Rangers 10, 
Twins 0
| W: | V. Padilla (3-2) |
| L: | L. Hernandez (3-1) |
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Tolbert SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| B Harris 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| a-B Buscher PH-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .305 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 |
| M Cuddyer DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .258 |
| J Kubel RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| M Lamb 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| C Monroe CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| a-walked for B Harris in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Tolbert (3, V Padilla) GIDP: M Tolbert, C Monroe, J Mauer Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kubel 1, M Cuddyer 1, J Morneau 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tolbert-B Harris-J Morneau). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hernandez (L, 3-1) | 2.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 74-40 | 5.05 |
| B Bass | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 51-32 | 4.67 |
| B Korecky | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 3.37 |
| J Nathan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20-11 | 1.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 168-97 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: L Hernandez 18; B Bass 14; B Korecky 6; J Nathan 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 1-5; B Bass 2-2; B Korecky 2-2; J Nathan 0-1 Game Scores: L Hernandez 13 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .298 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| G Duran 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 |
| J Hamilton RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| M Bradley DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .316 |
| D Murphy CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| J Botts LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .158 |
| G Laird C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| B Broussard 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .173 |
| R Vazquez 3B-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .192 |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Vazquez (1, L Hernandez); M Young (7, B Bass) 3B: D Murphy (1, B Bass) HR: M Bradley (2, 1st inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out); J Botts (2, 3rd inning off L Hernandez 0 on, 1 Out); J Hamilton (5, 8th inning off J Nathan 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Bradley 3 (10), I Kinsler (12), M Young (10), J Hamilton 2 (27), J Botts (5), D Murphy (12), G Laird (11) SF: J Hamilton 2-out RBI: D Murphy, G Laird GIDP: G Duran Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Laird 1, I Kinsler 1, B Broussard 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (I Kinsler-M Young-B Broussard, R Vazquez-I Kinsler-B Broussard, I Kinsler-R Vazquez-B Broussard). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla (W, 3-2) | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121-79 | 3.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121-79 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Morneau (By V Padilla) Batters faced: V Padilla 34 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 10-15 Game Scores: V Padilla 73 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
 | 1st | M Bradley homered to right, M Young and J Hamilton scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | I Kinsler singled to right, G Laird scored, R Vazquez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | M Young singled to center, R Vazquez scored, I Kinsler to third. | 0 | 5 |
| 2nd | J Hamilton hit sacrifice fly to center, I Kinsler scored. | 0 | 6 |
| 3rd | J Botts homered to right center. | 0 | 7 |
| 4th | D Murphy tripled to deep center, M Young scored. | 0 | 8 |
| 4th | G Laird singled to right center, D Murphy scored, J Botts to third. | 0 | 9 |
| 8th | J Hamilton homered to right. | 0 | 10 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 19,911 (40.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
MLB Scores
Sunday, April 27th 2008
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 | in 10 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 10 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 10 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 10 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |