MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/05/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1880 - THURSDAY, JULY 5TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (42-47) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 11 1
Texas Rangers (35-54) 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 6 1
Twins Suffer 6-4 Loss to Rangers
The Texas Rangers used the hitting of third baseman Juan Mendoza to subdue the Minnesota Twins, 6-4. For the game, Mendoza went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Mel Santana, the winner, is now 7-8. He struck out 6 and walked 0 over 7.1 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 10 hits. Nestor Guardado picked up his 14th save of the season.

Early in the game, Mendoza had a 3-run home run for Texas. It was his 22nd home run of the season and put the Rangers on top, 3-0.

Texas manager Austin Dixon was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard, they played all the way through," he said.

The Rangers raised their record to 35-54.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McNeal RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .293 6 41
   b-R. Baque PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 16 42
T. Hiraga LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263 2 15
M. Lujan 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306 6 28
K. McNeal DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220 15 51
A. Fields 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .251 21 53
M. Jurgens 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .199 9 20
D. Watkins CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .263 2 11
M. Bjork C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 1 12
A. Klattenburger SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 0 12
   a-I. Powell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 9 34
Totals 37 4 11 4 0 7 12      
a - I. Powell pinch hit for A. Klattenburger in the 9th
b - R. Baque pinch hit for D. McNeal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jurgens 2 (8, 2nd Inning off M. Santana, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Santana, 0 on, 1 out) , D. McNeal (26, 5th Inning off M. Santana, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Klattenburger (11, 7th Inning off M. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Fields (21, 4th Inning off M. Santana, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Lujan (6, 5th Inning off M. Santana, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Jurgens (9, 8th Inning off V. Figueroa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. McNeal 2 , M. Lujan 5 , A. Fields 5 , M. Jurgens 8 , D. Watkins 2 , A. Klattenburger 2
2-out RBI: M. Lujan , M. Jurgens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lujan , M. Bjork 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Fields (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Klattenburger-Lujan-Fields, Jurgens-Lujan-Fields)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nava CF 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .210 5 32
M. Silva 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .196 13 35
J. Ernandez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .248 10 29
E. Cornett RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .210 13 37
   a-D. Guzman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 5 9
J. Mendoza 3B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .174 22 49
P. Michalaras DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .314 0 11
J. Beatty 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .210 3 20
J. Mouring LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .209 4 18
A. Arce SS 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .236 4 34
Totals 28 6 6 6 8 5 22      
a - D. Guzman substituted for E. Cornett in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Mendoza (22, 1st Inning off J. Hays, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Ernandez (10, 5th Inning off J. Hays, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Silva , J. Ernandez 5 , J. Mendoza 5 , A. Arce
2-out RBI: J. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Silva , J. Ernandez , J. Beatty
GIDP: R. Nava , P. Michalaras
Sac Fly: R. Nava
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cornett (8) , J. Mouring (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mendoza (9)
OF assists: 2 (Mouring(Fields at home), Cornett(Jurgens at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hays L (4-6) 4.0 6 6 4 3 2 2 76 5.51   
T. Gall 1.1 0 0 0 4 1 0 29 2.33   
A. Flores 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.21   
B. Jones 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hays 29
Batters Faced: J. Hays 21, T. Gall 7, A. Flores 5, B. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hays 7-2, T. Gall 2-0, A. Flores 1-2, B. Jones 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hays 76-44, T. Gall 29-13, A. Flores 22-15, B. Jones 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Flores 3-0 , B. Jones 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Santana W (7-8) 7.1 10 3 3 0 6 2 97 4.47   
V. Figueroa H (8) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 15 2.53   
N. Guardado SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Santana 52
Batters Faced: M. Santana 31, V. Figueroa 3, N. Guardado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Santana 4-10, V. Figueroa 0-1, N. Guardado 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Santana 97-63, V. Figueroa 15-11, N. Guardado 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Mendoza
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 14531
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