PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/23/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2940 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2070 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (88-60) 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 11 16 0
Texas Rangers (102-46) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Vargo Socks 2 Home Runs in 11-5 Minnesota Win
The Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers, 11-5, with left fielder Leandro Vargo playing a big role. Vargo hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4 for the Twins in the win. Matt Quinn notched his 1st save in 1 chances. Minnesota now has a record of 88-60 with the win.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth when Vargo, who is tied for 7th in the AL in total bases with 312, hit a 3-run home run. It propelled the Twins into the lead, 8-5.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Vargo told the Minnesota Bulletin.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cervantes 2B 5 3 3 3 1 1 0 .302 42 113
L. Vargo LF 5 3 3 4 1 1 2 .286 44 109
G. Foster 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .300 50 136
R. Rodríguez DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .251 34 97
M. Crouss RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .212 18 51
I. Chávez CF 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 .263 23 69
B. Clark 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .203 6 18
R. Livingston C 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .279 0 35
R. Lorenzo SS 4 2 0 1 1 1 6 .263 3 34
Totals 43 11 16 11 5 12 27      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Livingston (32, 2nd Inning off B. Hernández, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cervantes (42, 2nd Inning off B. Hernández, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Rodríguez (34, 3rd Inning off B. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Vargo 2 (44, 4th Inning off R. Santos, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Krause, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cervantes 6 , L. Vargo 9 , G. Foster , R. Rodríguez 5 , I. Chávez 3 , B. Clark 2 , R. Livingston 3
2-out RBI: I. Chávez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Foster , M. Crouss , B. Clark , R. Lorenzo 2
GIDP: B. Clark
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Matsuura 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .272 9 55
C. Mench LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .279 22 56
N. Oike 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .249 41 99
M. Gutiérrez DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 39 111
B. Smith RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .245 25 56
G. Gutiérrez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 4 14
S. Reid C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .190 3 12
W. Ward CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .253 7 27
C. Valenzuela SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 12 55
Totals 33 5 6 5 2 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gutiérrez (17, 1st Inning off R. Sarmie, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Smith (14, 9th Inning off M. Quinn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Smith (25, 1st Inning off R. Sarmie, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Oike (41, 1st Inning off R. Sarmie, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Oike 4 , M. Gutiérrez 2 , B. Smith 6 , G. Gutiérrez , C. Valenzuela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Ward
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Valenzuela (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Valenzuela-Matsuura-Oike)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sarmie 2.0 4 5 5 2 3 2 54 5.35   
V. Jenkins W (7-3) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 44 3.72   
M. Quinn SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sarmie 25
Batters Faced: R. Sarmie 12, V. Jenkins 13, M. Quinn 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sarmie 2-1, V. Jenkins 7-1, M. Quinn 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sarmie 54-30, V. Jenkins 44-28, M. Quinn 33-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hernández 2.1 6 5 4 1 4 2 53 3.30   
R. Santos L (1-2) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 21 5.95   
J. Krause 2.2 2 1 1 1 5 1 50 4.97   
J. Dawson 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 35 5.40   
D. Suharto 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 32 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hernández 26
Batters Faced: B. Hernández 15, R. Santos 5, J. Krause 11, J. Dawson 8, D. Suharto 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hernández 1-2, R. Santos 1-1, J. Krause 3-0, J. Dawson 2-1, D. Suharto 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hernández 53-38, R. Santos 21-9, J. Krause 50-30, J. Dawson 35-19, D. Suharto 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Santos 1-0 , D. Suharto 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leandro Vargo
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 49073
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