Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 17, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 2007 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 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Catalanotto dh 5 0 0 0
Murphy cf 5 0 0 0
Young ss 4 0 1 1
Byrd rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Botts lf 3 0 0 0
  Cruz pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 0
Quiroz c 4 1 2 1
Vazquez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kinsler ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Metcalf 3b 4 2 2 1
Volquez p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bartlett ss 5 1 2 0
Kubel dh 3 0 1 0
  Rodriguez ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Mauer c 4 1 1 1
Hunter cf 3 1 1 1
Morneau 1b 4 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 3 1 2 1
Jones lf 2 0 0 0
  Ford ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Buscher 3b 3 0 0 0
Punto 2b 4 0 1 0
Slowey p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 3
Texas 001 000 201472
Minnesota 010 001 012582
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Volquez   6.0 5 2 1 1 6
  White   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wilson   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Benoit  L (7-4) 0.2 1 2 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
8
5
3
3
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Slowey   6.0 4 1 1 0 7
  Rincon   1.0 2 2 1 0 0
  Guerrier   1.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Nathan  W (4-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
12

  E–Quiroz (1), Kinsler (15), Bartlett (26), Rincon (1).  DP–Texas 2. Vazquez-Young-Wilkerson, Byrd-Wilkerson.  2B–Texas Metcalf (12,off Slowey).  HR–Texas Metcalf (3,9th inning off Nathan 0 on 1 out), Minnesota Mauer (6,6th inning off Volquez 0 on 0 out); Cuddyer (14,9th inning off Benoit 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Rodriguez (2,off Wilson); Buscher (1,off Benoit).  HBP–Hunter (5,by Volquez).  Team–6.  SB–Wilkerson (4,2nd base off Rincon/Mauer); Hunter 2 (17,3rd base off Volquez/Quiroz,2nd base off Wilson/Quiroz); Cuddyer (4,2nd base off Volquez/Quiroz).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Mike DiMuro, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–3:12.  A–14,197.
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