MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/11/2101
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 5420 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2101 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (53-89) 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 0
Minnesota Twins (52-91) 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 X 6 7 2
Rangers Suffer One-Run Loss at Minnesota
The Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers, 6-5, in American League action at Target Field. The standout performance belonged to Minnesota pitcher and The United States, native Rube Foster. David Herndon earned the save for Minnesota, his 17th. The Twins saw their record improve to 52-91.

Minnesota took the lead, 6-5, on Mark Teixeira's 13th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Texas pitcher Tom Morgan in the bottom of the seventh.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Texas manager Kyle Burns. "The effort was great."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Salmon 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .321 3 41
R. Deer RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 24 60
S. Sosa CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 14 48
M. Joyce DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .245 10 55
A. Maul LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .222 2 24
H. Johnson 3B 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .242 23 70
R. Sperring 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .249 1 41
B. Petrick C 4 0 2 3 0 2 2 .212 9 41
E. Zosky SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .146 11 43
Totals 33 5 6 5 4 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Petrick (12, 4th Inning off R. Foster, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Joyce (28, 4th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Zosky (11, 7th Inning off D. Elston, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Salmon , M. Joyce 3 , B. Petrick 3 , E. Zosky 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Salmon , R. Deer 2
GIDP: A. Maul
Hit by Pitch: S. Sosa
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Deer(Peralta at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Orta RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .251 8 35
   a-C. Kieboom 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 4 22
C. Quentin LF, RF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276 11 63
J. Hairston Jr. 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .283 7 48
   b-R. Wheeler 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 3 8
M. Teixeira DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 5 .246 13 54
P. Ratliff C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .191 17 56
J. Peralta 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 15 65
J. Beniquez CF 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 .274 9 63
G. Sizemore 1B, LF 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .275 12 40
R. Sanchez SS 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .275 2 23
Totals 29 6 7 6 4 7 12      
a - C. Kieboom substituted for J. Orta in the 9th
b - R. Wheeler substituted for J. Hairston Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanchez (18, 5th Inning off D. Scanlan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Teixeira (13, 7th Inning off T. Morgan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Orta , C. Quentin 2 , M. Teixeira 4 , J. Peralta , R. Sanchez 3
2-out RBI: J. Orta , M. Teixeira , R. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Teixeira
Sac Fly: J. Beniquez
Hit by Pitch: C. Quentin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Orta (9)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Orta (3) , G. Sizemore (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Peralta-Hairston Jr.-Sizemore)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Scanlan 5.0 4 3 3 4 4 0 96 4.15   
D. Boitano H (3) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 28 7.09   
T. Morgan L (2-4), BS (6) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Scanlan 47
Batters Faced: D. Scanlan 23, D. Boitano 7, T. Morgan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Scanlan 4-7, D. Boitano 0-3, T. Morgan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Scanlan 96-58, D. Boitano 28-18, T. Morgan 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Boitano 1-1 , T. Morgan 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Boitano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Foster 5.2 4 4 4 4 7 0 93 5.61   
D. Elston W (4-3) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 3.86   
M. Capps H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 6.81   
D. Herndon SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Foster 48
Batters Faced: R. Foster 25, D. Elston 6, M. Capps 3, D. Herndon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Foster 2-7, D. Elston 2-0, M. Capps 0-1, D. Herndon 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Foster 93-55, D. Elston 26-17, M. Capps 11-8, D. Herndon 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Elston 1-0
WP: R. Foster
Hit Batsmen: D. Elston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Foster
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 39869
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