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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

2002-07-14 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 22610 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to RF · 3:01

Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 7th. J.C. Romero earned the win and Eddie Guardado picked up the save. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	7
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		5	11

W: J.C. Romero L: Colby Lewis SV: Eddie Guardado

Umpires — HP: Chris Guccione · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Catalanotto	4	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Young	4	1	1	0	0	3
Alex Rodriguez	3	2	2	3	1	0
Juan Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	3	0	0	0	1	0
Herbert Perry	4	1	1	0	0	0
Kevin Mench	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Haselman	3	0	1	1	0	1
Ruben Rivera	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ivan Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacque Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cristian Guzman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Mientkiewicz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Corey Koskie	4	0	2	0	0	2
Torii Hunter	3	1	1	1	1	0
David Ortiz	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Kielty	3	1	1	1	1	0
A. J. Pierzynski	4	0	0	0	0	2
Denny Hocking	3	1	2	0	1	0
Luis Rivas	4	0	1	2	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	2	1	2	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Burba	6.0	5	2	3
Rich Rodriguez	0.1	1	0	1
Todd Van Poppel	0.0	2	0	0
Juan Alvarez	0.2	0	0	1
Colby Lewis	0.2	2	1	1
Jay Powell	0.1	1	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Lohse	7.0	5	1	6
Michael Jackson	0.2	2	0	0
J. C. Romero	0.1	0	1	0
Eddie Guardado	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Catalanotto: 7/F7M
Michael Young: K/C
Alex Rodriguez: 9/F89M

Bot 1

Jacque Jones: E4/G4
Cristian Guzman: K/C
Doug Mientkiewicz: CS2(26)
Doug Mientkiewicz: K/C

Top 2

Juan Gonzalez: 9/L89S
Rafael Palmeiro: 3/FL/P23F
Herbert Perry: 8/F8LS

Bot 2

Corey Koskie: D9/F9LM
Torii Hunter: BK.2-3
Torii Hunter: W
David Ortiz: SB2
David Ortiz: FC1/G13.2X3(16);B-1
Bobby Kielty: W.1-2
A. J. Pierzynski: 6/P6M
Denny Hocking: 13/G13

Top 3

Kevin Mench: K
Bill Haselman: 9/L89M
Ruben Rivera: S8/G6M
Frank Catalanotto: 63/G6M

Bot 3

Jacque Jones: 8/F8LXD
Luis Rivas: 63/G6
Doug Mientkiewicz: 6/L6M

Top 4

Michael Young: K
Alex Rodriguez: W
Juan Gonzalez: 7/F78D.1-2
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8LXD

Bot 4

Corey Koskie: K
Torii Hunter: 43/G4
David Ortiz: D8/F8RD
Bobby Kielty: 8/F8RXD

Top 5

Herbert Perry: E6/G6
Kevin Mench: SB2
Kevin Mench: 4/P4D
Bill Haselman: S8/G6M.2-H(UR)
Ruben Rivera: K
Frank Catalanotto: 5/FL/P25F

Bot 5

A. J. Pierzynski: 8/F8LD
Denny Hocking: D8/F89XD
Jacque Jones: FC1/G13.2X3(15645);B-2
Luis Rivas: 53/G5

Top 6

Michael Young: K
Alex Rodriguez: HR/F8RXD
Juan Gonzalez: 9/F89D
Rafael Palmeiro: 63/G4MD

Bot 6

Doug Mientkiewicz: 31/G3
Corey Koskie: D9/L9LS
Torii Hunter: 13/G13
David Ortiz: 7/F78M

Top 7

Herbert Perry: S7/L78S
Kevin Mench: PO1(13)
Kevin Mench: S7/L7S
Bill Haselman: K
Ruben Rivera: 6/L6D

Bot 7

Bobby Kielty: HR/F9LD
A. J. Pierzynski: K/C
Denny Hocking: S8/L8LS
Michael Cuddyer: DGR/F7D.1-3
Luis Rivas: S9/L89S.3-H;2-H
Doug Mientkiewicz: 8/F8LD
Corey Koskie: K

Top 8

Frank Catalanotto: 43/G4
Michael Young: S8/P8RS
Alex Rodriguez: HR/F7D.1-H
Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8RM
Rafael Palmeiro: W
Herbert Perry: WP.1-2
Herbert Perry: 4/P34D

Bot 8

Torii Hunter: HR/F8RXD
David Ortiz: HR/F8LXD
Bobby Kielty: 13/BG
A. J. Pierzynski: K/C
Denny Hocking: W
Michael Cuddyer: S9/L4D.1-2
Luis Rivas: 43/G34

Top 9

Kevin Mench: 63/G56
Ivan Rodriguez: 3/G3
Ruben Rivera: 8/P8LS

Notes & reviews

Guzman ejected by HP umpire Guccione for arguing called third strike; he threw equipment
Twins manager Gardenhire ejected by HP umpire Guccione for arguing called third on Mientkiewicz

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