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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 2

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Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 2

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Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TEX A    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  3
MIN A    0  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   4 10  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Catalanotto 1b                5   0   1   0       0   1      14   0
Kinsler 2b                    4   0   0   1       0   0       0   9
Young ss                      4   0   3   0       1   0       4   5
Byrd cf                       5   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Blalock dh                    4   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Botts lf                      4   0   2   0       0   2       1   0
  Guzman pr,lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilkerson ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Murphy rf                     2   0   1   0       2   0       0   1
Saltalamacchia c              4   0   1   1       0   2       0   0
Metcalf 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Millwood p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  White p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Littleton p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   2  11   2       4   8      24  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Kinsler-Young-Catalanotto, Kinsler-Young-Catalanotto.
E: Young 3 (19).
BATTING - 
2B: Catalanotto (20,off Silva); Blalock (15,off Silva).
HBP: Kinsler (7,by De Paula).
GDP: Metcalf (6,off Silva).
Team LOB: 13.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bartlett ss                   4   1   0   0       0   0       1   4
Kubel dh                      4   3   3   0       0   0       0   0
Mauer c                       3   0   1   1       1   0       8   0
Hunter cf                     4   0   2   2       0   0       1   0
Morneau 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       7   0
Cuddyer rf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
White lf                      3   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
  Tyner lf                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Punto 2b                      3   0   2   0       0   0       3   3
Silva p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  De Paula p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perkins p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Guerrier p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nathan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4  10   3       2   0      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bartlett-Punto-Morneau.
E: Punto (12).
BATTING - 
2B: Kubel 2 (30,off Millwood 2); Mauer (27,off Millwood); Punto (17,off Millwood);
Hunter (43,off Millwood).
GDP: Rodriguez 2 (7,off Millwood 2).
IBB: Mauer (10,by Millwood).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Millwood L(9-13)              6.2  10   4   2   2   0   0  31
White                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Littleton                     1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8    10   4   2   2   0   0  35
WP: Millwood (4).
IBB: Millwood (2,Mauer).
Inherited Runners - Scored: White 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Silva W(12-14)                6     7   2   2   3   5   0  27
De Paula                      0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Perkins                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Guerrier                      1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Nathan SV(33)                 1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9    11   2   2   4   8   0  42
HBP: De Paula (3,Kinsler).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Perkins 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Official Scorer: Gregg Wong
Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 18226
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins          
1. Catalanotto         1b        Bartlett            ss
2. Kinsler             2b        Kubel               dh
3. Young               ss        Mauer               c
4. Byrd                cf        Hunter              cf
5. Blalock             dh        Morneau             1b
6. Botts               lf        Cuddyer             rf
7. Murphy              rf        White               lf
8. Saltalamacchia      c         Rodriguez           3b
9. Metcalf             3b        Punto               2b
   Millwood            p         Silva               p

RANGERS 1ST: Catalanotto flied to left; Kinsler flied to center;
Young singled to center; Byrd flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bartlett flied to center; Kubel singled to center;
Mauer flied to left; Hunter grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Blalock grounded out (second to first); Botts
singled to center; Murphy flied to left; Saltalamacchia was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morneau grounded out (first unassisted); Cuddyer
grounded out (second to first); White singled to right;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Metcalf singled to center; Catalanotto doubled to
right [Metcalf to third]; Kinsler grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Metcalf scored, Catalanotto to third]; Young walked;
Byrd popped to shortstop; Blalock flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Punto singled to shortstop [Punto to second (error by
Young)]; Bartlett reached on a fielder's choice [Punto out at
third (pitcher to third), Bartlett to second]; Kubel reached on
an error by Young [Bartlett scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kubel to
second]; Mauer popped to shortstop; Hunter singled to center
[Kubel scored (unearned), Hunter to second (on throw)]; Millwood
threw a wild pitch [Hunter to third]; Morneau grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Botts was called out on strikes; Murphy walked;
Saltalamacchia was called out on strikes; Metcalf popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Cuddyer singled to right; White flied to center;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cuddyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Twins 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Catalanotto was called out on strikes; Kinsler
flied to right; Young grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Punto grounded out (shortstop to first); Bartlett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubel doubled to left; Mauer
doubled [Kubel scored]; Hunter popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Byrd singled to center; Blalock doubled to center
[Byrd to third]; Botts struck out; Murphy walked; Saltalamacchia
singled to right [Byrd scored, Blalock to third, Murphy to
second]; Metcalf grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Saltalamacchia out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Morneau walked; Cuddyer forced Morneau (pitcher to
shortstop); White reached on an error by Young [Cuddyer to
second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Twins 3.

RANGERS 7TH: DE PAULA REPLACED SILVA (PITCHING); Catalanotto
grounded out (first unassisted); Kinsler was hit by a pitch;
Young singled to right [Kinsler to second]; Byrd forced Young
(shortstop to second) [Kinsler to third]; PERKINS REPLACED DE
PAULA (PITCHING); Blalock popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Punto doubled to right [Punto out at third (right to
second to third)]; Bartlett grounded out (second to first);
Kubel doubled; Mauer was walked intentionally; Hunter doubled to
right [Kubel scored, Mauer to third]; WHITE REPLACED MILLWOOD
(PITCHING); Morneau flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Twins 4.

RANGERS 8TH: GUERRIER REPLACED PERKINS (PITCHING); TYNER
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Botts singled to shortstop; Murphy
singled to center [Botts to second]; GUZMAN RAN FOR BOTTS;
Saltalamacchia grounded out (second to first) [Guzman to third,
Murphy to second]; Metcalf struck out; Catalanotto flied to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: GUZMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LITTLETON
REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Cuddyer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Tyner grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 4.

RANGERS 9TH: NATHAN REPLACED GUERRIER (PITCHING); Kinsler
grounded out (shortstop to first); Young singled to second
[Young to second (error by Punto)]; Byrd struck out; Blalock
walked; WILKERSON BATTED FOR GUZMAN; Wilkerson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          2  11   3   13
 Twins            4  10   1    7
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