Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

30-55, 11-28 Away

Final

53-34, 28-13 Home


MIN
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	10	18	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

T. Duffey5-6

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 4 BB

C. Gonzalez0-2

4.2 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 5 BB

Twins Hitting

hitters
E. NunezSS
J. Mauer1B
M. Sano3B
B. Dozier2B
aE. EscobarPH-2B
M. KeplerRF
R. GrossmanDH
bK. VargasPH-DH
E. RosarioLF
K. SuzukiC
B. BuxtonCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	3	1	0	2	0	.321	.349	.485
5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.270	.372	.383
6	1	2	0	0	0	2	.234	.346	.459
3	0	1	1	0	2	1	.252	.340	.455
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.283	.355
5	1	2	3	1	0	1	.250	.322	.492
5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.285	.419	.470
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.375	.444	1.250
6	1	2	0	0	0	1	.205	.219	.326
4	2	2	2	1	1	0	.287	.327	.431
4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.212	.253	.364
44	10	18	10	3	7	7

a-lined out to first for B Dozier in the 9th

b-homered to center for R Grossman in the 9th

Batting
2BNúñez (15, Gonzalez)
HRSuzuki (5, 2nd inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 0 Out); Kepler (7, 8th inning off Tolleson 1 on, 1 Out); Vargas (2, 9th inning off Hoying 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIKepler 3 (29), Grossman (20), Suzuki 2 (29), Dozier (42), Buxton (12), Núñez (37), Vargas (3)
2Out RBIGrossman, Dozier, Vargas
SFKepler
Team LOB15
Team RISP6-16 (Buxton 1-1, Núñez 1-1, Kepler 0-2, Rosario 0-1, Mauer 1-4, Sanó 0-3, Grossman 1-2, Dozier 1-1, Suzuki 1-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Núñez-Dozier-Mauer)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
S. ChooRF
I. DesmondCF
A. Beltre3B
R. Rua1B
P. FielderDH
J. Profar1B-3B
R. Odor2B
E. AndrusSS
N. MazaraLF
R. ChirinosC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.368	.505
2	0	0	0	2	2	.319	.374	.522
2	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.331	.444
0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.354	.468
3	0	0	0	0	2	.217	.298	.349
4	0	0	0	0	2	.317	.354	.442
4	1	2	0	0	1	.270	.290	.484
4	0	2	1	0	1	.289	.344	.401
3	0	0	0	1	0	.284	.333	.422
4	0	0	0	0	2	.203	.286	.507
30	1	4	1	4	11

Batting
3BOdor (2, Tonkin)
RBIAndrus (38)
GIDPProfar
Team LOB8
Team RISP1-11 (Fielder 0-1, Profar 0-2, Chirinos 0-3, Andrus 1-1, Odor 0-1, Mazara 0-1, Choo 0-2)

Twins Pitching

pitchers
T. Duffey(W,5-6)
R. Pressly
T. May
M. Tonkin
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	2	0	0	4	9	107-66	5.20
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	3.57
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	12-7	5.65
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	23-15	4.07
9.0	4	1	1	4	11	157-96

Pitching
WPDuffey
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDuffey 15-25; Pressly 1-3; May 1-3; Tonkin 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDuffey 23-12-21-10; Pressly 2-1-2-3; May 2-2-1-2; Tonkin 1-4-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsDuffey 6-3; Pressly 1-2; May 0-2; Tonkin 1-1
Game ScoresT Duffey 73

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
C. Gonzalez(L,0-2)
C. Ramos
S. Tolleson
J. Hoying
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	9	4	4	5	5	1	124-75	8.71
2.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	47-27	5.17
1.0	7	5	5	0	1	1	30-21	7.04
1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	14-9	9.00
9.0	18	10	10	7	7	3	215-132

Pitching
HBPBeltré (By Duffey); Fielder (By Duffey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGonzalez 17-28; Ramos 7-10; Tolleson 6-10; Hoying 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGonzalez 23-8-27-17; Ramos 6-4-10-7; Tolleson 6-3-3-9; Hoying 2-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsGonzalez 1-8; Ramos 2-4; Tolleson 0-2; Hoying 1-2
Game ScoresC Gonzalez 30

Scoring Summary

		MIN	TEX
1st	Kepler hit sacrifice fly to shortstop, Núñez scored.	1	0
1st	Grossman singled to right, Mauer scored, Dozier to third.	2	0
2nd	Suzuki homered to center (407 feet).	3	0
2nd	Dozier singled to right, Mauer scored, Sanó to second.	4	0
8th	Kepler homered to right center (418 feet), Sanó scored.	6	0
8th	Suzuki singled to left, Grossman scored, Rosario to second, Rosario to third advancing on throw.	7	0
8th	Buxton singled to left, Rosario scored, Suzuki to second.	8	0
8th	Núñez singled to right, Suzuki scored, Buxton to third.	9	0
9th	Vargas homered to center (413 feet).	10	0
9th	Andrus singled to right center, Odor scored.	10	1

Twins
10
Rangers
1

Game 1

8/7

Twins
5
Rangers
6

Game 2

9/7

Twins
8
Rangers
6

Game 3

10/7

Twins
15
Rangers
5

Game 4

10/7

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 8 July 2016

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 43,934

Game Time:3:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight

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

T. Duffey5-6

C. Gonzalez0-2

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