Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Minnesota Twins
1. McDowell cf Puckett cf
2. Wilkerson ss Davidson lf
3. O'Brien 1b Gaetti 3b
4. Porter dh Brunansky rf
5. Sierra lf Hrbek 1b
6. Incaviglia rf Hatcher dh
7. Petralli c Laudner c
8. Stanley 3b Gagne ss
9. Buechele 2b Lombardozzi 2b
Mason p Blyleven p
RANGERS 1ST: McDowell was called out on strikes; Wilkerson lined
to left; O'Brien homered to right; Porter doubled; Blyleven
threw a wild pitch [Porter to third]; Sierra flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Puckett grounded out (shortstop to first); Davidson
doubled to right; Gaetti struck out; Brunansky walked; Hrbek
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers
1, Twins 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Incaviglia homered to left; Petralli grounded out
(second to first); Stanley struck out; Buechele lined to second;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Hatcher grounded out (catcher to first); Laudner
singled to left; Gagne flied out to right; Lombardozzi made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
RANGERS 3RD: McDowell walked; Wilkerson flied out to center;
O'Brien grounded out (first unassisted) [McDowell to second];
Porter homered to right [McDowell scored]; Sierra homered to
right; Incaviglia struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5,
Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Puckett flied out to center; Davidson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gaetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Twins 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Petralli made an out to shortstop; Stanley flied
out to center; Buechele grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Brunansky singled to center; Hrbek made an out to
second; Hatcher singled to left [Brunansky to second]; Laudner
flied out to center; Gagne flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
RANGERS 5TH: McDowell doubled to right; Wilkerson flied out to
left; O'Brien was walked intentionally; Porter popped to catcher
in foul territory; Sierra grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Lombardozzi doubled to left; Puckett flied out to
right; Davidson singled to right [Lombardozzi to third]; Gaetti
forced Davidson (third to second) [Lombardozzi scored];
Brunansky doubled [Gaetti to third]; Hrbek made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Incaviglia struck out; Petralli singled to center;
Stanley walked [Petralli to second]; Buechele homered to left
[Petralli scored, Stanley scored]; McDowell tripled to left;
ATHERTON REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Wilkerson singled to
right [McDowell scored]; O'Brien singled to right [Wilkerson to
second]; Porter homered to right [Wilkerson scored, O'Brien
scored]; LATHAM REPLACED ATHERTON (PITCHING); Sierra lined to
shortstop; BROWER BATTED FOR INCAVIGLIA; Brower struck out; 7 R,
6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 12, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: SIERRA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BROWER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BROWNE REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B);
BUECHELE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hatcher walked; Laudner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Hatcher out at
second]; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR GAGNE; Washington doubled to
center; Lombardozzi flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 12, Twins 1.
RANGERS 7TH: MERCADO BATTED FOR PETRALLI; BEANE REPLACED PUCKETT
(PLAYING CF); WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mercado
popped to third in foul territory; Browne flied out to right;
Buechele grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 12, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: MERCADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Beane struck
out; Davidson was called out on strikes; Gaetti walked;
Brunansky lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 12,
Twins 1.
RANGERS 8TH: ESPINOZA REPLACED GAETTI (PLAYING SS); BUSH
REPLACED HRBEK (PLAYING 1B); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); McDowell struck out; Wilkerson was called out on
strikes; O'Brien made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 12, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: HENRY REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Bush struck out;
Hatcher walked; Laudner grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Hatcher out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 12, Twins 1.
RANGERS 9TH: KUNKEL BATTED FOR PORTER; Kunkel popped to first in
foul territory; Sierra homered to left; Brower doubled to right;
Mercado grounded out (third to first); Browne singled to center
[Brower scored]; Buechele doubled to right [Browne to third];
McDowell flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 14,
Twins 1.
TWINS 9TH: KUNKEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WILLIAMS REPLACED
HENRY (PITCHING); Washington reached on an error by Wilkerson
[Washington to first]; Lombardozzi struck out; Beane flied to
right in foul territory; Davidson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 14, Twins 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 14 16 1 5
Twins 1 8 0 10
