Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers

Aug 31, 2003

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
MIN	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	2	1	10	15	0	12
TEX	3	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	11	18	1	8

loss:

E. Guardadowin: Texas Rangers logo

F. Cordero

Scoring Summary

MINTEX

1
Matthew LeCroy singles on a line drive to right fielder Mark Teixeira. Luis Rivas scores. Doug Mientkiewicz to 3rd. [1 run]
10
1
Alex Rodriguez homers (40) on a fly ball to left field. Hank Blalock scores. [2 runs]
12
1
Rafael Palmeiro homers (32) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
13
2
Jason Jones homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
14
3
Laynce Nix singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dustan Mohr. Hank Blalock scores. Alex Rodriguez to 3rd. Rafael Palmeiro to 2nd. [1 run]
15
3
Jason Jones out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Shannon Stewart. Alex Rodriguez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
16
4
Denny Hocking homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. A.J. Pierzynski scores. [2 runs]
36
5
Torii Hunter doubles (23) on a fly ball to left fielder Jason Jones. Luis Rivas scores. Corey Koskie to 3rd. [1 run]
46
5
Dustan Mohr walks. Corey Koskie scores. Torii Hunter to 3rd. A.J. Pierzynski to 2nd. [1 run]
56
5
Denny Hocking walks. Torii Hunter scores. A.J. Pierzynski to 3rd. Dustan Mohr to 2nd. [1 run]
66
6
Matthew LeCroy singles on a line drive to left fielder Jason Jones. Luis Rivas scores. [1 run]
76
7
Hank Blalock homers (24) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
77
7
Mark Teixeira homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Rodriguez scores. Rafael Palmeiro scores. [3 runs]
710
8
Torii Hunter singles on a line drive to right fielder Mark Teixeira. Matthew LeCroy scores. Corey Koskie to 3rd. [1 run]
810
8
A.J. Pierzynski out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ramon Nivar. Corey Koskie scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
910
9
Jacque Jones out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Shane Spencer. Denny Hocking scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
1010
9
Einar Diaz singles on a fly ball to left fielder Shannon Stewart. Laynce Nix scores. [1 run]
1011

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Shannon StewartLF	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	6	.310
2Luis Rivas2B	2	4	3	0	0	1	0	2	.273
3Doug Mientkiewicz1B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.300
Jacque JonesPH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308
Chris GomezSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
4Matthew LeCroyDH	2	5	1	2	3	1	0	3	.293
5Corey Koskie3B	1	4	2	0	3	1	0	4	.295
6Torii HunterCF	3	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.245
7A.J. PierzynskiC	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.301
8Dustan MohrRF	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.258
Michael RyanPH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
9Denny HockingSS-1B	4	4	2	3	0	1	1	0	.257
TOTAL	15	39	10	10	8	7	1	25	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad RadkeRHP	2.1	9	6	6	0	1	3	57	5.02
Carlos PulidoLHP	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	0	41	0.00
Grant BalfourRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	1.65
J.C. RomeroLHP	0.2	4	4	4	0	2	2	40	5.20
Joe MaysRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	6.30
Eddie GuardadoLHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	20	3.15
TOTAL	8.1	18	11	11	3	4	5	190	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Michael Young2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299
2Hank Blalock3B	4	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	.317
3Alex RodriguezDH	3	3	3	2	0	2	1	0	.304
4Rafael Palmeiro1B	2	4	2	1	0	1	1	3	.263
Shane SpencerLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
5Mark TeixeiraRF-1B	3	5	1	3	0	0	1	5	.255
6Laynce NixCF-LF-RF	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	3	.264
7Jason JonesLF	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	3	.217
Ramon NivarCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211
8Einar DiazC	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.256
9Donnie SadlerSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.198

TOTAL	18	38	11	11	3	4	5	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
R.A. DickeyRHP	4.2	8	6	5	4	4	1	103	4.92
Joaquin BenoitRHP	1.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	27	5.61
Ron MahayLHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	1.54
Aaron FultzLHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	0	18	5.52
Francisco CorderoRHP	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	32	3.00

TOTAL	8.3	15	10	9	8	7	1	198	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningMINTEX

TOP 1
FIELD ERROR — Shannon Stewart reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Donnie Sadler.
00
FORCEOUT — Luis Rivas grounds into a force out, shortstop Donnie Sadler to second baseman Michael Young. Shannon Stewart out at 2nd. Luis Rivas to 1st. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Doug Mientkiewicz singles on a line drive to center fielder Laynce Nix. Luis Rivas to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Matthew LeCroy singles on a line drive to right fielder Mark Teixeira. Luis Rivas scores. Doug Mientkiewicz to 3rd. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Corey Koskie strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Torii Hunter grounds out, third baseman Hank Blalock to first baseman Rafael Palmeiro. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Michael Young flies out to right fielder Dustan Mohr. [1 out]
10
DOUBLE — Hank Blalock doubles (26) on a line drive to left fielder Shannon Stewart.
10
HOME RUN — Alex Rodriguez homers (40) on a fly ball to left field. Hank Blalock scores. [2 runs]
12
HOME RUN — Rafael Palmeiro homers (32) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
13
SINGLE — Mark Teixeira singles on a ground ball to second baseman Luis Rivas.
13
DOUBLE PLAY — Laynce Nix pops into a double play, shortstop Denny Hocking to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz. Mark Teixeira out at 1st. [3 outs]
13

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Team Stats

MIN

TEX

10Runs11

15Hits18

0Errors1

.385Batting Avg.474

39At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits6

1Home Runs5

10Runs-Batted-In11

7Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts3

12Left on Base8

21Total Bases34

Game Details

Sunday, August 31, 2003 · 3:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 17,213 (42.7%)

weather: 77 degrees, overcast