Rangers 8, Twins 5
Joe Mauer's 23rd homer of the season gave the Twins a brief lead. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
After a promising start against the Royals, Francisco Liriano wasn't able to build on it. Liriano was gone after two innings and seven earned runs, and the Twins didn't bounce back -- though Bobby Keppel threw 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Justin Morneau left with dizziness, but Joe Mauer homered among three hits.
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Texas 8, Minnesota 5
Today's Boxes 8/17/09
ATL 9, ARI 4
LAA 8, BAL 5
PIT 9, MIL 5
SF 10, NYM 1
CWS 8, KC 7
SD 4, CHC 1
OAK 3, NYY 0
STL 3, LAD 2
August 17, 2009
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2
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R
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Minnesota
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
5 7
0
Texas
3
4
0
0
0
0
1
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X
8 12
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Standings thru 8/17/09 | Recap: MIN | TEX | Gameday | Twins stats | Rangers stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , CF
4
0
0
0
1
1
4
.293
Harris , SS-1B
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
.261
Mauer , C
5
2
3
1
0
1
0
.380
Morneau , 1B
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.298
Casilla, A , 2B
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.180
a-Cabrera, O , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.280
Kubel , DH
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
.312
Cuddyer , RF
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.270
Crede , 3B
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
.231
Young, D , LF
3
0
1
2
1
1
1
.263
Punto , 2B-SS
3
0
1
2
1
0
2
.210
Totals 34 5 7 5 6 7 17
BATTING 2B : Young, D (8, Hunter, T), Mauer (21, Hunter, T).HR : Mauer (23, 1st inning off Hunter,
T, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Mauer 7; Kubel; Cuddyer; Young, D 2; Punto.RBI : Mauer (74), Young, D 2 (35), Punto
2 (27).2-out RBI : Mauer; Young, D; Punto 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris 2; Span
2; Kubel.Team RISP : 2-for-11.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Mauer (3, 2nd
base off Feliz/Richardson, K).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
.249
Young, M , 3B
4
2
2
0
1
1
2
.319
Hamilton , RF
4
2
2
0
1
1
2
.267
Byrd , CF
4
1
2
3
0
0
2
.282
Murphy, Dv , LF
3
0
1
2
1
0
2
.270
Jones, An , DH
5
0
1
1
0
0
5
.222
Blalock , 1B
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
.239
Richardson, K , C
4
1
2
0
0
1
2
.500
Andrus , SS
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.269
Totals 34 8 12 8 4 5 18
BATTING 2B : Kinsler (21, Liriano), Byrd (37, Duensing).3B : Andrus (7, Guerrier).TB :
Kinsler 2; Young, M 2; Hamilton 2; Byrd 3; Murphy, Dv; Jones, An; Richardson, K 2; Andrus 3.RBI : Byrd 3 (60),
Murphy, Dv 2 (35), Blalock (57), Jones, An (40), Andrus (22).2-out RBI : Jones, An; Andrus.Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out : Richardson, K; Hamilton; Murphy, Dv; Kinsler; Jones, An.SF : Blalock; Murphy, Dv.Team
RISP : 5-for-13.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Byrd (7, 2nd base off Liriano/Mauer).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hunter, T (W, 6-2)
5.2
4
4
4
3
5
1
2.64
O'Day
0.0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1.90
Feliz (H, 4)
1.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.90
Jennings (H, 12)
0.2
1
0
0
1
0
0
3.59
Wilson, C (H, 11)
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.06
Francisco, F (S, 18)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3.44
WP : Hunter, T.HBP : Byrd (by Liriano), Kinsler (by Keppel).Pitches-strikes :
Liriano 61-35, Keppel 47-28, Mijares, Jo 24-17, Guerrier 12-6, Duensing 16-9, Hunter, T 101-62, O'Day 15-5, Feliz 26-17, Jennings
15-8, Wilson, C 4-3, Francisco, F 10-8.Groundouts-flyouts : Liriano 1-3, Keppel 5-0, Mijares, Jo 2-1, Guerrier
0-0, Duensing 1-2, Hunter, T 8-3, O'Day 0-0, Feliz 1-2, Jennings 0-2, Wilson, C 1-0, Francisco, F 1-0.Batters faced :
Liriano 16, Keppel 13, Mijares, Jo 5, Guerrier 3, Duensing 5, Hunter, T 24, O'Day 3, Feliz 5, Jennings 4, Wilson, C 1, Francisco,
F 3.Inherited runners-scored : Mijares, Jo 1-0, O'Day 2-2, Feliz 2-0, Wilson, C 2-0.Umpires : HP: Mike
DiMuro. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 96 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, In
from CF.T : 3:20.Att : 17,940.August 17, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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