Twins 2, Rangers 1
Starter Kason Gabbard gave up one earned run in 6 2/3 innings. (Paul Battaglia/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Jamey Wright gave up a single and a wild pitch in the 10th to drop the opener to the Twins. Kason Gabbard held the Twins to just one earned run in 6 2/3 innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a solo shot in the third.
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Texas
(53-68)
Lost 2
Minnesota 2, Texas 1
Today's Boxes 8/17/07
BOS 8, LAA 4
CHC 2, STL 1
LAA 7, BOS 5
NYY 6, DET 1
NYM 6, WSH 2
PHI 11, PIT 8
SF 3, FLA 0
TOR 5, BAL 2
CLE 2, TB 1
ARI 4, ATL 0
CIN 8, MIL 3
SEA 5, CWS 4
HOU 3, SD 1
KC 9, OAK 2
LAD 6, COL 4
Minnesota
(61-60)
Won 3
Standings thru 8/17/07  | Gameday  | Rangers Stats  | Twins Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , LF4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .257
Kinsler , 2B5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .254
Young , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .303
Byrd , CF5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .315
Botts , DH2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216
Cruz , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213
Wilkerson , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229
Saltalamacchia , C4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .258
Vazquez , 3B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 8 17
BATTING HR : Saltalamacchia (5, 3rd inning off Silva, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Catalanotto 3; Young; Wilkerson; Saltalamacchia 4; Vazquez.RBI : Saltalamacchia (16).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Young; Saltalamacchia 2; Byrd 2.S : Catalanotto; Cruz.GIDP : Young.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Byrd (2, fielding).DP : (Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Casilla , 2B4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250
Punto , SS5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .204
Mauer , C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Hunter , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .298
Morneau , 1B3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282
Cuddyer , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277
White , LF4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .153
Redmond , DH2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289
1-Tyner , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Watkins , 3B3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .364
Totals 33 2 8 1 4 4 14
1-Ran for Redmond in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Cuddyer (21, Gabbard).TB : Punto; Hunter 2; Morneau; Cuddyer 2; Redmond; Watkins 2.RBI : White (8).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Watkins; White; Punto 3.GIDP : Casilla.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Watkins (1, 2nd base off Gabbard/Saltalamacchia).CS : Hunter (7, 2nd base by Gabbard/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING DP : (Casilla-Punto-Morneau).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gabbard 6.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 3.56
Wright (L, 3-5)2.1 3 1 0 1 1 0 4.11
Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 10th. WP : Gabbard, Wright, Nathan.IBB : Young (by Neshek).HBP : Redmond (by Gabbard), Vazquez (by Reyes), Botts (by Nathan).Pitches-strikes : Gabbard 102-58, Wright 43-22, Silva 94-65, Reyes 8-4, Neshek 14-6, Nathan 13-8, Guerrier 14-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Gabbard 12-4, Wright 4-2, Silva 5-10, Reyes 1-0, Neshek 0-2, Nathan 2-0, Guerrier 0-2.Batters faced : Gabbard 28, Wright 10, Silva 26, Reyes 2, Neshek 3, Nathan 4, Guerrier 5.Inherited runners-scored : Wright 3-0, Neshek 1-0.Umpires : HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Adam Dowdy.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:44.Att : 30,924.
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