Twins 5-3 Rangers (18 Jul, 2009) Play-by-Play

Texas Rangers

48-40, 28-18 home


MIN
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	1
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	0

TwinsTop 1st
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsTop 2nd
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- G. Perkins pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- M Young stole third, J Hamilton stole second.
  5
  3
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- B. Keppel pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- V. Padilla pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- B. Keppel pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- E. Guardado pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- J. Mijares pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- M. Guerrier pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- D. O'Day pitching for TEX
  MIN
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 9th
- J. Nathan pitching for MIN
  MIN
  TEX
- N Punto at shortstop.
  5
  3
- D Murphy hit for T Teagarden.
  5
  3
- E Andrus to second on fielder's indifference.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
5
Rangers
3

Game 1

18/7

Twins
4
Rangers
1

Game 2

19/7

Twins
3
Rangers
5

Game 3

20/7

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 18 July 2009

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 34,662

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf
First Base Umpire - Brian Onora
Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

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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G. Perkins5-5

V. Padilla7-5

J. Nathan24

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Single