Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
July 18, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. 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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Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span lf 5 0 0 0
Casilla 2b 5 1 1 0
Mauer c 3 0 0 0
Morneau 1b 4 1 2 1
Kubel dh 2 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 2 2 2
Crede 3b 3 0 0 0
  Harris 3b 1 0 0 0
Gomez cf 4 0 2 1
Punto ss 3 0 1 0
Baker p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 0
Young 3b 4 0 1 0
Hamilton cf 4 0 0 0
Byrd rf 4 0 1 0
Blalock 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz dh 4 1 3 1
Murphy lf 3 0 0 0
Saltalamacchia c 4 0 0 0
Andrus ss 2 0 1 0
Feldman p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  Nippert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Minnesota 020 010 010480
Texas 000 100 000170
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Baker  W(8-7) 8.0 6 1 1 2 8
  Nathan  SV(25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
10
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman  L(8-3) 6.0 5 3 3 0 5
  Jennings   1.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Grilli   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Nippert   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
6

  E–None.  2B–Minnesota Cuddyer (20,off Feldman); Punto (5,off Feldman), Texas Cruz (15,off Baker).  HR–Minnesota Cuddyer (15,5th inning off Feldman 0 on 0 out), Texas Cruz (23,4th inning off Baker 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Adrian Johnson, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:08.  A–31,041.
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