BATTING - 2B: Knoblauch (23,off Mathews).
HR: Hrbek (17,10th inning off Jeff Russell 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Davis (7,off Brown).
IBB: Puckett (4,by Mathews).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - SB: Brown 2 (3,2nd base off Mathews/Rodriguez,3rd base off Mathews/Rodriguez).
CS: Knoblauch (5,2nd base by Brown/Rodriguez).
Starting Lineups:
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1. Gladden lf Downing dh
2. Knoblauch 2b Franco 2b
3. Puckett cf Palmeiro 1b
4. Hrbek 1b Sierra rf
5. Davis dh Reimer lf
6. Munoz rf Gonzalez cf
7. Pagliarulo 3b Palmer 3b
8. Ortiz c Rodriguez c
9. Gagne ss Huson ss
Erickson p Brown p
TWINS 1ST: Gladden grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoblauch
popped to pitcher; Puckett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Downing homered to left-center; Franco grounded out
(second to first); Palmeiro popped to catcher; Sierra doubled;
Reimer walked; Gonzalez forced Reimer (third to second)
[Gonzalez to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.
TWINS 2ND: Hrbek grounded out (second to first); Davis singled;
Munoz flied to right; Pagliarulo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 2ND: Palmer popped to first; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Huson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.
TWINS 3RD: Ortiz grounded out (second to first); 48-minute
rain delay; Gagne grounded out (pitcher to first); Gladden
singled to left; Knoblauch singled to second [Gladden to third];
Gladden safe on a pick-off error by Rodriguez [Gladden scored
(unearned), Knoblauch stayed at first]; Knoblauch was caught
stealing second (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 3RD: WEST REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Downing flied to
left; Franco flied to right; Palmeiro walked; Sierra walked
[Palmeiro to second]; Reimer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.
TWINS 4TH: Puckett struck out; Hrbek struck out; Davis grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 4TH: Gonzalez struck out; Palmer struck out; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
1, Rangers 1.
TWINS 5TH: Munoz struck out; Pagliarulo struck out; Ortiz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: DIAZ BATTED FOR HUSON; Diaz singled to right; West
threw a wild pitch [Diaz to second]; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Diaz to third]; Franco out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Diaz scored (RBI)]; Palmeiro popped to catcher; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 6TH: DIAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Gagne grounded out
(third to first); Gladden grounded out (pitcher to first);
Knoblauch popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 2.
RANGERS 6TH: Sierra flied to left; Reimer was called out on
strikes; Gonzalez singled to left; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 7TH: Puckett singled to second; Brown threw a wild pitch
[Puckett to second]; Hrbek walked; Davis grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Puckett to third, Hrbek out
at second]; BUSH BATTED FOR MUNOZ; Bush singled to second
[Puckett scored]; Pagliarulo forced Bush (third to second)
[Pagliarulo to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 7TH: BUSH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BEDROSIAN
REPLACED WEST (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Diaz singled to center; Downing singled to left [Diaz to
third]; Franco forced Downing (shortstop unassisted) [Diaz
scored (RBI), Franco to first]; WAYNE REPLACED BEDROSIAN
(PITCHING); Palmeiro popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Rangers 3.
TWINS 8TH: MATHEWS REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); NEWMAN BATTED FOR
ORTIZ; Newman struck out; LARKIN BATTED FOR GAGNE; Larkin
walked; BROWN RAN FOR LARKIN; Brown stole second; Gladden struck
out; Brown stole third; Knoblauch doubled [Brown scored];
Puckett was walked intentionally; ROGERS REPLACED MATHEWS
(PITCHING); Hrbek flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins
3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 8TH: MACK REPLACED BUSH (PLAYING RF); NEWMAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); WEBSTER REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING C ); Sierra
popped to first; Reimer struck out; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
TWINS 9TH: PETTIS REPLACED REIMER (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Davis struck out; Mack grounded out
(shortstop to first); LEIUS BATTED FOR PAGLIARULO; Leius popped
to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 9TH: LEIUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Palmer struck
out; Rodriguez popped to first; Diaz singled to shortstop; LEACH
REPLACED WAYNE (PITCHING); Downing was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 3.
TWINS 10TH: On a bunt Newman grounded out (pitcher to first);
Webster singled to center; Gladden walked [Webster to second];
JEFF RUSSELL REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Knoblauch flied to
center; Puckett singled to second [Webster scored, Gladden to
third]; Hrbek homered to center [Gladden scored, Puckett
scored]; Davis was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 10TH: Franco flied to center; Palmeiro singled to right;
AGUILERA REPLACED LEACH (PITCHING); Sierra forced Palmeiro
(second to shortstop) [Sierra to first]; PETRALLI BATTED FOR
PETTIS; Sierra advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Sierra to second]; Petralli struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 7 9 0 4
Rangers 3 8 1 8
