Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
23-25, 11-14 Away
10
23-25, 11-14 Away
Final
23-23, 16-11 Home
1
23-23, 16-11 Home
Rangers Hitting
a-singled to center for M Bradley in the 4th
- Batting
- 2BD Murphy 2 (17, J Rincon, B Korecky)
- HRM Young (5, 6th inning off N Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out); I Kinsler (5, 6th inning off N Blackburn 2 on, 2 Out); G Laird (4, 9th inning off B Korecky 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Young (24), G Laird 2 (17), R Vazquez 2 (9), I Kinsler 3 (25), D Murphy 2 (31)
- 2Out RBIR Vazquez 2, I Kinsler 3, G Laird
- GIDPR Vazquez; M Young
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBJ Hamilton (1, 2nd base off J Rincon/J Mauer)
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Gomez (8, S Ponson)
- 3BA Everett (1, S Ponson)
- RBIA Casilla (6)
- SFA Casilla
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- CSD Young (2, 2nd base by S Ponson/G Laird)
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Casilla-A Everett-J Morneau, A Everett-J Morneau)
- EA Casilla (2, catch)
- AssistsD Young (D Murphy at 3rd base)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Ponson(W,3-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 110-72 | 2.95 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 110-72 |
- Pitching
- HBPG Laird (By J Rincon)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Ponson 18-3
- Game ScoresS Ponson 75
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Blackburn(L,4-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 88-64 | 3.55 |
| 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31-20 | 3.72 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-13 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 139-97 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 9-5; J Rincon 2-2; B Korecky 0-2
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | M Young homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 6th | G Laird singled to center, J Hamilton scored, D Murphy to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 6th | R Vazquez singled to left, G Laird and B Boggs scored, C Shelton to second. | 4 | 0 | |
| 6th | I Kinsler homered to left, C Shelton and R Vazquez scored. | 7 | 0 | |
| 6th | A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to left, A Everett scored. | 7 | 1 | |
| 7th | D Murphy doubled to deep left, J Hamilton scored. | 8 | 1 | |
| 9th | D Murphy doubled to deep left, M Byrd scored, D Murphy thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 9 | 1 | |
| 9th | G Laird homered to left center. | 10 | 1 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Metrodome
1:10 AM, 22 May 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 22,032
Game Time:2:24
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
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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