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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 0

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Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 0

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Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 2007 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TEX A    0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Catalanotto lf                4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
  Sosa ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Murphy pr,lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kinsler 2b                    4   0   0   0       1   1       2   5
Young ss                      3   2   2   0       1   0       2   7
Byrd cf                       4   1   2   4       0   0       0   0
Botts dh                      3   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
Laird c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Cruz rf                       3   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
Saltalamacchia 1b             4   1   1   1       0   1      12   1
  Wilkerson 1b                0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Vazquez 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Loe p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Wood p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Francisco p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Benoit p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5       5   6      27  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Young-Kinsler-Saltalamacchia, Kinsler-Young-Saltalamacchia, Vazquez-Kinsler-Saltalamacchia.
BATTING - 
2B: Catalanotto (16,off Bonser); Young (33,off Bonser).
HR: Byrd (5,4th inning off Bonser 1 on 0 out); Saltalamacchia (2,5th inning
off Bonser 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Young (16,off Rincon).
Team LOB: 6.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tyner lf                      4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Punto ss                      3   0   0   0       0   1       3   3
  Jones ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez 3b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mauer c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       6   1
Hunter cf                     3   0   1   0       1   1       2   0
Morneau 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Cuddyer rf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       3   1
Kubel dh                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Watkins 3b,ss                 3   0   1   0       1   1       1   1
Casilla 2b                    3   0   1   0       1   0       1   3
Bonser p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cali p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   0   8   0       6   3      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Punto-Morneau.
BATTING - 
GDP: Watkins (1,off Loe); Jones (2,off Wood); Cuddyer (15,off Francisco).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Casilla (8,2nd base off Loe/Laird).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Loe W(6-9)                    5     3   0   0   5   2   0  22
Wood                          2     3   0   0   0   1   0   7
Francisco                     1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Benoit                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     8   0   0   6   3   0  37
WP: Benoit (3).
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bonser L(5-10)                4.2   7   5   5   3   2   2  23
Rincon                        3.1   0   0   0   1   2   0  10
Cali                          1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9     8   5   5   5   6   2  38
WP: Cali (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rincon 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Adam Dowdy, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Official Scorer: Gregg Wong
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 41037
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins          
1. Catalanotto         lf        Tyner               lf
2. Kinsler             2b        Punto               ss
3. Young               ss        Mauer               c
4. Byrd                cf        Hunter              cf
5. Botts               dh        Morneau             1b
6. Laird               c         Cuddyer             rf
7. Cruz                rf        Kubel               dh
8. Saltalamacchia      1b        Watkins             3b
9. Vazquez             3b        Casilla             2b
   Loe                 p         Bonser              p

RANGERS 1ST: Catalanotto doubled to left; Kinsler struck out;
Young singled to right [Catalanotto out at home (right to
catcher)]; Byrd grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tyner grounded out (first unassisted); Punto grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mauer walked; Hunter singled to center
[Mauer to third]; Morneau flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Botts struck out (catcher to first); Laird lined to
shortstop; Cruz walked; Saltalamacchia lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cuddyer grounded out (third to first); Kubel grounded
out (second to first); Watkins walked; Casilla walked [Watkins
to second]; Tyner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Vazquez popped to shortstop; Catalanotto grounded
out (first unassisted); Kinsler flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Punto grounded out (shortstop to first); Mauer flied
to left; Hunter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Young walked; Byrd homered to left [Young scored];
Botts grounded out (shortstop to first); Laird flied to center;
Cruz flied to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Morneau flied to left; Cuddyer walked; Kubel singled
to right [Cuddyer to third]; Watkins grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kubel out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Saltalamacchia homered to right; Vazquez flied to
left; Catalanotto singled to right; Kinsler popped to second;
Young doubled to right [Catalanotto to third]; Byrd singled to
second [Catalanotto scored, Young scored]; Botts walked [Byrd to
second]; RINCON REPLACED BONSER (PITCHING); Laird struck out; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Casilla singled to shortstop; Casilla stole second;
Tyner walked; Punto struck out; Mauer grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Casilla to third, Tyner to second]; Hunter struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Saltalamacchia
grounded out (second to first); Vazquez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: WOOD REPLACED LOE (PITCHING); Morneau singled to
right [Morneau out at second (right to third to shortstop)];
Cuddyer flied to right; Kubel singled to left; Watkins struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Catalanotto grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kinsler walked; Young grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Kinsler out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Casilla grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Tyner singled to second; JONES BATTED FOR PUNTO; Jones grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tyner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

RANGERS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 3B); WATKINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Byrd flied to right; Botts
struck out; Laird grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: FRANCISCO REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Mauer grounded
out (third to first); Hunter walked; Morneau singled to left
[Hunter to second]; Cuddyer grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Morneau out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

RANGERS 9TH: CALI REPLACED RINCON (PITCHING); Cruz singled to
center; Cali threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Saltalamacchia
struck out; Vazquez was called out on strikes; SOSA BATTED FOR
CATALANOTTO; Sosa walked; MURPHY RAN FOR SOSA; Kinsler forced
Murphy (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILKERSON
REPLACED SALTALAMACCHIA (PLAYING 1B); BENOIT REPLACED FRANCISCO
(PITCHING); Kubel grounded out (shortstop to first); Watkins
singled to center; Casilla popped to third; Benoit threw a wild
pitch [Watkins to second]; Tyner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          5   8   0    6
 Twins            0   8   0   10
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