Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
August 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 8

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 4 0 0 0
Harris ss,1b 5 0 0 0
Mauer c 5 2 3 1
Morneau 1b 2 0 0 0
  Casilla 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cabrera ph 1 0 0 0
Kubel dh 3 2 1 0
Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 0
Crede 3b 2 1 0 0
Young lf 3 0 1 2
Punto 2b,ss 3 0 1 2
Liriano p 0 0 0 0
  Keppel p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrier p 0 0 0 0
  Duensing p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 3 2 1 0
Young 3b 4 2 2 0
Hamilton rf 4 2 2 0
Byrd cf 4 1 2 3
Murphy lf 3 0 1 2
Jones dh 5 0 1 1
Blalock 1b 3 0 0 1
Richardson c 4 1 2 0
Andrus ss 4 0 1 1
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
  Feliz p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Minnesota 110 003 000570
Texas 340 000 10x8120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano  L(5-12) 2.0 7 7 7 2 1
  Keppel   3.1 2 0 0 0 3
  Mijares   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Guerrier   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Duensing   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
4
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W(6-2) 5.2 4 4 4 3 5
  O'Day   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Feliz   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Jennings   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Wilson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Francisco  SV(18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
6
7

  E–None.  2B–Minnesota Young (8,off Hunter); Mauer (21,off Hunter), Texas Kinsler (21,off Liriano); Byrd (37,off Duensing).  3B–Texas Andrus (7,off Guerrier).  HR–Minnesota Mauer (23,1st inning off Hunter 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Blalock (4,off Liriano); Murphy (7,off Liriano).  HBP–Byrd (9,by Liriano); Kinsler (6,by Keppel).  Team–10.  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:20.  A–17,940.
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