Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
52-54, 26-24 Away
2
52-54, 26-24 Away
Final
61-43, 39-13 Home
15
61-43, 39-13 Home
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- HRM Teixeira (15, 7th inning off C Silva 0 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (1, 9th inning off W Eyre 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Teixeira (63), N Cruz (2)
- GIDPB Wilkerson
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Young-I Kinsler-M Teixeira)
- EC Lee (1, bobble)
- PBG Laird
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to second for J Morneau in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BM Cuddyer (24, J Rheinecker)
- 3BN Punto (5, R Mahay)
- HRJ Rabe (2, 1st inning off J Rheinecker 2 on, 2 Out); T Hunter (15, 4th inning off J Benoit 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Cuddyer (66), J Morneau 2 (88), J Rabe 3 (6), N Punto 3 (26), T Hunter 4 (53), J Mauer (57), J Bartlett (15)
- 2Out RBIJ Rabe 3, J Morneau, T Hunter 4
- SFJ Bartlett
- GIDPT Tiffee
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Bartlett-L Rodriguez-J Morneau)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Rheinecker(L,4-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53-33 | 6.15 |
| 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53-33 | 4.99 |
| 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39-29 | 3.89 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 2.94 |
| 8.0 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 158-102 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Rheinecker 5-0; J Benoit 1-6; R Mahay 5-3; R Bauer 0-3
- Game ScoresJ Rheinecker 5
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Cuddyer doubled to center, N Punto scored, J Mauer to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | J Morneau singled to center, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third, J Morneau to second on error by left fielder C Lee. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | J Rabe homered to left center, J Morneau and T Hunter scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 2nd | N Punto singled to right, J Bartlett scored. | 0 | 6 | |
| 2nd | J Morneau reached on infield single to second, N Punto scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd | T Hunter singled to left, M Cuddyer scored, J Morneau to second. | 0 | 8 | |
| 4th | T Hunter homered to left center, N Punto and J Morneau scored. | 0 | 11 | |
| 5th | N Punto tripled to deep center, J Bartlett and L Castillo scored. | 0 | 13 | |
| 5th | J Mauer grounded out to second, N Punto scored. | 0 | 14 | |
| 6th | J Bartlett hit sacrifice fly to right, T Hunter scored. | 0 | 15 | |
| 7th | M Teixeira homered to right. | 1 | 15 | |
| 9th | N Cruz homered to left center. | 2 | 15 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 1 August 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 19,532
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Joe West
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
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 |
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 |
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