Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
April 14, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 2012 at Target Field. 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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Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 5 0 0 0
Andrus ss 4 0 0 0
Hamilton cf,lf 5 3 3 1
Beltre dh 4 1 3 2
Young 3b 5 0 2 1
Cruz rf 5 1 3 0
Murphy lf 4 0 0 0
  Gentry cf 1 0 0 0
Napoli c 3 0 0 1
Snyder 1b 4 1 3 0
Darvish p 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Ogando p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Span cf 5 0 3 1
Carroll ss 3 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Plouffe ss 0 0 0 0
Mauer c 4 0 1 0
Morneau dh 4 0 1 0
Willingham lf 3 0 2 0
Doumit rf 5 0 1 0
Valencia 3b 5 2 2 0
Parmelee 1b 5 0 1 0
Casilla 2b 4 0 2 0
Blackburn p 0 0 0 0
  Duensing p 0 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 13 1
Texas 011 000 2026141
Minnesota 010 001 0002131
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Darvish   5.2 9 2 1 4 4
  Ross  W(1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ogando   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Adams   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Nathan   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blackburn   5.1 7 2 2 1 3
  Duensing  L(0-1) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Gray   1.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Perkins   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Burnett   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Young (1), Plouffe (1).  DP–Texas 1. Snyder-Andrus-Snyder.  2B–Texas Hamilton 2 (3,off Blackburn,off Perkins); Cruz 2 (2,off Blackburn,off Burnett); Beltre 2 (3,off Blackburn,off Perkins), Minnesota Span 2 (4,off Darvish 2); Willingham (2,off Nathan).  HR–Texas Hamilton (3,3rd inning off Blackburn 0 on 1 out).  SF–Napoli (1,off Blackburn).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Carroll (1,by Darvish).  Team–15.  SB–Casilla (1,2nd base off Adams/Napoli).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Cory Blaser, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–3:27.  A–35,854.
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