MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/02/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 762 - MONDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Texas Rangers (22-29) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins (22-27) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
Texas 3-2 Win Hard-Earned
Texas Rangers starter Charlie Hough turned in a sterling performance against the Minnesota Twins, leading his team to a slim, 3-2 win in 10 innings. Texas reliever Jeff Russell was credited with the win. His record goes to 1-1. Joe Nathan took the loss for Minnesota. Francisco Cordero saved it for Texas.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Julio Franco? The 32-year old second baseman Franco stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the tenth inning to put Texas up, 3-2. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

"I like our resilience," said Hough.

Texas has rattled off 4 straight wins.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .253 3 13
M. Young 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .329 5 26
C. Seager SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 9 26
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .205 11 28
M. Bradley CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .242 8 23
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 7 17
J. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 2 10
B. Bell 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .256 3 14
J. Sundberg C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .321 0 3
Totals 34 3 7 3 4 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (10, 6th Inning off F. Marberry, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Franco (10, 10th Inning off J. Nathan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Young (5, 3rd Inning off F. Marberry, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franco 3 , M. Young 4 , J. Hamilton 2 , M. Bradley , R. Palmeiro , J. Gonzalez
2-out RBI: J. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young , M. Bradley
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bell (3)
CS: M. Bradley (3) , R. Palmeiro (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Young-Palmeiro, Young-Seager-Palmeiro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .180 0 13
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .303 3 20
R. Carew 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274 3 15
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .192 4 15
   a-G. Goslin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 5
   b-J. Morneau 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 0 2
T. Oliva RF 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .247 3 12
C. Travis 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .251 1 16
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 4 19
H. Manush DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .261 0 5
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 1 17
   c-B. Myer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
   d-Z. Versalles SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
Totals 38 2 10 2 4 8 20      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for H. Killebrew in the 8th
b - J. Morneau substituted for G. Goslin in the 9th
c - B. Myer pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 9th
d - Z. Versalles substituted for B. Myer in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rice 2 (7, 1st Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Oliva (9, 4th Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Travis (6, 6th Inning off C. Hough, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice 5 , T. Oliva 4 , C. Travis 3 , J. Mauer , H. Manush , B. Myer
2-out RBI: S. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Puckett , H. Killebrew 2 , H. Manush , R. Peckinpaugh
GIDP: K. Puckett , C. Travis
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Mauer (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Oliva(Hamilton at 3rd base))
PB: J. Mauer
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hough 7.0 6 1 1 4 5 0 112 3.97   
A. Otsuka H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.50   
J. Russell W (1-1), BS (4) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 7.94   
F. Cordero SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hough 62
Batters Faced: C. Hough 29, A. Otsuka 3, J. Russell 6, F. Cordero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hough 9-5, A. Otsuka 1-1, J. Russell 1-1, F. Cordero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hough 112-66, A. Otsuka 9-9, J. Russell 19-15, F. Cordero 13-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Marberry 6.0 5 2 2 3 7 1 94 3.83   
A. Worthington 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.96   
E. Guardado 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.93   
J. Nathan L (0-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 1.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Marberry 58
Batters Faced: F. Marberry 23, A. Worthington 6, E. Guardado 1, J. Nathan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Marberry 6-2, A. Worthington 1-2, E. Guardado 0-0, J. Nathan 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Marberry 94-57, A. Worthington 22-12, E. Guardado 3-3, J. Nathan 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Charlie Hough
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 13493
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