MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/09/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 490 - TUESDAY, MAY 9TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (12-21) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Texas Rangers (17-17) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 2
Rangers Lose to Minnesota, 4-3
Fans saw a dandy of a game between the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.

Kyle Kendrick propelled his team to victory over the Texas Rangers. The final score was 4-3, Minnesota. In 7.2 innings, Kendrick surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 0. He allowed 3 runs. Matt Belisle recorded his 7th save for Minnesota.

Chalon Tietje had a direct impact on the outcome. Tietje contributed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put Minnesota up, 3-0.

In postgame remarks, Tietje hailed his team's "grit."

Minnesota's record now stands at 12-21, placing them 4th in the AL Central Division.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Reyes LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .158 2 3
C. Barnwell SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .231 1 12
O. Infante DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 7 .234 2 14
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .296 7 20
   a-J. Brewer 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 0 0
J. Taveras 3B, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .302 5 20
C. Tietje RF 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .292 1 11
J. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .274 2 12
M. Treanor C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 2 4
T. Bozied CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 1 2
Totals 36 4 8 4 6 6 24      
a - J. Brewer substituted for J. Thome in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Infante (6, 1st Inning off C. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Barnwell (8, 1st Inning off C. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Reyes , C. Barnwell 2 , O. Infante 2 , J. Thome , J. Taveras , C. Tietje 2 , T. Bozied
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Infante 2 , J. Thome 2 , M. Treanor
GIDP: J. Taylor
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Barnwell (12) , J. Taylor (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Barnwell-Taylor-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .293 6 17
C. Floyd DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .307 6 19
J. Lopez 2B, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 5 17
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 4 22
D. Jenkins 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .374 5 27
J. Lugo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 0 6
   b-G. Mejia PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340 3 15
R. Hanigan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 3 15
D. DeMent 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 6 28
   d-J. Loney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 0 2
R. Baldelli RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 3 13
   a-M. Montero PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247 3 9
   c-R. Johnson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 2 15      
a - M. Montero pinch hit for R. Baldelli in the 8th
b - G. Mejia pinch hit for J. Lugo in the 8th
c - R. Johnson substituted for M. Montero in the 9th
d - J. Loney pinch hit for D. DeMent in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lopez (9, 4th Inning off K. Kendrick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Montero (1, 8th Inning off K. Kendrick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damon (6, 8th Inning off K. Kendrick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Damon 4 , C. Floyd 3 , J. Lopez 3 , R. Hanigan , M. Montero 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lugo , G. Mejia
GIDP: R. Hidalgo
Sac Fly: D. Jenkins
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lugo (3) , D. DeMent (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Lugo-Lopez-Jenkins)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kendrick W (2-3) 7.2 8 3 3 0 2 1 102 6.14   
T. Saito H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.50   
M. Belisle SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kendrick 53
Batters Faced: K. Kendrick 31, T. Saito 2, M. Belisle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kendrick 12-8, T. Saito 1-0, M. Belisle 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kendrick 102-75, T. Saito 8-6, M. Belisle 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Saito 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Garcia L (2-1) 6.0 7 4 4 5 3 0 91 4.71   
R. Read 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.75   
W. Ledezma 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.45   
J. Heaverlo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Garcia 40
Batters Faced: C. Garcia 31, R. Read 3, W. Ledezma 5, J. Heaverlo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Garcia 4-11, R. Read 1-0, W. Ledezma 0-2, J. Heaverlo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Garcia 91-51, R. Read 12-9, W. Ledezma 18-10, J. Heaverlo 13-8
WP: C. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Kendrick
Ballpark: Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 29084
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