WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
03/30/2024
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 35 - SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Minnesota Twins (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 9 1
Texas Rangers (1-1) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Twins Deal Rangers 3-1 Loss
The Twins grabbed a win, 3-1, at Globe Life Park in Arlington, overcoming a fine effort from Texas pitcher Blake Snell. Snell went 5 innings and allowed no runs. The win puts Minnesota at 1-1.

Starling Marte, the 11-year veteran , had a direct impact on the outcome. Marte contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the 12th inning to put Minnesota up, 2-1.

"Can't say enough about our pitching," said Marte.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Marte RF 5 0 0 1 1 2 5 .111 0 1
J. Meneses LF 6 0 3 1 0 2 4 .400 0 2
R. Hoskins DH 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 .000 0 0
E. Montero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   d-J. Outman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
   e-L. Baez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Perez 2B, CF, SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .222 0 0
E. Rosario 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
P. Bailey C 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .111 0 0
N. Allen SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 0 2
   b-J. Aranda PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   c-A. Barger SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
P. Meadows CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .400 0 0
   a-C. Morel PH, 2B, CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
Totals 45 3 9 3 3 21 30      
a - C. Morel pinch hit for P. Meadows in the 7th
b - J. Aranda pinch hit for N. Allen in the 9th
c - A. Barger substituted for J. Aranda in the 9th
d - J. Outman pinch hit for E. Montero in the 10th
e - L. Baez substituted for J. Outman in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Meneses (1, 6th Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Rosario (1, 9th Inning off A. Munoz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Meneses 4 , W. Perez , E. Rosario 3 , P. Bailey , J. Aranda , C. Morel
2-out RBI: J. Meneses
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Marte , J. Meneses , R. Hoskins , J. Outman , W. Perez , P. Bailey
GIDP: E. Montero
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: N. Allen (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Tatis Jr. 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 .455 0 0
B. Bichette 2B 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 .182 0 1
Y. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .222 1 1
L. Robert RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .111 0 0
P. Alonso 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0
A. Rutschman C 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .167 0 2
L. Thomas LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
A. Almora Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 1
Totals 43 1 6 1 3 11 25      
BATTING
Total Bases: F. Tatis Jr. 2 , B. Bichette , A. Rutschman , L. Thomas , A. Almora Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bichette , Y. Alvarez , L. Robert 2 , R. Lewis , L. Thomas , A. Almora Jr.
Hit by Pitch: P. Alonso
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rutschman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Tatis Jr. (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Tatis Jr.-Bichette-Alonso)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Varland 5.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 85 54 1.69   
A. Zerpa 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 16 3.38   
G. Ashcraft 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 8 0.00   
D. Robertson 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 15 0.00   
B. Wieck W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 17 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Varland 58
Batters Faced: L. Varland 22, A. Zerpa 6, G. Ashcraft 4, D. Robertson 8, B. Wieck 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Varland 8-3, A. Zerpa 2-2, G. Ashcraft 1-0, D. Robertson 2-3, B. Wieck 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Varland 85-54, A. Zerpa 24-16, G. Ashcraft 12-8, D. Robertson 26-15, B. Wieck 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Robertson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Ashcraft
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Snell 5.0 3 0 0 3 11 0 100 65 0.00   
E. Pagan H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 12 0.00   
C. Poche H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 14 0.00   
P. Fairbanks H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00   
A. Munoz BS (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 16 4.50   
J. Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8 0.00   
J. Castillo L (0-1) 0.2 1 2 1 0 1 0 9 6 13.50   
M. Cronin 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 69
Batters Faced: B. Snell 21, E. Pagan 5, C. Poche 5, P. Fairbanks 1, A. Munoz 8, J. Schreiber 3, J. Castillo 3, M. Cronin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 3-1, E. Pagan 1-0, C. Poche 1-0, P. Fairbanks 0-1, A. Munoz 2-2, J. Schreiber 1-0, J. Castillo 1-0, M. Cronin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 100-65, E. Pagan 23-12, C. Poche 20-14, P. Fairbanks 1-1, A. Munoz 23-16, J. Schreiber 13-8, J. Castillo 9-6, M. Cronin 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Pagan 2-0 , C. Poche 2-0 , M. Cronin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Blake Snell
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 36111
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