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    Teagarden a hero
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    Taylor Teagarden trots home after his first big league hit, a homer. (Jim Mone/AP)
    By Thor Nystrom / MLB.com
    Right-hander Vicente Padilla allowed just three hits in seven shutout innings to earn his 11th victory of the season. The game's only run came off the bat of rookie Taylor Teagarden, whose first Major League hit was a home run to center field.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (51-48)
    Won 1     		Texas 1, Minnesota 0   MIN
    Minnesota (55-43)
    Lost 1
    July 20, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 3 0
    Minnesota
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 3 0
    Standings thru 7/20/08  |  Recap: TEX | MIN  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Twins stats
    TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Kinsler, 2B3000100.328
    Boggs, LF4010001.251
    Young, SS4000011.296
    Bradley, DH3010120.312
    Murphy, RF4000003.269
    Blalock, 3B3000001.281
    Byrd, CF3000000.245
    Davis, C, 1B3000030.239
    Teagarden, C3111020.167
    Totals30131286 

    BATTING
    HR: Teagarden (1, 6th inning off Baker, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Boggs; Bradley; Teagarden 4.
    RBI: Teagarden (1).
    2-out RBI: Teagarden.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boggs; Murphy.
    Team LOB: 4.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Kinsler (24, 2nd base off Baker/Mauer).

    FIELDING
    DP: 2 (Davis, C-Young, Young-Kinsler-Davis, C).
    		 
    MinnesotaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Gomez, CF4000011.250
    Casilla, 2B4000001.313
    Mauer, C3010100.324
    Morneau, 1B4000002.322
    Kubel, DH2000100.264
    Young, LF3010001.299
    Buscher, 3B2010101.333
    Harris, SS3000002.260
    Span, RF2000101.309
    Totals27030419 

    BATTING
    TB: Mauer; Young; Buscher.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morneau.
    GIDP: Young; Casilla.
    Team LOB: 4.

    BASERUNNING
    CS: Buscher (2, 2nd base by Padilla/Teagarden).
     
    TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Padilla (W, 11-5)7.03002004.41
    Guardado (H, 20)1.00001002.80
    Wilson (S, 23)1.00001104.89
    		 
    MinnesotaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Baker (L, 6-3)8.02111813.26
    Nathan 1.01001001.11

    WP: Wilson.
    Pitches-strikes: Padilla 80-49, Guardado 23-11, Wilson 23-15, Baker 106-71, Nathan 19-10.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Padilla 12-8, Guardado 0-3, Wilson 1-1, Baker 4-12, Nathan 0-3.
    Batters faced: Padilla 23, Guardado 4, Wilson 4, Baker 27, Nathan 5.
    Umpires: HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.
    Weather: 70 degrees, dome.
    Wind: Indoors.
    T: 2:25.
    Att: 36,029.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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