MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/18/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 239 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (8-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 9 1
Texas Rangers (8-12) 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 X 12 15 1
Bell Excels in 12-5 Texas Win
The Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Buddy Bell starred for Texas. He went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 5. Minnesota falls to 8-15.

With Texas leading 4-0 in the bottom of the third, Bell came up to bat against Minnesota pitcher Dutch E Leonard. Bell hit a curveball to right for a grand slam home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Rangers on top, 8-0.

"We hit the ball on the barrel," said Texas manager .
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 1 3
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 1
O. Charleston CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .318 8 16
J. Gibson DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .241 6 14
T. Oliva RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .222 2 3
   a-C. Knoblauch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   b-S. Rice RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 2
H. Killebrew 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .155 0 4
C. Travis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .267 0 4
R. Smalley III SS 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .208 2 8
J. Mauer C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 1 9
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 10 10      
a - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for T. Oliva in the 8th
b - S. Rice substituted for C. Knoblauch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Charleston (5, 1st Inning off R. Curry, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Smalley III (1, 7th Inning off R. Curry, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Charleston (2, 8th Inning off M. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (6, 8th Inning off M. Harrison, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeMoss , O. Charleston 5 , J. Gibson 4 , T. Oliva , H. Killebrew 2 , C. Travis , R. Smalley III 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeMoss , T. Oliva
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. DeMoss (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Smalley III (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .273 2 9
B. Rogan LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .273 2 12
N. Joseph DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .323 3 8
C. Seager SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .224 1 7
J. Franco 2B 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 .125 1 1
I. Rodriguez C 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
B. O'Neil 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .357 0 1
M. Bradley RF 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 .366 1 5
B. Bell 3B 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .234 2 9
Totals 40 12 15 12 1 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (5, 2nd Inning off D. Leonard, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Bell (2, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 3 on, 1 out) , C. Seager (1, 4th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rogan (2, 5th Inning off J. Santana, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Joseph (3, 8th Inning off J. Burton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hamilton 4 , B. Rogan 5 , N. Joseph 6 , C. Seager 4 , I. Rodriguez 2 , B. O'Neil , M. Bradley , B. Bell 5
2-out RBI: J. Hamilton , B. Rogan , B. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard L (1-2) 2.1 9 8 7 1 0 1 59 4.62   
J. Santana 3.0 5 3 3 0 3 2 49 3.78   
J. Burton 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 20 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 4
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 18, J. Santana 14, J. Burton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 4-3, J. Santana 4-2, J. Burton 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 59-37, J. Santana 49-35, J. Burton 20-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Curry W (2-2) 6.1 6 3 2 1 7 0 88 3.06   
M. Harrison 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 42 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Curry 57
Batters Faced: R. Curry 26, M. Harrison 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Curry 5-6, M. Harrison 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Curry 88-57, M. Harrison 42-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Harrison 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Buddy Bell
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 23705
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