Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers
1. Knoblauch 2b Ducey cf
2. Meares ss Redus rf
3. Puckett rf Palmeiro 1b
4. Winfield dh Gonzalez lf
5. Mack cf Franco dh
6. Munoz lf Petralli c
7. McCarty 1b Palmer 3b
8. Webster c Strange 2b
9. Jorgensen 3b Diaz ss
Banks p Rogers p
TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch reached on an error by Rogers (assist by
Palmeiro) [Knoblauch to first]; Meares grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Knoblauch out at second];
Puckett homered to right; Winfield popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Ducey singled to center; Redus singled to left
[Ducey to second]; Palmeiro walked [Ducey to third, Redus to
second]; Gonzalez struck out; Franco singled to center [Ducey
scored, Redus scored, Palmeiro to third]; Palmeiro was out
trying to advance to home and Franco advanced to second (on
throw) (catcher to pitcher); Petralli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 2ND: Mack struck out; Munoz singled to left; McCarty
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Munoz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 2ND: Palmer singled to right [Palmer out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Strange singled to third; Diaz flied to
left; Ducey walked [Strange to second]; Redus popped to second;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 3RD: Webster walked; Jorgensen lined to left; Knoblauch
flied to center; Meares flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 3RD: Palmeiro flied to right; Gonzalez popped to
shortstop; On a bunt Franco singled to pitcher; Franco safe on a
pick-off error by Banks [Franco to second]; Petralli walked;
Palmer walked [Franco to third, Petralli to second]; Strange
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 2.
TWINS 4TH: Puckett flied to left; Winfield struck out; Mack
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 2.
RANGERS 4TH: Diaz singled to center; Ducey reached on an error
by McCarty [Diaz to second, Ducey to first]; Redus singled to
center [Diaz scored, Ducey to second]; Palmeiro struck out;
Gonzalez popped to catcher; Franco singled to pitcher [Ducey to
third, Redus to second]; Petralli struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 3.
TWINS 5TH: Munoz singled to left; McCarty flied to right;
Webster singled to left [Munoz to second]; Jorgensen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Webster out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 5TH: Palmer flied to right; Strange singled to shortstop
[Strange out at second (shortstop to second)]; Diaz singled to
pitcher; Ducey forced Diaz (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 3.
TWINS 6TH: Knoblauch popped to first; Meares grounded out
(second to first); Puckett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 6TH: Redus walked; Palmeiro singled to right [Redus to
third]; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Redus scored, Palmeiro out at second]; Franco
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
1, Rangers 4.
TWINS 7TH: Winfield struck out; Mack doubled to center; Munoz
singled to center [Mack scored]; McCarty flied to left;
WHITESIDE REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); STAHOVIAK BATTED FOR
WEBSTER; Stahoviak struck out; Debut game for Scott
Stahoviak; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.
RANGERS 7TH: STAHOVIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARPER
REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING C ); HARTLEY REPLACED BANKS
(PITCHING); Petralli struck out; Palmer grounded out (shortstop
to first); Strange lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Rangers 4.
TWINS 8TH: Harper flied to center; Knoblauch lined to right;
HOCKING BATTED FOR MEARES; Hocking struck out; Debut game for
Denny Hocking; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.
RANGERS 8TH: HOCKING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Diaz singled
to right; Ducey out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Diaz
to second]; Redus walked; TSAMIS REPLACED HARTLEY (PITCHING);
Palmeiro walked [Diaz to third, Redus to second]; MERRIMAN
REPLACED TSAMIS (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Palmeiro out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 4.
TWINS 9TH: HENKE REPLACED WHITESIDE (PITCHING); On a bunt
Puckett singled to pitcher; Winfield grounded out (first
unassisted) [Puckett to second]; Mack doubled to left [Puckett
scored]; Munoz grounded out (shortstop to first); HALE BATTED
FOR MCCARTY; Hale grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 3 8 2 4
Rangers 4 13 1 12
