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Twins
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
August 20, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 20, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark In Arlington.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Anthony Swarzak |
Home Starting Pitcher | Derek Holland |
Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark In Arlington |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 21,870 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Mike DiMuro 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Ron Kulpa |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denard Span | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cabrera | Shortstop |
Joe Mauer | DH |
Michael Cuddyer | First Baseman |
Joe Crede | Third Baseman |
Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
Mike Redmond | Catcher |
Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
Nick Punto | Second Baseman |
Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julio Borbon | DH |
Michael Young | Third Baseman |
Josh Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Marlon Byrd | Left Fielder |
Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
Hank Blalock | First Baseman |
Taylor Teagarden | Catcher |
Elvis Andrus | Shortstop |
Ron Washington | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Rangers
Rangers Ballpark In Arlington
August 20, 2009
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Holland
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Holland
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Holland
Mauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Holland
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Swarzak
Borbon hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Swarzak
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Swarzak
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Holland
Crede hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holland
Young strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Holland
Redmond strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Swarzak
Byrd hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Swarzak
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Swarzak
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Swarzak
Blalock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teagarden vs. Swarzak
Teagarden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teagarden for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Holland
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Holland
Punto hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Holland
Span hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Holland
Holland fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Holland. Span moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Holland
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Swarzak
Andrus hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Swarzak
Borbon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Swarzak
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Swarzak
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Swarzak
Byrd hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Swarzak
Kinsler hits a line drive towards third. Crede reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Holland
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Holland
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crede vs. Holland
Crede hits a line drive into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Swarzak
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Swarzak
Blalock hits a line drive into right field. Span picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Span. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Teagarden vs. Swarzak
Teagarden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Andrus vs. Swarzak
Andrus strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holland
Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Holland
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Holland
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Holland
Punto hits a line drive towards first. Blalock catches it and steps on first to double up Gomez. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Swarzak
Borbon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Swarzak
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Swarzak
Hamilton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Swarzak
Byrd takes first base on ball four. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Kinsler vs. Swarzak
Kinsler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cuddyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Holland
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Holland
Cabrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Span moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mauer vs. Holland
Mauer hits a line drive towards third. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cuddyer vs. Holland
Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Span moves to third. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Crede vs. Feliz
Neftali Feliz now pitching.
Crede hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Swarzak
Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Swarzak
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teagarden vs. Swarzak
Teagarden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Andrus vs. Keppel
Bobby Keppel now pitching.
Andrus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Andrus reaches second base with a double. Teagarden goes all the way around to score. Andrus moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Borbon vs. Keppel
Borbon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Span. Borbon reaches second base with a double. Andrus scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Keppel
Young hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Young reaches second base with a double. Borbon scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Manship
Jeff Manship now pitching.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Byrd vs. Manship
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Manship
Kinsler hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Feliz
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Feliz
Redmond hits a popup beyond second. Kinsler can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Feliz
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Feliz
Punto hits a popup towards third. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Manship
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Manship
Blalock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teagarden vs. Manship
Teagarden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crede fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Andrus vs. Manship
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields it and throws to second for the out. Blalock moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Borbon vs. Manship
Borbon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blalock scores. Andrus moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Manship
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Andrus scores. Borbon moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hamilton vs. Manship
Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Eyre
Willie Eyre now pitching.
Span hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Eyre
Alexi Casilla pinch hits for Orlando Cabrera.
Casilla hits a line drive into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Eyre
Mauer hits a line drive into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Eyre
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Humber
Alexi Casilla now playing shortstop. Brendan Harris now playing third base. Philip Humber now pitching.
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Humber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Humber
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Humber
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Humber
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuddyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blalock for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Jennings
Jason Jennings now pitching.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jennings
Young hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Redmond vs. Jennings
Redmond hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/2009 -- Minnesota at Texas (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Span D, rf 4 0 3 0 Borbon J, dh 5 2 3 3 Cabrera O, ss 3 0 1 0 Young M, 3b 5 2 3 2 Casilla A, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Hamilton J, cf 5 0 2 0 Mauer J, dh 4 0 1 0 Byrd M, lf 3 2 2 4 Cuddyer M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kinsler I, 2b 5 0 1 0 Crede J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cruz N, rf 5 1 1 1 Harris B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Blalock H, 1b 5 1 3 0 Young D, lf 4 1 2 1 Teagarden T, c 3 1 1 0 Redmond M, c 4 0 1 0 Andrus E, ss 4 2 1 1 Gomez C, cf 3 0 1 0 Punto N, 2b 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 10 1 40 11 17 11 Minnesota 000 010 000 -- 1 Texas 013 005 20x -- 11 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Swarzak A (L) 5.1 8 6 6 2 4 Keppel B* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Manship J 1.2 5 2 2 0 1 Humber P 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Holland D (W) 5.1 7 1 1 0 3 Feliz N 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Eyre W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Jennings J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Holland D, Span D DP -- Texas 3 LOB -- Minnesota 6, Texas 8 2B -- Andrus E, Borbon J, Young M HR -- Byrd M 2, Borbon J, Young D, Cruz N SF -- Byrd M T -- 2:48 A -- 21870
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