MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 781 - TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Texas Rangers (23-29) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 14 0
Minnesota Twins (22-28) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Texas Nets 5-4 Win Versus Twins
The timely hitting of Mark Teixeira helped the Texas Rangers take down the Minnesota Twins, 5-4, in 11 innings. Teixeira went 2 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Rangers. The 4th-place Rangers now have a record of 23-29.

Teixeira had a game-changing home run in the top of the 11th. On a 1-1 slider from Eddie Guardado, he banged a solo home run to left-center, giving the Rangers a 5-4 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Teixeira.

Teixeira told reporters after the game: "All's well that ends well."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 6 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 4 15
B. Bell 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .266 3 14
M. Young 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329 5 26
   a-J. Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 11 28
   b-F. Catalanotto 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 7
   e-I. Kinsler PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 3 6
C. Seager SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .265 9 26
I. Rodriguez C 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .280 1 12
F. Howard LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .216 2 8
   c-R. Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 7 17
   d-R. Greer LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Teixeira 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .250 2 6
J. Gonzalez RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .197 2 10
M. Bradley CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .243 8 23
Totals 44 5 14 5 2 8 20      
a - J. Hamilton pinch hit for M. Young in the 7th
b - F. Catalanotto substituted for J. Hamilton in the 7th
c - R. Palmeiro pinch hit for F. Howard in the 8th
d - R. Greer substituted for R. Palmeiro in the 8th
e - I. Kinsler pinch hit for F. Catalanotto in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Howard (1, 2nd Inning off J. Santana, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Young (13, 6th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Bell (1, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Franco (4, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Teixeira (2, 11th Inning off E. Guardado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franco 4 , B. Bell 5 , M. Young 2 , C. Seager 2 , I. Rodriguez 2 , F. Howard 2 , M. Teixeira 5 , J. Gonzalez , M. Bradley
2-out RBI: J. Franco , M. Teixeira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Kinsler , J. Gonzalez 2 , M. Bradley
GIDP: J. Franco , R. Greer
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .182 0 14
K. Puckett LF 5 0 2 0 1 2 4 .306 3 20
R. Carew 2B 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 .270 3 15
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 4 15
   a-G. Goslin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 0 5
   b-J. Morneau 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 0 2
T. Oliva RF 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 .246 3 12
C. Knoblauch DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .254 4 22
C. Travis 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .257 2 17
J. Mauer C 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .252 4 19
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .254 1 17
   c-H. Manush PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 0 5
   d-Z. Versalles SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
Totals 43 4 12 4 6 9 22      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for H. Killebrew in the 9th
b - J. Morneau substituted for G. Goslin in the 10th
c - H. Manush pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 10th
d - Z. Versalles substituted for H. Manush in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Peckinpaugh (9, 3rd Inning off N. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Travis (2, 4th Inning off N. Ryan, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Knoblauch (4, 4th Inning off N. Ryan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , K. Puckett 2 , R. Carew , J. Morneau , T. Oliva , C. Knoblauch 5 , C. Travis 5 , J. Mauer , R. Peckinpaugh 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Puckett , R. Carew , H. Killebrew , T. Oliva , H. Manush
Sac Bunt: S. Rice
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Knoblauch (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Travis-Carew-Killebrew, Carew-Peckinpaugh-Morneau)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Ryan 5.0 6 4 4 4 7 2 98 6.37   
P. Richert 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 10.50   
D. O'Day 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 6.60   
J. Russell W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 7.50   
A. Otsuka SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ryan 42
Batters Faced: N. Ryan 25, P. Richert 5, D. O'Day 10, J. Russell 5, A. Otsuka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ryan 6-2, P. Richert 0-1, D. O'Day 7-1, J. Russell 1-2, A. Otsuka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ryan 98-67, P. Richert 22-11, D. O'Day 25-14, J. Russell 16-8, A. Otsuka 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Richert 1-0
WP: P. Richert , J. Russell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santana 6.2 11 2 2 0 4 0 101 6.14   
A. Worthington H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.83   
J. Nathan BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 17 2.28   
E. Guardado L (3-2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 24 4.05   
G. Perkins 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santana 48
Batters Faced: J. Santana 29, A. Worthington 4, J. Nathan 5, E. Guardado 6, G. Perkins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santana 6-8, A. Worthington 2-1, J. Nathan 0-1, E. Guardado 1-1, G. Perkins 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santana 101-65, A. Worthington 13-10, J. Nathan 17-10, E. Guardado 24-16, G. Perkins 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Worthington 1-0 , E. Guardado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Teixeira
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 13417
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