Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

70-55, 32-27 Away

Final

70-54, 39-20 Home


MIN
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	11	0

F. Cordero3-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

J. Nathan1-2

0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Twins Hitting

hitters
S. StewartLF
J. JonesRF
T. HunterCF
M. LeCroy1B
L. FordDH
C. Koskie3B
C. GuzmanSS
H. BlancoC
aJ. MorneauPH
A. OjedaPR
R. BowenC
L. Rivas2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.313	.392	.468
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.322	.446
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.270	.323	.471
4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.256	.316	.386
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.304	.390	.475
3	2	1	2	1	1	1	.251	.345	.493
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.307	.375
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.205	.255	.361
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.269	.319	.539
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.250
3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.247	.275	.397
32	4	7	4	2	4	7

a-doubled to deep center for H Blanco in the 9th

Batting
2BJ Morneau (9, F Cordero)
HRT Hunter (17, 4th inning off C Young 0 on, 1 Out); C Koskie (22, 4th inning off C Young 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIT Hunter (61), C Koskie 2 (57), J Morneau (35)
2Out RBIC Koskie 2
SHC Guzman
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CST Hunter (5, 2nd base by C Young)
SBL Ford (17, 2nd base off R Mahay/R Barajas); L Rivas (14, 2nd base off R Mahay/R Barajas)

Fielding
DP1 (C Guzman-L Rivas-M LeCroy)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
A. Soriano2B
D. DellucciLF
M. YoungSS
H. Blalock3B
M. Teixeira1B
L. NixCF
K. MenchDH
G. Matthews Jr.RF
R. BarajasC
aE. YoungPH
G. LairdC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	2	.281	.326	.483
4	1	1	0	1	1	.262	.363	.480
5	1	2	2	0	0	.313	.357	.464
4	0	2	0	1	0	.275	.352	.517
4	1	2	1	1	0	.269	.353	.566
4	1	1	0	0	1	.274	.314	.510
3	0	1	0	1	0	.268	.317	.520
3	0	0	1	1	2	.262	.333	.468
2	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.263	.460
0	0	0	1	0	0	.306	.394	.380
1	1	1	0	0	0	.237	.304	.282
35	5	11	5	5	6

a-hit sacrifice fly to right for R Barajas in the 7th

Batting
2BH Blalock (31, C Silva); M Young (24, J Nathan)
RBIG Matthews (35), E Young (17), M Young 2 (70), M Teixeira (82)
2Out RBIM Young, M Teixeira
SFE Young
GIDPM Young
Team LOB10

Twins Pitching

pitchers
C. Silva
J. Rincon(B,4)
J.C. Romero
J. Nathan(L,1-2; B, 3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	6	2	2	1	1	81-56	4.71
0.2	2	1	1	1	1	23-14	2.66
1.0	0	0	0	2	2	20-9	3.07
0.2	3	2	2	1	2	27-16	1.71
8.2	11	5	5	5	6	151-95

Pitching
WPJ Rincon; J Nathan
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Silva 12-6; J Rincon 0-1; J Romero 1-0; J Nathan 0-0
Game ScoresC Silva 53

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
C. Young
R. Mahay
F. Francisco
F. Cordero(W,3-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	4	3	3	3	4	2	96-63	4.76
1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-12	2.24
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	3.29
1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	20-13	1.81
9.0	7	4	4	4	7	2	151-97

Pitching
WPC Young
IBBM Teixeira (By J Romero); H Blalock (By J Nathan)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Young 4-8; R Mahay 2-1; F Francisco 1-1; F Cordero 2-0
Game ScoresC Young 50

Scoring Summary

		MIN	TEX
4th	T Hunter homered to right.	1	0
4th	C Koskie homered to right, L Ford scored.	3	0
7th	G Matthews Jr walked, M Teixeira scored, L Nix to third, K Mench to second.	3	1
7th	E Young hit sacrifice fly to right, L Nix scored, K Mench to third.	3	2
8th	M Young singled to right, D Dellucci scored.	3	3
9th	J Morneau doubled to deep center, C Koskie scored.	4	3
9th	M Young doubled to deep left, G Laird scored.	4	4
9th	M Teixeira singled to right, M Young scored, H Blalock to third.	4	5

Twins
7
Rangers
4

Game 1

24/8

Twins
4
Rangers
5

Game 2

25/8

Twins
8
Rangers
5

Game 3

26/8

Twins
3
Rangers
8

Game 4

27/8

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 25 August 2004

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 24,496

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

F. Cordero3-0

J. Nathan1-2

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