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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 5

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Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 5

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Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TEX A    0  1  0    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 10  0
MIN A    2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  -   8 13  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Dellucci lf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  E. Young ph,lf              2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
M. Young ss                   6   0   1   0       0   1       1   5
Blalock 3b                    5   1   1   0       1   2       0   1
Teixeira 1b                   6   2   3   0       0   2      12   0
Soriano 2b                    5   2   2   2       0   0       4   6
Nix cf                        3   0   1   0       1   2       1   0
  Jordan ph,rf                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Mench dh                      4   0   1   1       1   0       0   0
Matthews rf,cf                2   0   0   0       3   0       3   0
Barajas c                     4   0   1   2       0   0       7   1
Drese p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Mahay p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Francisco p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Shouse p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Almanzar p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       42   5  10   5       6   8      32  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. M. Young-Soriano-Teixeira.
BATTING - 
2B: Teixeira (29,off Lohse); Blalock (32,off Lohse).
SH: Barajas (7,off Balfour).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Soriano 2 (14,2nd base off Lohse/Blanco 2); M. Young (11,2nd base off Roa/Blanco).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart lf                    6   2   2   0       0   1       0   0
Jones rf                      6   2   2   0       0   2       5   0
Hunter cf                     5   2   3   6       1   1       7   0
Morneau 1b                    4   1   2   2       1   1       7   1
Ford dh                       4   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Guzman ss                     3   0   1   0       2   1       1   3
Rivas 2b                      5   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Blanco c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
  Kubel ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ojeda 3b                      5   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
Lohse p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Roa p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Balfour p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Romero p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Nathan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       43   8  13   8       5   7      33  10
FIELDING - 
E: Morneau (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Stewart (16,off Drese); Hunter 2 (34,off Drese 2).
HR: Morneau (15,1st inning off Drese 0 on 2 out); Hunter (18,11th inning off
Almanzar 2 on 2 out).
GDP: Blanco (7,off Drese).
IBB: Morneau (6,by Drese); Guzman 2 (3,by Mahay,by Almanzar).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ford (18,2nd base off Mahay/Barajas); Hunter (20,2nd base off Almanzar/Barajas).
CS: Ojeda (1,2nd base by Francisco/Barajas).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drese                         6.1   9   5   5   1   1   1  28
Mahay                         1     0   0   0   2   2   0   5
Francisco                     1.2   1   0   0   1   2   0   6
Shouse                        0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Almanzar L(7-3)               1.1   3   3   3   1   1   1   8
Totals                       10.2  13   8   8   5   7   2  48
Francisco faced 1 batter in the 10th inning
IBB: Drese (4,Morneau); Mahay (4,Guzman); Almanzar (4,Guzman).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Francisco 2-0; Shouse 1-0; Almanzar 1-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lohse                         4.2   8   5   5   2   4   0  24
Roa                           1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6
Balfour                       1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   6
Romero                        2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   9
Nathan                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Rincon W(11-6)                0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Totals                       11    10   5   5   6   8   0  49
Inherited Runners - Scored: Roa 2-1; Romero 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Charlie Reliford
Official Scorer: Tom Mee
Time of Game: 3:37   Attendance: 20510
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins          
1. Dellucci            lf        Stewart             lf
2. M. Young            ss        Jones               rf
3. Blalock             3b        Hunter              cf
4. Teixeira            1b        Morneau             1b
5. Soriano             2b        Ford                dh
6. Nix                 cf        Guzman              ss
7. Mench               dh        Rivas               2b
8. Matthews            rf        Blanco              c
9. Barajas             c         Ojeda               3b
   Drese               p         Lohse               p

RANGERS 1ST: Dellucci struck out; M. Young flied to right;
Blalock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Stewart doubled to right; Jones grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Stewart to third]; Hunter grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Stewart scored]; Morneau homered to
right-center; Ford lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Teixeira doubled to center; Soriano singled to
center [Teixeira scored]; Nix struck out; Soriano stole second;
Mench flied to right [Soriano to third]; Matthews walked;
Barajas popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Guzman grounded out (second to first); Rivas singled
to left; Blanco grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rivas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Dellucci grounded out (second to first); M. Young
grounded out (third to first); Blalock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Ojeda singled to second; Stewart flied to left; Jones
singled to right [Ojeda to second]; Hunter doubled to left
[Ojeda scored, Jones scored]; Morneau singled to right [Hunter
scored]; Ford flied to right; Guzman was called out on strikes;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Teixeira singled to right; Soriano singled to
center [Teixeira to second]; Nix struck out; Mench flied to
center [Teixeira to third]; Soriano stole second; Matthews
walked; Barajas singled to left [Teixeira scored, Soriano
scored, Matthews to second]; Dellucci flied to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Rivas grounded out (third to first); Blanco grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ojeda lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 5.

RANGERS 5TH: M. Young lined to shortstop; Blalock doubled to
right; Teixeira singled to shortstop [Blalock to third]; Soriano
forced Teixeira (third to second) [Blalock scored]; Nix singled
to right [Soriano to third]; ROA REPLACED LOHSE (PITCHING);
Mench singled to left [Soriano scored, Nix to third, Mench to
second (on throw)]; Matthews lined to third; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Stewart grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hunter doubled to right;
Morneau was walked intentionally; Ford forced Morneau (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Barajas flied to center; Dellucci flied to center;
Morneau dropped a foul fly hit by M. Young for an error; M.
Young singled to left; M. Young stole second; Blalock was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Guzman singled to shortstop; Rivas popped to second;
Blanco lined to center; Ojeda grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 7TH: BALFOUR REPLACED ROA (PITCHING); Teixeira was
called out on strikes; Soriano flied to center; Nix walked;
Mench flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Stewart lined to right; MAHAY REPLACED DRESE
(PITCHING); Jones was called out on strikes; Hunter struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Matthews walked; Barajas out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Matthews to second]; ROMERO REPLACED
BALFOUR (PITCHING); E. YOUNG BATTED FOR DELLUCCI; E. Young
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Matthews to third]; M. Young
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: E. YOUNG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morneau flied
to right; Ford walked; Ford stole second; Guzman was walked
intentionally; FRANCISCO REPLACED MAHAY (PITCHING); Rivas flied
to left; Blanco popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Blalock grounded out (second to first); Teixeira
struck out; Soriano flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Ojeda singled to right; Ojeda was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Stewart struck out; Jones was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 10TH: JORDAN BATTED FOR NIX; Jordan flied to center;
Mench walked; Matthews flied to center; Barajas flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: JORDAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MATTHEWS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Hunter walked; SHOUSE REPLACED FRANCISCO
(PITCHING); Morneau struck out; ALMANZAR REPLACED SHOUSE
(PITCHING); Hunter stole second; Ford was called out on strikes;
Guzman was walked intentionally; Rivas flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 11TH: NATHAN REPLACED ROMERO (PITCHING); E. Young
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); RINCON REPLACED
NATHAN (PITCHING); M. Young struck out; Nathan left game with
injured hand; Blalock walked; Teixeira grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 11TH: KUBEL BATTED FOR BLANCO; Kubel grounded out (second
to first); Debut game for Jason Kubel; Ojeda grounded out
(second to first); Stewart singled to right; Jones singled to
second [Stewart to second]; Hunter homered to left [Stewart
scored, Jones scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          5  10   0   11
 Twins            8  13   1    8
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