MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/30/2003
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2028 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-65) 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 9 8 0
Texas Rangers (41-95) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
Twins Drop Rangers, 9-4
Minnesota right fielder Gary Matthews Jr had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Texas Rangers, 9-4. This win makes it 6 in a row for Minnesota.

The Twins got a big hit from left fielder Cliff Floyd. In the top of the fifth, Floyd pounded a grand slam home run to right. His 21st home run of the season put the Twins ahead, 8-3.

"We played hard and won," said Matthews Jr. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Izturis 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 3 35
J. Pierre CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254 2 43
T. Hafner 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292 28 89
A. Rodriguez SS 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 .306 26 89
C. Floyd LF 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .294 21 91
M. Piazza C 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 .173 7 33
G. Matthews Jr RF 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .251 8 52
J. Crede 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .278 15 53
A. Berroa DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .302 7 39
Totals 34 9 8 9 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Crede (19, 8th Inning off B. Ryan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Matthews Jr 2 (8, 2nd Inning off R. Vogelsong, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Koplove, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Piazza (7, 4th Inning off R. Vogelsong, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Floyd (21, 5th Inning off R. Vogelsong, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Floyd 4 , M. Piazza 4 , G. Matthews Jr 8 , J. Crede 4 , A. Berroa
2-out RBI: A. Rodriguez , C. Floyd , M. Piazza , G. Matthews Jr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Izturis , C. Floyd
GIDP: A. Rodriguez
Hit by Pitch: T. Hafner , A. Rodriguez , G. Matthews Jr
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Pierre (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Crede-Izturis-Hafner, Rodriguez-Izturis-Hafner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222 6 12
L. Overbay 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 13 65
J. Canseco RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .233 5 25
A. Belle LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 26 82
T. Batista 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269 30 96
R. Palmeiro DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .239 17 39
G. Blum SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 9 58
D. Bell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 1 3
T. Pratt C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .264 1 11
Totals 33 4 9 4 3 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Overbay (31, 5th Inning off M. Maroth, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Bell (3, 9th Inning off M. Venafro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palmeiro 2 (17, 2nd Inning off M. Maroth, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Venafro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , L. Overbay 2 , J. Canseco , T. Batista , R. Palmeiro 8 , D. Bell 2 , T. Pratt 2
2-out RBI: J. Canseco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Canseco , D. Bell
GIDP: A. Belle , G. Blum
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Blum (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Blum-Alomar-Overbay)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Maroth W (13-9) 7.0 5 3 3 2 2 1 100 4.44   
M. Myers 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.95   
M. Venafro 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 31 6.75   
R. Mendoza 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Maroth 55
Batters Faced: M. Maroth 27, M. Myers 3, M. Venafro 5, R. Mendoza 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Maroth 11-7, M. Myers 0-0, M. Venafro 3-0, R. Mendoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Maroth 100-60, M. Myers 15-7, M. Venafro 31-18, R. Mendoza 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Venafro 2-0 , R. Mendoza 1-0
WP: M. Maroth
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Vogelsong L (5-19) 4.2 6 8 8 1 2 3 78 7.86   
M. Koplove 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 1 35 5.47   
B. Ryan 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vogelsong 21
Batters Faced: R. Vogelsong 23, M. Koplove 9, B. Ryan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vogelsong 6-6, M. Koplove 2-1, B. Ryan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vogelsong 78-46, M. Koplove 35-22, B. Ryan 24-12
WP: M. Koplove
Hit Batsmen: R. Vogelsong 2 , B. Ryan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Matthews Jr
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 21230
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