Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - April 25, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 25, 2008

Final in 10

Series: Game 1 of 3

Texas leads 1-0 (as of 4/25)

Game 1: Friday, April 25
Minnesota	5	Final in 10
Texas	6	Final in 10
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Game 2: Saturday, April 26
Minnesota	12	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, April 27
Minnesota	0	Final
Texas	10	Final
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Twins 5

(10-13, 4-7 away)

Rangers 6

(8-16, 3-6 home)

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8:05 PM ET, April 25, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
MIN	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	2
TEX	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	14	1

W: J. Benoit (2-1)

L: J. Rincon (2-1)

Minnesota Twins
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Gomez CF	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	.255
C Monroe CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.256
B Harris 2B	5	1	1	0	0	3	2	.270
J Mauer C	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	.301
J Morneau 1B	4	1	3	5	1	0	1	.280
M Cuddyer RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	.261
J Kubel DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	.250
D Young LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.247
M Lamb 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.182
N Punto SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.235
Totals	40	5	10	5	3	7	24
BATTING 2B: J Mauer (6, K Millwood) HR: J Morneau (6, 3rd inning off K Millwood 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Morneau 5 (21) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Harris 1, J Kubel 1, D Young 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: C Gomez (10, 2nd base off K Millwood/G Laird)
FIELDING E: D Young (1, bobble); M Lamb (2, ground ball) DP: 2 (N Blackburn-N Punto-J Morneau, B Harris-N Punto-J Morneau). Outfield Assist: M Cuddyer (H Blalock at Home).

Minnesota Twins
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Blackburn	6.0	11	5	5	1	3	0	90-54	3.45
M Guerrier	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	4.85
D Reyes	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	0.00
P Neshek	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-7	4.50
J Rincon (L, 2-1)	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	13-8	4.82
Totals	9.2	14	6	6	3	4	0	133-79
PITCHING Batters faced: N Blackburn 27; M Guerrier 3; D Reyes 4; P Neshek 4; J Rincon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 5-8; M Guerrier 1-1; D Reyes 2-2; P Neshek 1-2; J Rincon 1-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 32

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
I Kinsler 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.287
M Young SS	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	.281
J Hamilton CF	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	.299
H Blalock 3B	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	.299
G Duran PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
J Botts DH	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.152
F Catalanotto LF	4	0	1	0	1	2	3	.262
D Murphy RF	5	0	3	1	0	1	2	.295
G Laird C	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.260
B Broussard 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.167
Totals	40	6	14	6	3	4	15
BATTING 2B: H Blalock 2 (5, J Rincon, N Blackburn); J Botts (3, N Blackburn); D Murphy (11, N Blackburn); J Hamilton (8, M Guerrier) RBI: I Kinsler (11), M Young (9), J Hamilton 2 (23), H Blalock (7), D Murphy (8) 2-out RBI: D Murphy GIDP: M Young, D Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: I Kinsler 1, H Blalock 1, B Broussard 1 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: B Broussard (3, throw) DP: 1 (I Kinsler-B Broussard).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Millwood	6.0	8	5	5	3	6	1	98-67	3.32
E Guardado	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	0.00
J Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	4.05
C Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	1.80
J Benoit (W, 2-1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	6.75
Totals	10.0	10	5	5	3	7	1	146-98
PITCHING Batters faced: K Millwood 29; E Guardado 4; J Wright 3; C Wilson 3; J Benoit 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 5-7; E Guardado 1-2; J Wright 1-1; C Wilson 1-1; J Benoit 0-3 Game Scores: K Millwood 39

Scoring Summary

			MIN	TEX
	1st	J Morneau singled to left, C Gomez scored, J Mauer to second.	1	0
	3rd	J Morneau homered to right, C Gomez, B Harris and J Mauer scored.	5	0
	3rd	I Kinsler singled to center, G Laird scored, B Broussard to second.	5	1
	3rd	M Young singled to left, B Broussard scored, I Kinsler to third, M Young to second on error by left fielder D Young.	5	2
	3rd	J Hamilton singled to left, I Kinsler and M Young scored, J Hamilton to second advancing on throw.	5	4
	3rd	H Blalock doubled to right, J Hamilton scored.	5	5
	10th	D Murphy singled to deep left, G Duran scored, J Botts to second.	5	6
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Game Notes

TEXAS THIRD BASEMAN HANK BLALOCK LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 10TH INNING WITH AN APPARENT HAMSTRING INJURY.
MINNESOTA'S CARLOS GOMEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH A LEFT HAMSTRING INJURY.