4   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   67%  J Mauer         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Baker facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   63%  B Broussard     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   52%  R Vazquez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Broussard to 3B
          1-3  1   47%  I Kinsler       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Vazquez to 2B
   O      123  3   55%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  3   35%  J Hamilton      Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Broussard Scores; Vazquez Scores; Kinsler to 3B
   O      -23  7   43%  M Bradley       Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  4   25%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kinsler Scores; Hamilton Scores
   O      1--  5   27%  J Saltalamacchi Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   24%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   22%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   24%  J Kubel         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  6   21%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Baker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   23%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   24%  B Broussard     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   25%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   22%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   20%  C Monroe        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   19%  M Tolbert       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   20%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   19%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   16%  J Hamilton      Walk; Young to 2B
          12-  1   13%  M Bradley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Young to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Scott Baker pitching
   RO     123  1   12%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young Scores; Hamilton to 3B
          1-3  6   11%  J Saltalamacchi Walk; Murphy to 2B
   O      123  6   14%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   20%  B Harris        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   30%  J Mauer         Fielder's Choice P; Harris Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Mauer to 2B
   O      -2-  3   24%  J Morneau       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  5   28%  M Cuddyer       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   R      12-  4   40%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Line Drive); Mauer Scores/unER; Cuddyer to 2B
                  Jamey Wright replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
          12-  5   50%  D Young         Walk; Cuddyer to 3B; Kubel to 2B
   RO     123  4   49%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Cuddyer Scores/unER
          12-  2   53%  C Monroe        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Kubel to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      123  2   42%  M Tolbert       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   46%  B Broussard     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   48%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   46%  I Kinsler       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   44%  M Young         Walk; Kinsler to 2B
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
   O      12-  2   50%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Jamey Wright facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   56%  B Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Jamey Wright pitching
          1--  1   65%  J Mauer         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Harris to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  J Morneau       Groundout: P-1B; Harris to 3B; Mauer to 2B
          -23  4   66%  M Cuddyer       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   53%  J Kubel         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Franklyn German replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   RR     123  3   81%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Harris Scores; Mauer Scores; Cuddyer to 2B
   R      12-  4   89%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cuddyer Scores; Young to 2B
   O      12-  5   87%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Dennys Reyes facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   82%  M Bradley       Walk
   O      1--  1   87%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  4   82%  J Saltalamacchi Single to RF (Line Drive); Bradley to 2B
                  Jesse Crain replaces Dennys Reyes pitching; Jason Botts pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 7th
   O      12-  5   88%  J Botts         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   93%  B Broussard     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Scott Feldman facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Feldman replaces Franklyn German pitching; Jason Botts moves to LF
          ---  3   94%  M Tolbert       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      95%  B Harris        Tolbert Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   95%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line); Tolbert to 3B
   R      --3  3   96%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Tolbert Scores/unER
          1-- 10   97%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mauer to 2B
   RRR    12-  1  100%  M Cuddyer       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mauer Scores; Morneau Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  D Young         Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 12, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-12, Pat Neshek facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Neshek replaces Jesse Crain pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  R Vazquez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  I Kinsler       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  6  100%  M Young         Walk
          1--  5  100%  J Hamilton      Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 12, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-5, Scott Feldman facing 8-9-1
          ---  3  100%  M Lamb          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  C Monroe        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  6  100%  M Tolbert       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3  100%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 12, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-12, Bobby Korecky facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Korecky replaces Pat Neshek pitching
          ---  5  100%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   99%  J Saltalamacchi Walk; Murphy to 2B
          12-  6   98%  J Botts         Walk; Murphy to 3B; Saltalamacchi to 2B
   ROO    123  4  100%  B Broussard     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Murphy Scores; Saltalamacchi to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  R Vazquez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 12, Rangers 6.

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