Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 5, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 2003 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 10

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 5 1 3 4
Spencer lf 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 1
Palmeiro dh 4 0 0 1
Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 1 2 0
Blalock 3b 4 0 0 0
Christenson cf 3 1 0 0
Laird c 3 2 1 0
Callaway p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 1 1 1
Rivas 2b 3 1 1 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 0 2
LeCroy dh 4 1 1 1
Jones rf 4 1 2 0
Hunter cf 4 1 1 0
Koskie 3b 1 2 0 0
Pierzynski c 3 2 2 1
Guzman ss 4 1 2 4
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 10 10 9
Texas 002 500 0007101
Minnesota 134 002 00x10100
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Callaway  L (1-6) 2.2 7 8 7 3 1
  Garcia   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Fultz   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Benoit   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Ramirez   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Powell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
9
5
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Santana   4.0 8 7 7 2 6
  Rincon  W (4-6) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Guardado  SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
9

  E–Laird (1).  2B–Texas Jones (4,off Santana), Minnesota Stewart (37,off Callaway).  3B–Minnesota Guzman (13,off Callaway); Rivas (9,off Benoit).  HR–Texas Young (13,4th inning off Santana 3 on, 1 out); Rodriguez (41,4th inning off Santana 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota LeCroy (16,6th inning off Benoit 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rivas (8,off Callaway); Pierzynski (2,off Fultz).  SF–Mientkiewicz 2 (5,off Callaway,off Benoit); Stewart (9,off Callaway).  SB–Jones (13,2nd base off Callaway/Laird).  WP–Callaway (1), Santana (4).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–2:48.  A–20,701.
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