Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins

May 5, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	0	6
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	8

loss:

L. Thorpe(0-1)win: Texas Rangers logo

J. King(3-1)save: Texas Rangers logo

I. Kennedy(9)

Game Recap

Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins game highlights

Hyeon-Jong Yang’s first MLB start was short, but it was not uneventful on Wednesday night at Target Field. Yang, the Rangers' offseason signee from Korea, pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up just one run in Texas’ 3-1 win over Minnesota. A second inning home run to Mitch Garver was...

Scoring Summary

TEXMIN

2Mitch Garver homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 01
4Joey Gallo grounds into a force out, second baseman Jorge Polanco to shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Nick Solak scores. Nate Lowe out at 2nd. Joey Gallo to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 11
6Wild pitch by pitcher Cody Stashak. Nick Solak scores. Nate Lowe to 2nd. [1 run] 21
6Andy Ibanez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Byron Buxton. Nate Lowe scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 31

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	.264
2Nick Solak2B	1	3	2	0	0	1	2	.286
3Nathaniel Lowe1B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	.283
4Adolis GarciaLF	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	.259
5Joey GalloRF	0	3	0	1	0	1	4	.225
6Andy IbanezDH	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	.500
7Charlie Culberson3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.317
8Jose TrevinoC	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	.247
9Eli WhiteCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.127
TOTAL	7	31	3	2	4	4	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Hyeon-Jong YangLHP	3.1	4	1	1	8	1	1	66	2.25
John KingLHP	2.2	2	0	0	3	0	0	35	1.13
Brett MartinLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	4.15
Joely RodriguezLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	2.35
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	17	1.93
TOTAL	9.0	8	1	1	15	2	1	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Byron BuxtonCF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.379
2Josh Donaldson3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.267
3Nelson CruzDH	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.313
4Kyle GarlickLF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.273
5Mitch GarverC	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.208
6Jorge Polanco2B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.208
7Max KeplerRF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.197
8Miguel Sano1B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.125
9Andrelton SimmonsSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.242
TOTAL	8	34	1	1	15	2	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lewis ThorpeLHP	5.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	80	4.50
Cody StashakRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	6.52
Alex ColomeRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	32	6.17
Jorge AlcalaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	2.92

TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	4	4	0	149	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTEXMIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out, third baseman Josh Donaldson to first baseman Miguel Sano. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Nick Solak flies out sharply to center fielder Byron Buxton. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Nate Lowe grounds out, shortstop Andrelton Simmons to first baseman Miguel Sano. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Josh Donaldson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TEX

MIN

3Runs1

7Hits8

0Errors0

.226Batting Avg.235

31At Bats34

0Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts15

6Left on Base8

7Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 · 7:40 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 7,853 (20.4%)

weather: 46 degrees, overcast