Twins 8-5 Rangers (26 Aug, 2004) Play-by-Play

Texas Rangers

70-55, 39-21 home


MIN
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	17	0
2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	2

TwinsTop 1st
- R. Drese pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Single
- T Hunter scored, L Ford safe at third on throwing error by pitcher R Drese.
  3
  0
- 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error
RangersBottom 1st
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- R. Drese pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- R. Drese pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- R. Drese pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- J. Roa pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- J. Roa pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- J.C. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- J.C. Romero pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- C. Almanzar pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- J.C. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- J. Rincon pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- B. Shouse pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- C Koskie continues to bat after dropped foul ball by first baseman M Teixeira.
  8
  5
- E Young hit for R Barajas.
  8
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RangersBottom 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
7
Rangers
4

Game 1

24/8

Twins
4
Rangers
5

Game 2

25/8

Twins
8
Rangers
5

Game 3

26/8

Twins
3
Rangers
8

Game 4

27/8

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 26 August 2004

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 25,332

Game Time:3:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Schrieber
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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Minnesota Twins

Texas Rangers

K. Lohse7-10

R. Drese11-7

J. Nathan35

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Single