Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
90-72, 42-39 Away
8
90-72, 42-39 Away
Final
71-91, 43-38 Home
5
71-91, 43-38 Home
Twins Hitting
a-popped out to shortstop for Guzmán in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BStewart (1, Thomson)
- HRLeCroy (1, 2nd inning off Thomson 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIStewart 2 (2), Pierzynski (1), Mientkiewicz (1), LeCroy (4)
- 2Out RBIStewart (2), Pierzynski, Mientkiewicz
- GIDPLeCroy
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP3-8 (Hocking 0-1, Stewart 1-1, Hunter 0-1, Mientkiewicz 2-2, Guzmán 0-1, Rivas 0-1, Mohr 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Guzmán-Rivas-Mientkiewicz 2)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BPalmeiro (3, J. Mays); Young (1, J. Mays)
- 3BTeixeira (1, J. Mays)
- HRNix (1, 3rd inning off J. Mays 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIRodriguez (6), Greene (2), Nix 3 (3)
- 2Out RBIGreene, Nix (3)
- SFRodriguez
- GIDPYoung; Teixeira
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-4 (Greene 1-2, Blalock 0-1, Nix 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Blalock-Young-Teixeira)
- EGreene (1, throw); S. Spencer (1, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Balfour(W, 1-0) |
E. Guardado(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45-23 | -- |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-19 | -- |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | -- |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-14 | -- |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | -- |
| 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 128-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC. Pulido 3/7; Hawkins 4/5; J. Mays 5/16; Balfour 5/7; Guardado 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC. Pulido-3-3-7-6; Hawkins-6-2-3-3; J. Mays-7-1-2-13; Balfour-4-3-4-5; Guardado-1-4-4-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC. Pulido 1-3; Hawkins 1-0; J. Mays 4-4; Balfour 3-1; Guardado 1-1
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Thomson(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 101-67 | -- |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-1 | -- |
| 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | -- |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | -- |
| 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 138-84 |
- Pitching
- WPMahay
- IBBHunter (by Mahay).
- HBPPierzynski (by Shouse)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedShouse 3/6; Mahay 0/2; Thomson 16/31; García 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesShouse-3-1-4-4; Mahay-0-0-1-0; Thomson-12-7-20-28; García-0-0-2-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsShouse 1-0; Thomson 10-10; García 1-1
Scoring Summary
Regular Season Series
TEX leads 3-2
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 30 August 2003
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 18,118
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Justin Klemm
- First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
- Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 9 | 6 | .600 | - | W1 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 7 | .533 | 1 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2 | W2 |
| Detroit | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3 | W2 |
| Chicago | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4 | L2 |
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7 | 7 | .500 | - | L2 |
| Athletics | 7 | 7 | .500 | - | W4 |
| Los Angeles | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Seattle | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Houston | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1.5 | L6 |
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