MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/09/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1157 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (59-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 1
Texas Rangers (38-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Twins Get Dramatic 3-0 Win
Starting pitcher Dutch E Leonard did his part in helping the Minnesota Twins thwart the Texas Rangers, 3-0. Minnesota pitcher Eddie Guardado earned the win, hiking his record to 3-4. Jeff Russell suffered the loss. Minnesota now sports a record of 59-47.

Josh Gibson came through with a big-time hit for Minnesota. The designated hitter smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 3-0. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Dutch E's as tough as he is talented," said Minnesota manager .
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .270 2 17
R. Carew 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .308 3 20
J. Gibson DH 5 1 1 3 0 2 4 .208 28 63
O. Charleston CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 24 65
K. Puckett LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 6 25
   a-G. Goslin PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 0 6
C. Travis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .241 1 19
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 14
   b-T. Oliva PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 6 16
   c-B. Myer 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Mauer C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .228 11 31
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .202 8 26
Totals 37 3 8 3 3 6 17      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for K. Puckett in the 9th
b - T. Oliva pinch hit for B. DeMoss in the 9th
c - B. Myer substituted for T. Oliva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mauer (14, 5th Inning off R. Curry, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (28, 10th Inning off J. Russell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice 2 , R. Carew 2 , J. Gibson 4 , O. Charleston , K. Puckett , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: J. Gibson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , J. Gibson
GIDP: C. Travis
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (13)
Double Plays: 2 (DeMoss-Smalley III-Carew, Smalley III-DeMoss-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .254 10 39
N. Joseph DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271 10 34
C. Seager SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .254 10 52
B. Rogan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 14 50
M. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 2 25
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .242 9 24
B. O'Neil 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .323 2 9
N. Cruz RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .205 4 16
   a-R. Palmeiro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 8 26
B. Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .209 8 28
   b-R. Dandridge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188 1 12
Totals 37 0 8 0 2 4 23      
a - R. Palmeiro pinch hit for N. Cruz in the 10th
b - R. Dandridge pinch hit for B. Bell in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez (10, 7th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out) , B. O'Neil (3, 10th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hamilton 2 , N. Joseph , I. Rodriguez 3 , B. O'Neil 2 , N. Cruz , B. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hamilton , C. Seager 2 , N. Cruz
GIDP: N. Joseph , C. Seager
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Young-O'Neil)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard 8.1 6 0 0 1 2 0 109 3.17   
E. Guardado W (3-4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.78   
J. Nathan SV (24) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 19 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 72
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 31, E. Guardado 2, J. Nathan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 12-9, E. Guardado 0-2, J. Nathan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 109-63, E. Guardado 6-4, J. Nathan 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Curry 7.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 90 2.99   
F. Cordero 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 3.86   
J. Russell L (0-7) 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 19 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Curry 71
Batters Faced: R. Curry 25, F. Cordero 8, J. Russell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Curry 8-8, F. Cordero 1-2, J. Russell 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Curry 90-61, F. Cordero 27-17, J. Russell 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Russell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dutch E Leonard
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 20198
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