Series Preview: Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins - Roadshow
The Rangers hit the road for the first time of the season looking to exercise their Target Field demons in Minnesota against the Minnesota Twins.
| Final - 4.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .344 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Josh Hamilton, 8,7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Michael Young, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .344 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 |
| David Murphy, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .381 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Napoli, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .118 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kinsler
Doubles - Andrus
Sacrifice flies - Murphy
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Passed Balls - Napoli
Home runs - Kinsler
Doubles - Andrus
Sacrifice flies - Murphy
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Passed Balls - Napoli
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison (W, 2-0) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.64 | 0 | 111-73 |
| Alexi Ogando (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 19-13 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Jamey Carroll, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Joe Mauer, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Justin Morneau, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Danny Valencia, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Trevor Plouffe, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Chris Parmelee, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Luke Hughes, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Sean Burroughs, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Span, Plouffe
Grounded into DP - Mauer, Doumit
Hit by pitch - Willingham
Sacrifice flies - Valencia
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Hughes
Doubles - Span, Plouffe
Grounded into DP - Mauer, Doumit
Hit by pitch - Willingham
Sacrifice flies - Valencia
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Hughes
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Swarzak (L, 0-2) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 | 97-68 |
| Jared Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Matt Maloney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 8-6 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox, First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano, Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Duration: 2:28
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox, First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano, Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Duration: 2:28
