Twins go home on high note
Twins score early and often By Shawn Smajstrla / Special to MLB.com
The Twins scored five runs in the first four innings en route to a victory over the Rangers in the finale of a nine-game road trip. Justin Morneau connected on his 14th home run of the season. Boof Bonser allowed two runs in five frames as he notched his third win of the year.
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Twins 5, Rangers 3
Minnesota's Boof Bonser struck out six while walking two on Wednesday afternoon. (LM Otero/AP)
Rangers fall in finale By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
Right-hander Robinson Tejeda gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks over three-plus innings, and the Rangers went on to drop the rubber match to the Twins. Mark Teixeira knocked in two runs, while Frank Catalanotto delivered a pinch-hit RBI single, but Texas was unable to rally.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 23, 2007
Minnesota 5, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 5/23/07
DET 8, LAA 7
NYY 8, BOS 3
PHI 8, FLA 7
BAL 5, TOR 2
SEA 5, TB 1
WSH 12, CIN 7
NYM 3, ATL 0
KC 11, CLE 7
STL 5, PIT 3
OAK 4, CWS 0
COL 2, ARI 0
SD 2, CHC 1
LAD 5, MIL 1
SF 9, HOU 1
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Standings thru 5/23/07 | Gameday | Twins Stats | Rangers Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .329
Tyner , DH4 1 0 1 0 0 5 .253
Cuddyer , RF3 0 0 0 2 2 4 .269
Morneau , 1B5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .282
Hunter , CF4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .315
Kubel , LF3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .252
Ford , LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
Rodriguez , 3B4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .194
Heintz , C5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Punto , SS1 1 0 0 3 0 2 .230
Totals 35 5 8 4 8 4 28
BATTING HR : Morneau (14, 3rd inning off Tejeda, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Castillo 3; Morneau 4; Hunter; Kubel; Ford; Heintz.RBI : Hunter (40), Castillo (7), Morneau (33), Tyner (10).2-out RBI : Hunter.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kubel 2; Cuddyer 2; Heintz; Rodriguez 2; Morneau.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB : Punto (5, 2nd base off Francisco/Stewart), Kubel (2, 2nd base off Tejeda/Stewart).FIELDING DP : (Castillo-Punto-Morneau).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .267
Young , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .240
Teixeira , DH5 0 3 2 0 1 1 .307
Diaz , RF5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .265
Cruz , LF3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .211
Kinsler , 2B4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .240
Vazquez , 3B4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .600
b-Sosa , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
Kata , 1B4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .220
Stewart , C3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
a-Catalanotto , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .164
Laird , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Totals 39 3 13 3 3 11 25
BATTING 2B : Lofton (6, Bonser), Teixeira (15, Bonser), Cruz (8, Nathan).TB : Lofton 4; Young; Teixeira 4; Diaz; Cruz 2; Vazquez 2; Stewart; Catalanotto.RBI : Teixeira 2 (29), Catalanotto (10).2-out RBI : Catalanotto.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cruz 2; Vazquez 2; Young; Sosa.GIDP : Diaz.Team LOB : 13.BASERUNNING SB : Lofton (15, 2nd base off Bonser/Heintz).FIELDING E : Stewart (2, pickoff).PB : Stewart (2).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bonser (W, 3-1)5.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 3.88
Guerrier (H, 3)2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.93
Rincon (H, 6)0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.18
Neshek (H, 3)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.27
Nathan (S, 9)1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.21
WP : Rincon, Wilson 2.IBB : Hunter (by Wilson).HBP : Cruz (by Bonser), Tyner (by Francisco).Pitches-strikes : Bonser 101-63, Guerrier 29-18, Rincon 24-16, Neshek 4-2, Nathan 20-11, Tejeda 86-52, Wilson 40-20, Eyre 16-10, Francisco 22-12, Benoit 15-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Bonser 2-7, Guerrier 2-2, Rincon 0-0, Neshek 0-1, Nathan 2-0, Tejeda 2-4, Wilson 5-1, Eyre 5-1, Francisco 0-2, Benoit 2-1.Batters faced : Bonser 24, Guerrier 8, Rincon 5, Neshek 1, Nathan 5, Tejeda 19, Wilson 10, Eyre 6, Francisco 5, Benoit 4.Inherited runners-scored : Neshek 2-0, Wilson 2-2.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Ed Montague. 3B: Bill Miller.Weather : 81 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, In from CF.T : 3:29.Att : 24,370.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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