Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

68-53, 32-29 Away

Final

56-66, 31-28 Home


MIN
TEX

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

Twins Hitting

hitters
M. MargotLF-CF
C. Santana1B
R. Lewis3B
J. MirandaDH
W. CastroSS
K. Farmer2B
C. VazquezC
M. KeplerRF
A. MartinCF
aM. WallnerPH-LF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.241	.296	.344
3	0	0	1	0	1	1	.242	.328	.422
3	0	1	0	0	2	1	.276	.356	.638
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.309	.350	.495
4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.256	.337	.410
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.200	.299	.303
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227	.256	.364
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.319	.409
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.309	.333
1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.277	.403	.604
31	3	6	2	1	6	7

a-struck out swinging for Martin in the 7th

Batting
2BLewis (10, Bradford)
3BFarmer (1, Bradford)
HRCastro (10, 2nd inning off Bradford 0 on, 0 Out)
RBISantana (51), Castro (45)
SFSantana
Team LOB9
Team RISP0-6 (Santana 0-1, Vázquez 0-1, Kepler 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Miranda 0-2)

Baserunning
SBSantana (4, 2nd base off Leclerc/Heim); Wallner (2, 2nd base off Yates/Heim)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
M. Semien2B
J. SmithSS
N. Lowe1B
A. GarcíaRF
W. LangfordDH
J. Jung3B
J. HeimC
T. JankowskiLF
L. TaverasCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	1	.242	.313	.400
4	1	0	0	1	0	.270	.360	.426
4	0	1	0	0	0	.257	.352	.383
4	0	3	1	0	0	.227	.292	.406
3	0	0	0	1	2	.240	.310	.369
3	0	1	1	0	1	.268	.293	.465
4	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.277	.345
3	0	1	0	1	1	.200	.259	.240
4	0	0	0	0	2	.230	.290	.357
34	2	8	2	3	7

Batting
RBIGarcía (60), Jung (8)
SFJung
Team LOB9
Team RISP1-6 (Semien 0-1, Heim 0-2, García 1-1, Lowe 0-1, Smith 0-1)

Baserunning
SBJankowski (8, 2nd base off Ober/Vázquez)

Fielding
DP1 (García-Lowe)
ETaveras (2, fielding)
AssistsGarcía (Vázquez at 1st base)

Twins Pitching

pitchers
B. Ober
G. Jax
J. Alcala(W, 3-3)
J. Duran(S, 17)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	2	2	3	3	93-63	3.49
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	15-10	1.89
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	20-15	2.20
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	18-12	3.43
9.0	8	2	2	3	7	146-100

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedAlcala 1/3; Duran 2/3; Jax 4/4; Ober 18/28
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesAlcala-4-0-9-2; Duran-1-3-7-1; Jax-2-2-3-2; Ober-13-11-17-20
Ground Balls-Fly BallsAlcala 1-1; Duran 1-0; Jax 0-2; Ober 5-10
Game ScoresB Ober 50

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
C. Bradford
J. Leclerc
W. Pennington
K. Yates(L, 4-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	2	2	2	2	1	104-68	3.50
1.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	27-15	4.85
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	1.69
1.0	0	1	1	2	1	0	25-13	1.19
9.0	6	3	3	6	7	1	167-104

Pitching
WPYates
HBPKepler (by Bradford)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedYates 3/5; Leclerc 4/5; Bradford 19/26; Pennington 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesYates-5-2-4-1; Leclerc-4-7-4-0; Bradford-13-11-23-21; Pennington-2-1-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsYates 0-2; Bradford 4-11; Pennington 2-0
Game ScoresC Bradford 52

Scoring Summary

		MIN	TEX
1st	García singled to center, Semien scored, Smith to second.	0	1
1st	Jung hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored.	0	2
2nd	Castro homered to left center (386 feet).	1	2
2nd	Farmer tripled to center, Farmer scored on fielding error by center fielder Taveras.	2	2
9th	Santana hit sacrifice fly to right, Wallner scored.	3	2

Twins
3
Rangers
2

Game 1

16/8

Twins
4
Rangers
3

Game 2

17/8

Twins
5
Rangers
2

Game 3

18/8

Twins
5
Rangers
6

Game 4

18/8

Globe Life Field

1:05 AM, 16 August 2024

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 29,558

Game Time:2:47

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Clemons
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Additon

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

J. Alcala3-3

K. Yates4-2

J. Duran17

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