Twins 5, Rangers 4
Scott Baker struck out six and walked two in 5 1/3 innings on Wednesday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
For the second night in a row, the Twins found themselves in a four-run hole heading into the sixth inning. And for the second night in a row, the bats came alive in the top of the sixth with four runs that gave them the lead. Denard Span had three hits and an RBI and scored a run.
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Minnesota 5, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 8/19/09
CWS 4, KC 2
LAA 3, CLE 0
PHI 8, ARI 1
COL 5, WSH 4
PIT 3, MIL 1
SEA 3, DET 1
BOS 6, TOR 1
TB 3, BAL 1
ATL 15, NYM 2
SF 1, CIN 0
HOU 6, FLA 3
CHC 7, SD 1
NYY 3, OAK 2
STL 3, LAD 2
August 19, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Minnesota
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
5 10
1
Texas
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
4 9
0
Standings thru 8/19/09 | Recap: MIN | TEX | Gameday | Twins stats | Rangers stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span , RF
4
1
3
1
0
0
0
.300
Cabrera, O , SS
4
0
1
2
0
1
4
.281
Mauer , C
3
0
0
0
2
0
3
.380
Kubel , DH
5
0
0
0
0
3
5
.307
Cuddyer , 1B
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
.273
Crede , 3B
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
.234
Young, D , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.261
Gomez , CF
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
.234
Punto , 2B
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
.213
Totals 35 5 10 5 4 6 15
BATTING 2B : Cuddyer (28, Millwood), Crede (16, Millwood), Span (9, Millwood).TB : Span 4; Cabrera,
O; Cuddyer 2; Crede 3; Gomez; Punto 2.RBI : Cabrera, O 2 (50), Crede (48), Punto (28), Span (45).2-out
RBI : Punto; Span; Cabrera, O.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mauer 2; Kubel 3.SF : Cabrera,
O.GIDP : Young, D.Team RISP : 4-for-10.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING E :
Young, D (3, throw).DP : (Crede-Punto-Cuddyer).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Borbon , DH
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
.464
a-Jones, An , PH-DH
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
.220
Young, M , 3B
4
0
1
2
0
2
2
.319
Hamilton , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.263
Byrd , CF
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.284
Murphy, Dv , LF
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.263
Kinsler , 2B
4
1
1
0
0
1
2
.249
Blalock , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.237
Rodriguez, I , C
4
1
3
1
0
0
0
.257
Andrus , SS
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
.270
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 11 16
BATTING 2B : Byrd (38, Baker, S), Rodriguez, I (16, Baker, S).3B : Byrd (2, Baker, S).TB :
Borbon; Young, M; Byrd 5; Kinsler; Rodriguez, I 4; Andrus.RBI : Borbon (4), Young, M 2 (57), Rodriguez, I (35).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Blalock; Young, M 2; Kinsler.GIDP : Jones, An.Team RISP : 3-for-12.Team
LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Andrus (24, 2nd base off Baker, S/Mauer).FIELDING DP :
(Young, M-Kinsler-Blalock).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Baker, S (W, 11-7)
5.1
9
4
4
2
6
0
4.62
Mijares, Jo (H, 16)
2.2
0
0
0
0
3
0
2.15
Nathan (S, 31)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1.54
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Millwood (L, 9-8)
5.2
7
5
5
3
4
0
3.48
O'Day
1.1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1.84
Wilson, C
2.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2.95
IBB : Mauer (by O'Day).HBP : Span (by Millwood).Pitches-strikes : Baker, S 109-78, Mijares, Jo
28-21, Nathan 16-11, Millwood 113-70, O'Day 21-13, Wilson, C 24-16.Groundouts-flyouts : Baker, S 4-5, Mijares,
Jo 2-1, Nathan 1-0, Millwood 9-2, O'Day 1-0, Wilson, C 3-1.Batters faced : Baker, S 27, Mijares, Jo 7, Nathan 3,
Millwood 28, O'Day 6, Wilson, C 7.Inherited runners-scored : Mijares, Jo 2-0, O'Day 1-1.Umpires : HP:
Ron Kulpa. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Dale Scott.Weather : 98 degrees, clear.Wind : 17 mph,
In from RF.T : 3:18.Att : 33,479.August 19, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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