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	King Kinsler

Rangers 5, Twins 3

Ian Kinsler passes third-base coach Rick Anderson after his walk-off homer. (Donna McWilliam/AP)

By Daniel Paulling / MLB.com

Ian Kinsler was not going to let the Rangers lose three straight to start the second half. The slugging second baseman hit a leadoff homer in the first, then topped himself by belting a two-run, walk-off shot over the left-field wall to beat the Twins in the bottom of the 12th inning.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 07/17: MIN 5, TEX 3
Sat. 07/18: MIN 4, TEX 1
Sun. 07/19: vs MIN, 7:05 PM CT

Minnesota (47-45)
Lost 1

Texas 5, Minnesota 3

Texas (49-41)
Won 1

July 19, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Minnesota	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Texas	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	2

Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Span, LF-CF	4	0	0	1	1	2	3	.283
Casilla, A, 2B	5	0	1	1	1	1	1	.176
Mauer, C	6	0	0	0	0	2	4	.358
Morneau, 1B	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	.313
Cuddyer, RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	.268
Harris, 3B-SS	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.272
Young, D, DH	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.270
Gomez, CF	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	.244
a-Kubel, PH-LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.312
Punto, SS	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.215
b-Buscher, PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.208
Totals	41	3	7	3	6	13	16
a-Walked for Gomez in the 11th. b-Popped out for Punto in the 11th.
BATTING HR: Punto (1, 3rd inning off Holland, D, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Casilla, A; Harris; Young, D 2; Punto 6. RBI: Punto (17), Span (32), Casilla, A (6). 2-out RBI: Casilla, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer 2; Mauer; Span 2. SF: Span. GIDP: Casilla, A; Cuddyer. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING PB: Mauer (3). DP: (Punto).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	6	2	2	3	0	3	2	.251
Young, M, 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.306
Hamilton, DH	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.242
Jones, An, RF	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	.229
Blalock, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	3	3	.251
Byrd, CF	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.283
Murphy, Dv, LF	4	0	3	0	1	1	0	.279
Saltalamacchia, C	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.241
Andrus, SS	3	0	0	1	0	1	2	.252
Totals	38	5	9	4	4	10	12
BATTING 2B: Murphy, Dv (11, Guerrier). HR: Kinsler 2 (22, 1st inning off Liriano, 0 on, 0 out; 12th inning off Dickey, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Kinsler 8; Young, M; Byrd 2; Murphy, Dv 4; Saltalamacchia. RBI: Kinsler 3 (58), Andrus (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kinsler 2; Andrus. SAC: Saltalamacchia 2; Andrus. SF: Andrus. GIDP: Blalock. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Holland, D (3, fielding), Byrd (2, fielding). DP: 2 (Young, M-Kinsler-Blalock, Andrus-Kinsler-Blalock).

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liriano	6.0	5	3	2	3	6	1	5.33
Keppel (BS, 1)	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.56
Mijares, Jo	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.82
Guerrier	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.28
Duensing (L, 0-1)	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	5.54
Dickey	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3.42

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Holland, D	4.0	5	3	3	4	4	1	6.02
Mathis	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.93
Guardado	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.90
O'Day	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.64
Wilson, C	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.88
Nippert (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	5.40

Liriano pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Holland, D pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

HBP: Gomez (by Holland, D).
Pitches-strikes: Liriano 90-51, Keppel 17-10, Mijares, Jo 3-3, Guerrier 25-16, Duensing 16-12, Dickey 6-5, Holland, D 90-51, Mathis 28-16, Guardado 9-6, O'Day 10-6, Wilson, C 28-18, Nippert 45-27.
Groundouts-flyouts: Liriano 3-3, Keppel 2-1, Mijares, Jo 0-0, Guerrier 4-2, Duensing 2-0, Dickey 0-0, Holland, D 4-3, Mathis 2-0, Guardado 1-2, O'Day 1-0, Wilson, C 1-0, Nippert 1-2.
Batters faced: Liriano 25, Keppel 6, Mijares, Jo 1, Guerrier 8, Duensing 5, Dickey 1, Holland, D 22, Mathis 6, Guardado 3, O'Day 4, Wilson, C 6, Nippert 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Keppel 2-1, Mijares, Jo 1-0, Dickey 1-1, Mathis 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 93 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 3:50.
Att: 27,204.
July 19, 2009

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

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