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Final

Liriano lifts Twins in finale

In a battle of two solid left-handers, Minnesota's Francisco Liriano outdueled Cliff Lee, allowing just two runs over seven innings. The Rangers' ace, on the other hand, allowed five runs in his shortest start of the year.

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Minnesota	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Span, CF	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	.268
Hudson, O, 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	.283
Mauer, C	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	.327
Kubel, RF	3	2	1	0	2	0	2	.261
Repko, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Cuddyer, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	3	.274
Thome, DH	4	1	1	1	0	3	3	.268
Young, D, LF	4	1	1	3	0	2	0	.307
Valencia, D, 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.325
Hardy, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.260
Totals	37	6	10	6	3	9	15	.279

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Andrus, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Young, M, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.290
Hamilton, LF	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	.354
Guerrero, DH	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	.302
Molina, B, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.240
Murphy, Dv, RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.271
Cantu, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.259
Blanco, 2B	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	.248
Borbon, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.263
Totals	32	4	6	4	2	7	6	.274

BATTING
2B: Cuddyer (32, Lee, Cl).
HR: Young, D (16, 2nd inning off Lee, Cl, 2 on, 1 out), Thome (18, 6th inning off Ogando, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Hudson, O; Cuddyer 3; Hardy; Kubel; Thome 4; Span 2; Mauer; Young, D 4.
RBI: Young, D 3 (91), Cuddyer 2 (65), Thome (45).
2-out RBI: Cuddyer 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thome; Kubel; Cuddyer 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Hardy (1, 2nd base by Lee, Cl/Molina, B).

FIELDING
E: Valencia, D (3, throw).

BATTING
HR: Guerrero (24, 8th inning off Guerrier, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Young, M; Guerrero 5; Molina, B; Cantu; Murphy, Dv.
RBI: Murphy, Dv (45), Blanco (8), Guerrero 2 (95).
2-out RBI: Guerrero 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hamilton.
SF: Blanco.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Molina, B (5, pickoff), Andrus (15, fielding).

Minnesota	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liriano, F(W, 12-7)	7.0	5	2	2	1	6	0	3.41
Guerrier	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1	3.57
Crain(H, 15)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.63
Capps(S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59
Totals	9.0	6	4	4	2	7	1	3.94

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lee, Cl(L, 10-8)	5.0	7	5	5	1	5	1	3.26
Ogando	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1.48
Kirkman	2.2	1	0	0	2	3	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	3	9	2	3.89

Game Scores: Liriano, F , Lee, Cl .
Pitches-strikes: Liriano, F 99-67, Guerrier 17-8, Crain 4-3, Capps 8-6, Lee, Cl 97-63, Ogando 25-19, Kirkman 57-33.
Groundouts-flyouts: Liriano, F 8-2, Guerrier 1-0, Crain 0-0, Capps 1-1, Lee, Cl 7-2, Ogando 4-0, Kirkman 3-1.
Batters faced: Liriano, F 27, Guerrier 4, Crain 1, Capps 3, Lee, Cl 22, Ogando 7, Kirkman 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Kirkman 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 91 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:01.
Att: 24,738.
Venue: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
August 26, 2010
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media