Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
B. HarrisSS-1B |
J. KubelDH |
J. Crede3B |
D. YoungLF |
N. Punto2B-SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .381 | .382 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .302 | .371 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .380 | .446 | .637 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .386 | .555 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .269 | .225 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .316 | .374 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .384 | .548 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .340 | .496 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 | .298 | .429 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .290 | .373 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .313 | .261 |
| 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
a-grounded to shortstop for A Casilla in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD Young (8, T Hunter); J Mauer (21, T Hunter)
- HRJ Mauer (23, 1st inning off T Hunter 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Mauer (74), D Young 2 (35), N Punto 2 (27)
- 2Out RBIJ Mauer, D Young, N Punto 2
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-11 (A Casilla 0-2, B Harris 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, D Span 0-2, M Cuddyer 0-2, D Young 1-1, N Punto 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBJ Mauer (3, 2nd base off N Feliz/K Richardson)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BI Kinsler (21, F Liriano); M Byrd (37, B Duensing)
- 3BE Andrus (7, M Guerrier)
- RBIM Byrd 3 (60), D Murphy 2 (35), H Blalock (57), A Jones (40), E Andrus (22)
- 2Out RBIA Jones, E Andrus
- SFD Murphy; H Blalock
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP5-13 (D Murphy 1-2, A Jones 1-3, M Young 0-1, J Hamilton 2-3, K Richardson 0-1, I Kinsler 0-1, M Byrd 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBM Byrd (7, 2nd base off F Liriano/J Mauer)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Liriano(L,5-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61-35 | 5.80 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47-28 | 4.37 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 2.28 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 2.34 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 5.09 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 160-95 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Liriano 9-16; B Keppel 7-13; J Mijares 5-5; M Guerrier 1-3; B Duensing 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Liriano 10-5-8-12; B Keppel 8-4-7-9; J Mijares 3-4-7-3; M Guerrier 1-1-1-3; B Duensing 2-3-0-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 1-4; B Keppel 5-2; J Mijares 2-1; M Guerrier 0-1; B Duensing 1-2
- Game ScoresF Liriano 13
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Hunter(W,6-2) |
N. Feliz(H,4) |
J. Jennings(H,12) |
C.J. Wilson(H,11) |
F. Francisco(S,18) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 101-62 | 2.64 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-5 | 2.04 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.90 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.59 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.06 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.44 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 171-103 |
- Pitching
- WPT Hunter
- HBPM Byrd (By F Liriano); I Kinsler (By B Keppel)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT Hunter 12-24; D O'Day 1-3; N Feliz 0-5; J Jennings 3-4; C Wilson 1-1; F Francisco 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT Hunter 18-7-21-16; D O'Day 1-3-0-1; N Feliz 2-3-7-5; J Jennings 3-1-1-3; C Wilson 1-0-1-1; F Francisco 4-1-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Hunter 8-4; D O'Day 0-0; N Feliz 1-3; J Jennings 0-2; C Wilson 1-0; F Francisco 1-0
- Game ScoresT Hunter 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mauer homered to left. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | M Byrd hit by pitch, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, J Hamilton to second. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1st | D Murphy singled to right, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third, M Byrd to second. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1st | H Blalock hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hamilton scored, M Byrd to third. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | D Young doubled to deep center, J Kubel scored, J Crede to third. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | M Byrd singled to right center, I Kinsler and M Young scored, J Hamilton to third. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2nd | D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, J Hamilton scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2nd | A Jones singled to center, M Byrd scored. | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6th | D Young walked, J Mauer scored, J Kubel to third, J Crede to second. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6th | N Punto singled to center, J Kubel and J Crede scored, D Young to second. | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7th | E Andrus tripled to deep center, K Richardson scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 18 August 2009
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 17,940
Game Time:3:20
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
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 |

