Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers
1. Newman 3b Espy cf
2. Gladden lf Palmeiro 1b
3. Puckett cf Baines dh
4. Harper c Sierra rf
5. Larkin dh Franco 2b
6. Castillo rf Petralli c
7. Hrbek 1b Leach lf
8. Gagne ss Buechele 3b
9. Backman 2b Manrique ss
Tapani p Moyer p
TWINS 1ST: Newman grounded out (third to first); Gladden struck
out; Puckett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Espy doubled; Palmeiro grounded out (shortstop to
first); Baines homered to left [Espy scored]; Sierra lined to
right; Franco flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Rangers 2.
TWINS 2ND: Harper grounded out (second to first); Larkin doubled
to center; Castillo singled to left [Larkin scored (error by
Leach) (unearned)]; Hrbek grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Castillo out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 2ND: Petralli singled to center; Leach flied to center;
Buechele flied to right; Manrique grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 3RD: Gagne struck out; Backman grounded out (second to
first); Newman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 3RD: Espy struck out; Palmeiro grounded out (first
unassisted); Baines singled to center; Sierra flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 4TH: Gladden singled to center; Puckett grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Gladden out at second]; Harper
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 4TH: Franco flied to center; Petralli singled to center;
Leach walked [Petralli to second]; Buechele struck out; Manrique
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 5TH: Larkin flied to right; Castillo homered to
left-center; Hrbek walked; Gagne singled to center [Hrbek to
second]; Backman forced Gagne (shortstop to second) [Hrbek to
third]; Newman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2,
Rangers 2.
RANGERS 5TH: Espy grounded out (shortstop to first); Palmeiro
flied to center; Baines grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2.
TWINS 6TH: Gladden singled to left; Puckett grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Gladden out at second]; Harper
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2,
Rangers 2.
RANGERS 6TH: Sierra flied to center; Franco grounded out
(shortstop to first); Petralli grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2.
TWINS 7TH: Larkin singled to center; Castillo homered to
right-center [Larkin scored]; Hrbek grounded out (second to
first); Gagne grounded out (shortstop to first); Backman singled
to right; Backman was picked off and caught stealing second but
was safe at third (error by Manrique; assists by Moyer and
Palmeiro); Newman singled to center [Backman scored (unearned)];
MIELKE REPLACED MOYER (PITCHING); Gladden singled to right
[Newman to third]; Puckett singled to center [Newman scored
(unearned), Gladden to second]; Harper lined to first; 4 R (2
ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 7TH: Leach singled to center; Buechele grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Leach out at
second]; Manrique flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6,
Rangers 2.
TWINS 8TH: AKERFELDS REPLACED MIELKE (PITCHING); Larkin homered
to right-center; Castillo flied to left; Hrbek singled to right;
Gagne reached on a fielder's choice [Hrbek to second (error by
Franco; assist by Buechele)]; Backman flied to center; Newman
singled to center [Hrbek scored (unearned), Gagne to third];
GUANTE REPLACED AKERFELDS (PITCHING); Gladden struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 8TH: DRUMMOND REPLACED TAPANI (PITCHING); MOSES REPLACED
CASTILLO (PLAYING RF); BAKER REPLACED BACKMAN (PLAYING 2B); Espy
grounded out (second to first); Palmeiro singled to left; Baines
struck out; Sierra flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins
8, Rangers 2.
TWINS 9TH: Puckett struck out; Harper flied to right; Larkin
doubled to right; Moses flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 8, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 9TH: REARDON REPLACED DRUMMOND (PITCHING); HALE REPLACED
GAGNE (PLAYING 2B); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Franco
struck out; Petralli singled to center; Leach popped to second;
BOSLEY BATTED FOR BUECHELE; Bosley homered to right [Petralli
scored]; DAUGHERTY BATTED FOR MANRIQUE; Daugherty grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 8 16 0 7
Rangers 4 9 3 5
