MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/06/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1236 - SUNDAY, JULY 6TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (33-48) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 10 2
Texas Rangers (34-47) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 1
Twins Slip Past Rangers, 4-2
Minnesota registered a win at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington by beating the Texas Rangers, 4-2. Pitcher Walter Johnson was one reason why the Twins triumphed. In 8 innings, Johnson surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 3. He allowed 2 runs. The last-place Twins now have a record of 33-48.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Rod Carew came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing Texas pitcher Jeff Zimmerman, he hit a 0-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Minnesota on top, 3-2.

"To get where we want to as a team, we all have to do things out of our comfort zone," Carew told the Minnesota Bulletin.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .181 0 21
K. Puckett LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .292 8 31
R. Carew 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .299 5 21
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .219 11 34
T. Oliva RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .231 6 28
C. Travis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .259 3 24
G. Goslin DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .196 0 8
R. Peckinpaugh SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 22
   a-C. Knoblauch PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 7 35
   b-Z. Versalles SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 2
E. Battey C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170 2 3
Totals 35 4 10 4 1 5 18      
a - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 7th
b - Z. Versalles substituted for C. Knoblauch in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Knoblauch (18, 7th Inning off J. Zimmerman, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Puckett (15, 8th Inning off J. Zimmerman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , K. Puckett 2 , R. Carew 3 , H. Killebrew , T. Oliva 2 , G. Goslin , C. Knoblauch 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , C. Travis , G. Goslin
GIDP: C. Travis
Sac Bunt: E. Battey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (23) , R. Carew 2 (18) , G. Goslin (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Johnson (1) , S. Rice (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Carew-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew, Carew-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew, Johnson-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew)
OF assists: 1 (Oliva(Seager at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .252 5 20
M. Young 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .308 8 36
C. Seager SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .297 14 46
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 17 43
M. Bradley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 16 44
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 8 26
B. Bell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .251 5 20
R. Sierra RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 1 2
   a-I. Kinsler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 5 9
   b-J. Gonzalez RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180 4 12
J. Sundberg C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .330 1 8
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 4 15      
a - I. Kinsler pinch ran for R. Sierra in the 7th
b - J. Gonzalez substituted for I. Kinsler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Young (19, 6th Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Seager (19, 6th Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Young 3 , C. Seager 3 , J. Hamilton , B. Bell 2 , R. Sierra , J. Sundberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franco , J. Hamilton , R. Sierra
GIDP: C. Seager , M. Bradley , R. Sierra
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sundberg (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sundberg (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Sierra-Sundberg, Seager-Young-Palmeiro)
OF assists: 1 (Sierra(Knoblauch at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson W (5-5) 8.0 8 2 2 3 3 0 111 2.51   
J. Nathan SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 58
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 32, J. Nathan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 11-5, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 111-68, J. Nathan 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Ryan 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 97 5.50   
J. Zimmerman L (1-2) 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 23 5.28   
A. Otsuka 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ryan 53
Batters Faced: N. Ryan 23, J. Zimmerman 9, A. Otsuka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ryan 4-8, J. Zimmerman 1-3, A. Otsuka 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ryan 97-64, J. Zimmerman 23-17, A. Otsuka 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zimmerman 2-0 , A. Otsuka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walter Johnson
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 16 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 27374
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