Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
13-19, 3-13 Away
4
13-19, 3-13 Away
Final
18-15, 9-10 Home
6
18-15, 9-10 Home
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to first for T Batista in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Cuddyer (7, J Benoit)
- RBIL Castillo 3 (15), J Mauer (11)
- 2Out RBIL Castillo
- SFJ Mauer
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- DP2 (N Punto-L Castillo-J Morneau, L Castillo-J Morneau)
- AssistsM Cuddyer (G Matthews at Home); S Stewart (K Mench at 2nd base)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BR Barajas (2, B Radke); G Matthews (9, B Radke); M Young 2 (15, B Radke, D Reyes)
- RBIM Teixeira (17), P Nevin 2 (26), K Mench (26), H Blalock (25)
- 2Out RBIP Nevin 2, K Mench
- GIDPM Young
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (K Mench-M Teixeira)
- AssistsK Mench (T Hunter at 1st base)
Twins Pitching
- Pitching
- WPB Radke
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Radke 7-3; D Reyes 4-0; W Eyre 2-1
- Game ScoresB Radke 19
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Koronka(W,7-7) |
J. Benoit(H,7) |
A. Otsuka(S,32) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97-60 | 3.65 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-18 | 2.70 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.30 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 138-88 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Teixeira (By B Radke)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Koronka 8-9; J Benoit 2-2; A Otsuka 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Koronka 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | L Castillo grounded into fielder's choice to second, T Batista scored, S Stewart out at second, N Punto to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to left, N Punto scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Teixeira singled to right, R Barajas scored, G Matthews Jr out at home, M Young to third, M Teixeira to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | P Nevin singled to center, M Young and M Teixeira scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | K Mench singled to left, P Nevin scored, H Blalock to third, K Mench out stretching at second. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | H Blalock singled to left, G Matthews Jr scored, M Young tagged out at home, M Teixeira to second, M Teixeira to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 5 | |
| 5th | M Teixeira scored, H Blalock to second on wild pitch by B Radke. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | L Castillo singled to left, R White scored, N Punto to second. | 3 | 6 | |
| 9th | L Castillo grounded out to first, N Punto scored, S Stewart to second. | 4 | 6 | |
MIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
12:05 AM, 9 May 2006
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 18,609
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ed Montague
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
- Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
- Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |
2025 American League West Standings
| 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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