BATTING - 2B: Cruz (22,off Perkins); Young (15,off Burnett).
SH: Andrus 2 (11,off De Vries,off Swarzak).
GDP: Andrus (10,off De Vries).
IBB: Murphy 2 (4,by Swarzak,by Burnett); Hamilton (9,by Swarzak).
Team LOB: 14.
BASERUNNING - CS: Young (2,2nd base by De Vries/Doumit).
Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers
1. Span cf Kinsler 2b
2. Revere rf Andrus ss
3. Mauer dh Hamilton dh
4. Willingham lf Beltre 3b
5. Morneau 1b Cruz rf
6. Doumit c Young 1b
7. Plouffe 3b Murphy lf
8. Dozier ss Napoli c
9. Carroll 2b Gentry cf
De Vries p Oswalt p
TWINS 1ST: Span flied to right; Revere lined to second; Mauer
singled to left; Willingham forced Mauer (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Kinsler singled to left; Andrus out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Kinsler to second]; Hamilton grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kinsler to third]; Beltre walked; Cruz flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
TWINS 2ND: Morneau grounded out (shortstop to first); Doumit
singled to center; Plouffe struck out; Dozier singled to center
[Doumit to second]; Carroll struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Young lined to right; Murphy struck out; Napoli was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
TWINS 3RD: Span grounded out (second to first); Revere grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mauer grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Gentry popped to second; Kinsler lined to center;
Andrus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
TWINS 4TH: Willingham walked; Morneau flied to right; a
blinding flash of lightning that seemed to be directly above the
stadium was followed immediately by a tremendously loud boom of
thunder; Josh Willingham hit the ground while most players,
coaches and umpires ran for cover in the dugouts; the grounds
crew rushed out and started to roll the tarp onto the field even
though it was not raining; they stopped but then it did start to
rain, causing a 46-minute delay; Doumit grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Willingham out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Hamilton flied to center; Beltre flied to right;
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
0, Rangers 0.
TWINS 5TH: Plouffe grounded out (second to first); Dozier flied
to center; Carroll grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Young singled to left; Murphy flied to center;
Napoli struck out while Young was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
TWINS 6TH: Span popped to shortstop; Revere was called out on
strikes; Mauer singled to left; Willingham walked [Mauer to
second]; Morneau singled to center [Mauer scored, Willingham to
second]; SCHEPPERS REPLACED OSWALT (PITCHING); Doumit struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 6TH: Gentry flied to center; Kinsler singled to center;
Andrus grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Kinsler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 0.
TWINS 7TH: Plouffe singled to center; Dozier out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Plouffe to second]; Carroll walked;
ROSS REPLACED SCHEPPERS (PITCHING); Span popped to shortstop;
Revere grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 7TH: Hamilton flied to right; Beltre grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.
TWINS 8TH: ADAMS REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING); Mauer lined to left;
Willingham grounded out (third to first); Morneau grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 8TH: FIEN REPLACED DE VRIES (PITCHING); Young singled to
center; Murphy flied to right; Napoli popped to first; Gentry
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
TWINS 9TH: NATHAN REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Doumit singled to
second; Plouffe singled to left [Doumit to second]; Dozier
reached on an error by Nathan on a sacrifice bunt [Doumit scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Plouffe to third, Dozier to second];
Carroll struck out; Span out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Plouffe scored (unearned), Dozier to third]; KIRKMAN REPLACED
NATHAN (PITCHING); Revere flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 9TH: PERKINS REPLACED FIEN (PITCHING); Kinsler reached
on an error by Dozier [Kinsler to second]; Perkins threw a wild
pitch [Kinsler to third]; Andrus grounded out (second to first)
[Kinsler scored (unearned)]; Hamilton popped to third; Beltre
singled to left; Cruz doubled to right [Beltre to third]; Young
singled to right [Beltre scored (unearned), Cruz scored
(unearned)]; Murphy singled to right [Young to second]; Napoli
popped to second; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers
3.
TWINS 10TH: Mauer grounded out (pitcher unassisted); TATEYAMA
REPLACED KIRKMAN (PITCHING); Willingham flied to center;
Rangers pitcher Michael Kirkman left the game due to an injured
leg; Morneau walked; Doumit struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 10TH: SWARZAK REPLACED PERKINS (PITCHING); Gentry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kinsler was called out on
strikes; Andrus singled to left; Hamilton flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
TWINS 11TH: Plouffe popped to catcher; Dozier popped to second;
Carroll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 11TH: Beltre grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
singled to second [Cruz to second (error by Carroll)]; Young
flied to center; Murphy was walked intentionally; Napoli walked
[Cruz to third, Murphy to second]; Gentry lined to first; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
TWINS 12TH: FELDMAN REPLACED TATEYAMA (PITCHING); Span grounded
out (pitcher to first); Revere singled to left; Mauer grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Revere out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 12TH: Kinsler singled to right; Andrus out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kinsler to second]; Hamilton
was walked intentionally; BURNETT REPLACED SWARZAK (PITCHING);
Beltre forced Hamilton (shortstop to second) [Kinsler to third];
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins
3, Rangers 3.
TWINS 13TH: Willingham grounded out (third to first); Morneau
lined to second; Doumit grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 13TH: Young doubled to right; Murphy was walked
intentionally; Napoli singled to third [Young to third, Murphy
to second]; Gentry forced Young (shortstop to catcher) [Murphy
to third, Napoli to second, Gentry to first]; Kinsler singled to
left [Murphy scored, Napoli to third, Gentry to second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 3 9 2 9
Rangers 4 14 1 14
