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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

2009-07-18 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 31041 · 93°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph from LF · 3:08

Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 4–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 2nd. Scott Baker earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save. Michael Cuddyer went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Scott Baker L: Scott Feldman SV: Joe Nathan

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	5	0	0	0	0	0
Alexi Casilla	5	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Mauer	3	0	0	0	1	1
Justin Morneau	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jason Kubel	2	0	0	0	2	0
Michael Cuddyer	4	2	2	2	0	1
Joe Crede	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Gomez	4	0	2	1	0	1
Nick Punto	3	0	1	0	1	1
Brendan Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	4	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
Josh Hamilton	4	0	0	0	0	3
Marlon Byrd	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Blalock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson Cruz	4	1	3	1	0	1
David Murphy	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	4	0	0	0	0	3
Elvis Andrus	2	0	1	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Baker	8.0	6	2	8
Joe Nathan	1.0	1	0	2

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Feldman	6.0	5	0	5
Jason Jennings	1.2	2	2	1
Jason Grilli	0.2	1	2	0
Dustin Nippert	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: 13/G-
Alexi Casilla: 43/G4
Joe Mauer: K

Bot 1

Ian Kinsler: S7/L7S+
Michael Young: 53/G6S-.1-2
Josh Hamilton: K
Marlon Byrd: 8/F8RD

Top 2

Justin Morneau: S9/L34+
Jason Kubel: 43/G34.1-2
Michael Cuddyer: D7/L7D+.2-H
Joe Crede: 4/F4D-
Carlos Gomez: S9/L9S-.2-H
Nick Punto: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Hank Blalock: 5/F5F-
Nelson Cruz: D7/L78D+
David Murphy: 8/F89M
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Top 3

Nick Punto: K
Denard Span: 6/L6D-
Alexi Casilla: K

Bot 3

Elvis Andrus: S7/L78S
Ian Kinsler: 6/F8RS
Michael Young: CS2(24)
Michael Young: S7/L7S
Josh Hamilton: K

Top 4

Joe Mauer: 8/F8LD
Justin Morneau: K
Jason Kubel: 9/F9D+

Bot 4

Marlon Byrd: 53/G56S
Hank Blalock: 13/G13-
Nelson Cruz: HR/F89D+
David Murphy: W
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Top 5

Michael Cuddyer: HR/F7D+
Joe Crede: 143/L13+
Carlos Gomez: K
Nick Punto: D7/L5D
Denard Span: 43/G34

Bot 5

Elvis Andrus: W
Ian Kinsler: 7/L7S+
Michael Young: SB2
Michael Young: 8/F8RD
Josh Hamilton: 43/G4

Top 6

Alexi Casilla: 63/G6S-
Joe Mauer: 3/G34+
Justin Morneau: 3/G3

Bot 6

Marlon Byrd: S8/G6M
Hank Blalock: 6/F6-
Nelson Cruz: K
David Murphy: K

Top 7

Jason Kubel: W
Michael Cuddyer: SB2
Michael Cuddyer: K
Joe Crede: 7/F7S
Carlos Gomez: 53/G56S

Bot 7

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 7/F7D+
Elvis Andrus: K
Ian Kinsler: 4/F34D-

Top 8

Nick Punto: 63/G6
Denard Span: 43/G4
Alexi Casilla: S8/L6MD
Joe Mauer: SB2
Joe Mauer: W
Justin Morneau: S9/G34+.2-H;1-3
Jason Kubel: W.1-2
Michael Cuddyer: 9/F9S

Bot 8

Michael Young: 63/G6
Josh Hamilton: K
Marlon Byrd: 53/G56

Top 9

Brendan Harris: 7/F7S
Carlos Gomez: S7/G56+
Nick Punto: SB2
Nick Punto: W
Denard Span: 7/F78M.2-3;1-2
Alexi Casilla: 6/F8RS-

Bot 9

Hank Blalock: 4/F8RS-
Nelson Cruz: S1/G23-
David Murphy: K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: DI.1-2
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Notes & reviews

the roller by Nelson Cruz went up the first base line, where Joe Nathan fielded it standing at the line; Nelson's momentum took him over the line into the three-foot lane; Cruz ran around Nathan to the fair side and Nathan tried to tag him by moving his glove behind his back; then Nathan threw the ball to first on a close play as Cruz dove into the bag; Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire ejected by 1B umpire Gary Cederstrom after an animated argument by Gardenhire

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