Rangers 4, Twins 3: Wasted Opportunities Haunt
Twins fall to Joe Nathan and the Rangers in ten.
| Final - 7.7.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Ben Revere, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .326 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Ryan Doumit, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Darin Mastroianni, pr,dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brian Dozier, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Jamey Carroll, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Willingham
Doubles - Doumit 2, Carroll
Grounded into DP - Morneau, Dozier
Stolen Bases - Revere, Mastroianni
Caught Stealing - Revere
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Plouffe
Home runs - Willingham
Doubles - Doumit 2, Carroll
Grounded into DP - Morneau, Dozier
Stolen Bases - Revere, Mastroianni
Caught Stealing - Revere
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Plouffe
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Deduno | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.06 | 1 | 83-46 |
| Jeff Gray | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 1 | 23-17 |
| Tyler Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | 4-0 |
| Alex Burnett | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.34 | 0 | 28-15 |
| Jared Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.55 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Kyle Waldrop (L, 0-1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| Josh Hamilton, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Michael Young, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| David Murphy, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Mike Napoli, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .229 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .343 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hamilton, Beltre
Doubles - Cruz 2
Grounded into DP - Andrus, Young
Sacrifices - Gentry
Stolen Bases - Murphy
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Passed Balls - Napoli
Home runs - Hamilton, Beltre
Doubles - Cruz 2
Grounded into DP - Andrus, Young
Sacrifices - Gentry
Stolen Bases - Murphy
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Passed Balls - Napoli
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Holland | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5.05 | 0 | 88-55 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.49 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Robbie Ross | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.96 | 0 | 24-13 |
| Joe Nathan (W, 1-2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.77 | 0 | 36-25 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Robertson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. K.Waldrop pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster, First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Duration: 3:48
Pitching notes: T.Robertson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. K.Waldrop pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster, First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Duration: 3:48
