MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/14/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 294 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (30-12) 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 9 13 0
Minnesota Twins (18-24) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Rangers Win at Minnesota, 9-3
Texas took on Minnesota in front of a lively crowd.

Texas left fielder Mike Trout made his presence felt in the 9-3 Rangers triumph over the Minnesota Twins. Trout went 2-3 with a double and 2 walks, while scoring 2. Cole Hamels, the winning pitcher, improved to 4-1. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 3.

The Rangers got a big hit from designated hitter Josh Hamilton. In the top of the sixth, Hamilton pounded a 3-run home run to left. His 10th home run of the season put the Rangers ahead, 9-3.

"The boys came out and just played their butts off," said Texas manager Rangers GM.

The Rangers improved to a lofty 30-12.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reyes 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .309 7 18
M. Semien SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .227 5 15
J. Hamilton DH 4 2 1 3 1 0 2 .286 10 31
M. Trout LF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .288 12 27
D. Gregorius 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .289 8 26
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .310 3 16
J. Heyward CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .234 4 23
A. Gordon RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 9
   a-M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .161 0 0
Y. Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 2 16
Totals 38 9 13 9 4 5 14      
a - M. Cabrera substituted for A. Gordon in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: M. Trout (8, 1st Inning off A. Griffin, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Gregorius (6, 5th Inning off A. Griffin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Semien (5, 1st Inning off A. Griffin, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (3, 1st Inning off A. Griffin, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hamilton (10, 6th Inning off M. Schwimer, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes 2 , M. Semien 6 , J. Hamilton 4 , M. Trout 3 , D. Gregorius 2 , E. Longoria 4 , J. Heyward 2 , M. Cabrera
2-out RBI: E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hamilton , M. Cabrera
GIDP: M. Cabrera
Sac Fly: J. Heyward
Hit by Pitch: E. Longoria
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cabrera(Yelich at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .202 2 12
H. Kendrick 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 1 13
M. Betts CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 0 12
E. Hosmer 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .265 5 25
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 4 20
S. Drew SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .301 3 19
C. Ruiz DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .179 0 5
S. Sizemore 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .171 0 2
L. Marson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 0 9
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ruiz (5, 2nd Inning off C. Hamels, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Hosmer (9, 3rd Inning off C. Hamels, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Betts (13, 3rd Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Yelich , M. Betts 3 , E. Hosmer 3 , S. Drew , C. Ruiz 2
2-out RBI: S. Drew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , H. Kendrick , M. Ozuna
Sac Bunt: L. Marson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kendrick-Drew-Hosmer)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hamels W (4-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 7 0 110 3.00   
M. Buehrle 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.05   
S. Doolittle 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 54
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 26, M. Buehrle 7, S. Doolittle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 5-6, M. Buehrle 2-2, S. Doolittle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 110-63, M. Buehrle 27-18, S. Doolittle 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Griffin L (3-4) 4.0 9 6 6 2 2 2 86 4.81   
H. Kuo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 2.51   
M. Schwimer 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18 3.86   
C. Rasmus 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.24   
N. Vincent 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 2.65   
J. Chamberlain 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Griffin 20
Batters Faced: A. Griffin 24, H. Kuo 4, M. Schwimer 5, C. Rasmus 6, N. Vincent 4, J. Chamberlain 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Griffin 6-5, H. Kuo 0-1, M. Schwimer 1-2, C. Rasmus 1-3, N. Vincent 1-0, J. Chamberlain 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Griffin 86-51, H. Kuo 19-11, M. Schwimer 18-11, C. Rasmus 21-14, N. Vincent 16-6, J. Chamberlain 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Kuo 2-1 , M. Schwimer 1-1 , J. Chamberlain 3-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Vincent
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Trout
Ballpark: Metrodome 1994-2009
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 22214
Special Notes: RF Alex Gordon was injured while throwing the ball.
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