Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers
1. Becker cf Redus rf
2. Reboulet 2b Diaz ss
3. Mack lf Palmeiro 1b
4. Puckett dh Gonzalez lf
5. Harper c Franco dh
6. Munoz rf Rodriguez c
7. McCarty 1b Palmer 3b
8. Jorgensen 3b Strange 2b
9. Hocking ss Dascenzo cf
Guardado p Leibrandt p
TWINS 1ST: Becker struck out; Debut game for Rich Becker;
Reboulet walked; Mack singled to left [Reboulet to second];
Puckett reached on a fielder's choice [Reboulet out at third
(third unassisted), Mack to second]; Leibrandt threw a wild
pitch [Mack to third]; Harper singled to center [Mack scored,
Puckett to third]; Munoz forced Harper (second to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Redus flied to center; Diaz was called out on
strikes; Palmeiro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 0.
TWINS 2ND: McCarty was called out on strikes; Jorgensen struck
out; Hocking grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Franco
flied to left; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
TWINS 3RD: Becker was called out on strikes; Reboulet flied to
center; Mack lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Palmer singled to right; Strange grounded out
(third to first) [Palmer to second]; Dascenzo flied to center
[Palmer to third]; Redus flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 0.
TWINS 4TH: Puckett struck out; Harper flied to center; Munoz
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Diaz grounded out (second to first); Palmeiro flied
to center; Gonzalez homered to center; Franco walked; Rodriguez
popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.
TWINS 5TH: McCarty flied to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); Hocking singled to center; Becker doubled to
left [Hocking to third]; Reboulet walked; WHITESIDE REPLACED
LEIBRANDT (PITCHING); Mack flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 5TH: Palmer walked; Palmer stole second; Strange
grounded out (second to first) [Palmer to third]; Dascenzo
doubled to center [Palmer scored]; Dascenzo stole third; Redus
was called out on strikes; Diaz flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 6TH: Puckett struck out; Harper flied to left; Munoz
walked; CARPENTER REPLACED WHITESIDE (PITCHING); McCarty walked
[Munoz to second]; STAHOVIAK BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Stahoviak
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 6TH: STAHOVIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CASIAN
REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING); Palmeiro flied to center; Gonzalez
doubled to left; Franco flied to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 2.
TWINS 7TH: Hocking grounded out (pitcher to first); Becker
doubled to right; Reboulet singled to right [Becker scored,
Reboulet out at second (right to shortstop)]; Mack struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 2.
RANGERS 7TH: Palmer singled to left; Strange out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Palmer to second]; Dascenzo singled to
left [Palmer to third]; MERRIMAN REPLACED CASIAN (PITCHING);
Redus singled to left [Palmer scored, Dascenzo to second]; Diaz
singled to pitcher [Dascenzo to third, Redus to second];
Palmeiro grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Diaz
out at second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 3.
TWINS 8TH: Puckett flied to right; Harper lined to pitcher;
Munoz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 8TH: HARTLEY REPLACED MERRIMAN (PITCHING); Gonzalez was
hit by a pitch; Franco grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; PETRALLI BATTED
FOR RODRIGUEZ; Petralli struck out (strikeout was charged to
Rodriguez); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 3.
TWINS 9TH: PETRALLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HENKE REPLACED
CARPENTER (PITCHING); KNOBLAUCH BATTED FOR MCCARTY; Knoblauch
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stahoviak flied to left;
Hocking singled to right; Becker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 2 7 0 8
Rangers 3 8 0 6