MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/07/2017
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 854 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (92-30) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 0
Minnesota Twins (56-66) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
Twins Turn Back Rangers, 3-2
Justin Verlander pitched well, but his team, the Texas Rangers, still dropped a 3-2 decision to the Minnesota Twins at Metrodome 1994-2009. Ricky Nolasco, the winner, is now 3-4. He struck out 5 and walked 0 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 2 runs on 9 hits. Richard Rodriguez earned his 7th save in 10 chances.

Mike Napoli helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Twins.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Texas manager Rangers GM.

The win makes Minnesota 56-66.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Odor 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .331 16 50
J. Heyward CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291 22 78
M. Trout RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .294 28 76
M. Semien SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .300 30 90
D. Gregorius 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .290 20 87
E. Longoria DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .292 23 93
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .310 23 83
S. Gennett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .281 7 20
Y. Molina C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .289 9 52
Totals 38 2 11 2 2 8 27      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (23, 2nd Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Gregorius (27, 6th Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (37, 8th Inning off J. Chamberlain, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Odor (24, 9th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Semien (30, 4th Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Odor 3 , J. Heyward , M. Semien 6 , D. Gregorius 2 , E. Longoria 4 , J. Hamilton , S. Gennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , D. Gregorius , J. Hamilton , S. Gennett , Y. Molina
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Phillips 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .268 7 22
A. Lind LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261 18 51
   a-J. Davis CF, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 0 6
M. Betts RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 17 64
C. Yelich CF, LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .288 23 67
M. Napoli DH 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .254 26 64
P. Alvarez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 18 52
R. Ruiz SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 0
C. Coghlan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 2 19
B. Nicholas C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 10 47
Totals 28 3 5 3 2 9 6      
a - J. Davis substituted for A. Lind in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lind (23, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Yelich (18, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Alvarez (14, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Phillips , A. Lind 2 , C. Yelich 2 , M. Napoli , P. Alvarez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , C. Coghlan
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Phillips (1)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (16-4) 8.0 5 3 3 2 9 0 104 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 67
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 5-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 104-66
WP: J. Verlander 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Nolasco W (3-4) 5.1 9 2 2 0 5 1 85 4.05   
N. Burdi H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
C. Thielbar H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.36   
K. Crockett H (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.78   
J. Chamberlain H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.50   
R. Rodriguez SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Nolasco 47
Batters Faced: R. Nolasco 25, N. Burdi 2, C. Thielbar 2, K. Crockett 1, J. Chamberlain 5, R. Rodriguez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nolasco 4-7, N. Burdi 0-1, C. Thielbar 0-2, K. Crockett 0-0, J. Chamberlain 1-1, R. Rodriguez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Nolasco 85-53, N. Burdi 6-5, C. Thielbar 7-5, K. Crockett 6-3, J. Chamberlain 24-12, R. Rodriguez 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Burdi 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Metrodome 1994-2009
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18611
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