MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/03/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2623 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (75-62) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 2
Texas Rangers (68-68) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
5-3 Rangers Win over Twins Evens Season Record
Texas pitcher Kent Emanuel did his part in helping his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 5-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Emanuel, now 2-2, was the winner. In 6.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 3 runs. Texas, at 68-68, sits in third place in the American League West Division.

Marcus Semien, who finished 4th in the AL in wins above replacement with 6.0 in 2019, aided the Texas cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman went 2-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"There's a lot of fight left in this team," said Emanuel.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 7 41
A. Kirilloff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .297 20 64
R. Lewis 3B 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333 26 94
B. Buxton CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .263 34 101
M. Wallner LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .268 26 69
C. Correa SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .264 11 47
M. Kepler RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 22 82
   a-R. Jeffers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 2 12
D. Solano DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304 0 16
C. Vázquez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .224 6 41
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 9 13      
a - R. Jeffers pinch hit for M. Kepler in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Vázquez (6, 7th Inning off K. Emanuel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gordon , B. Buxton 2 , M. Wallner 2 , C. Correa , C. Vázquez 4
2-out RBI: B. Buxton , M. Wallner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wallner , C. Correa , C. Vázquez 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Correa 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Gordon-Kirilloff)
OF assists: 1 (Kepler(Gilbert at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 13 53
N. Marte SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .251 15 52
J. Foscue 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .295 12 47
   b-N. Lowe 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 4 15
J. Jung 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .272 21 68
M. Semien 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .259 10 69
D. Jansen DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 10 25
J. Heim C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .252 12 62
G. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 3 11
   a-A. García RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 14 37
D. Gilbert RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277 7 34
Totals 32 5 8 5 2 5 13      
a - A. García substituted for G. Martinez in the 9th
b - N. Lowe substituted for J. Foscue in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (26, 3rd Inning off S. Gray, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Gilbert (12, 4th Inning off R. Henriquez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Heim (12, 3rd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Foscue 2 , M. Semien 3 , D. Jansen , J. Heim 5 , D. Gilbert 2
2-out RBI: M. Semien , D. Jansen , J. Heim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Jung 2 , D. Gilbert
GIDP: J. Jung
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Marte 2 (14)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gray L (11-11) 2.2 6 5 0 2 1 1 57 4.06   
R. Henriquez 3.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 44 2.76   
E. Pagan 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 31
Batters Faced: S. Gray 16, R. Henriquez 11, E. Pagan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 2-4, R. Henriquez 5-0, E. Pagan 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 57-34, R. Henriquez 44-28, E. Pagan 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Emanuel W (2-2) 6.1 7 3 3 1 4 1 106 3.76   
J. Lucchesi H (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 3.38   
L. Jacobsen SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Emanuel 50
Batters Faced: K. Emanuel 27, J. Lucchesi 5, L. Jacobsen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Emanuel 10-5, J. Lucchesi 0-2, L. Jacobsen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Emanuel 106-65, J. Lucchesi 21-13, L. Jacobsen 17-9
WP: K. Emanuel 2 , L. Jacobsen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kent Emanuel
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 38712
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