Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Minnesota Twins
1. Sample lf Puckett cf
2. Ward cf Teufel 2b
3. Bell 3b Hatcher dh
4. Parrish dh Hrbek 1b
5. O'Brien 1b Brunansky rf
6. G. Wright rf Gaetti 3b
7. Yost c Meier lf
8. Kunkel ss Speier ss
9. Wilkerson 2b Laudner c
Mason p Viola p
RANGERS 1ST: Sample made an out to second; Ward singled; Bell
doubled [Ward to third]; Parrish singled [Ward scored, Bell to
third, Parrish out at second (right to first to second to
first)]; O'Brien flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Puckett grounded out (second to first); Teufel
walked; Hatcher forced Teufel (second to shortstop) [Hatcher to
first]; Hrbek grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 2ND: G. Wright reached on an error by Gaetti [G. Wright
to first]; Yost struck out; Kunkel struck out; Wilkerson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Brunansky grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaetti
grounded out (third to first); Meier flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Sample made an out to first; Ward flied out to
center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
1, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Speier struck out; Laudner struck out; Puckett flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; O'Brien flied out to center; G.
Wright struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Teufel homered; Hatcher flied out to right; Hrbek
struck out; Brunansky struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
1, Twins 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Yost singled; Kunkel forced Yost (second
unassisted); Wilkerson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kunkel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Gaetti walked; Meier forced Gaetti (shortstop to
second); Speier singled [Meier to second]; Laudner flied out to
left; Puckett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1,
Twins 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Sample singled; Ward popped to second in foul
territory; Bell singled [Sample to second]; Parrish struck out;
O'Brien flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1,
Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: Teufel singled; Hatcher made an out to second; Hrbek
walked [Teufel to second]; Brunansky homered [Teufel scored,
Hrbek scored]; Gaetti grounded out (first unassisted); Meier
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1,
Twins 4.
RANGERS 7TH: G. Wright struck out; Yost made an out to pitcher;
Kunkel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 4.
TWINS 7TH: HENKE REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Speier walked;
Laudner struck out; Puckett doubled [Speier to third]; Teufel
tripled [Speier scored, Puckett scored]; Hatcher singled [Teufel
scored]; R. WRIGHT REPLACED HENKE (PITCHING); Hrbek grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hatcher out
at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 7.
RANGERS 8TH: Wilkerson doubled; Sample doubled [Wilkerson
scored]; Ward struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parrish doubled [Sample scored]; O'Brien struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.
TWINS 8TH: HENRY REPLACED R. WRIGHT (PITCHING); Brunansky
walked; Debut game for Dwayne Henry; Gaetti walked
[Brunansky to second]; Meier out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Brunansky to third, Gaetti to second]; Speier struck
out; BUSH BATTED FOR LAUDNER; Bush walked; Puckett forced Bush
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins
7.
RANGERS 9TH: REED REPLACED BUSH (PLAYING C ); G. Wright struck
out; BUCKLEY BATTED FOR YOST; Buckley struck out; HOSTETLER
BATTED FOR KUNKEL; Hostetler singled; Wilkerson singled
[Hostetler to second]; LYSANDER REPLACED VIOLA (PITCHING);
Sample forced Wilkerson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 3 11 0 7
Twins 7 7 1 6