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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
2017-08-04 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 22272 · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph L to R · 3:03
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 8–4. Texas Rangers opened the scoring in the 1st — Adrian Beltre singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Elvis Andrus scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 1st — Robbie Grossman homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Sano scores. Joe Mauer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Robbie Grossman homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Sano scores. Joe Mauer scores — worth 23% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| MIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
W: Bartolo Colon L: Martin Perez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ryan Blakney · 1B: Mark Wegner · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Mike Muchlinski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elvis Andrus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Mazara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Adrian Beltre | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rougned Odor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Napoli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Gallo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Gomez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brett Nicholas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Dozier | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Sano | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Mauer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Robbie Grossman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Byron Buxton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jorge Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach Granite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Martin Perez | 4.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
 Tony Barnette | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Austin Bibens-Dirkx | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bartolo Colon | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shin-Soo Choo: S9/L9S+
- Elvis Andrus: D9/F89D+.1-3
- Nomar Mazara: 4/F4D
- Adrian Beltre: S8/L6MD-.3-H;2-H
- Rougned Odor: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Bot 1
- Brian Dozier: HR/F89D+
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Miguel Sano: S8/G6M
- Joe Mauer: W.1-2
- Robbie Grossman: HR/F7LD+.2-H;1-H
- Chris Gimenez: S57/L5+
- Eddie Rosario: S9/G34.1-2
- Byron Buxton: W.2-3;1-2
- Jorge Polanco: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 2
- Mike Napoli: 8/F89XD+
- Joey Gallo: K
- Carlos Gomez: 9/F9LD
Bot 2
- Brian Dozier: HR/F7D+
- Eduardo Escobar: 9/F9D
- Miguel Sano: DGR7/L78D+
- Joe Mauer: 53/G56
- Robbie Grossman: 6/L6+
Top 3
- Brett Nicholas: D7/F78XD+
- Shin-Soo Choo: 8/F8RD+
- Elvis Andrus: K
- Nomar Mazara: S9/L9LS+.2-H
- Adrian Beltre: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bot 3
- Chris Gimenez: 63/G56
- Eddie Rosario: 3/G3+
- Byron Buxton: 53/G56S
Top 4
- Rougned Odor: 7/F78D+
- Mike Napoli: 9/F9LS
- Joey Gallo: S9/G34+
- Carlos Gomez: 63/G56
Bot 4
- Jorge Polanco: 13/G13-
- Brian Dozier: 43/G4+
- Eduardo Escobar: 7/F78D+
Top 5
- Brett Nicholas: 8/F8LM
- Shin-Soo Choo: 63/G6MD
- Elvis Andrus: D9/L9LD
- Nomar Mazara: W
- Adrian Beltre: 9/L9S
Bot 5
- Miguel Sano: 53/G56-
- Joe Mauer: HP
- Robbie Grossman: D8/L8RD+.1-3
- Chris Gimenez: K
- Eddie Rosario: S8/L8LS.3-H;2-H;B-2(E1)
- Byron Buxton: K
Top 6
- Rougned Odor: 7/F78D
- Mike Napoli: 7/F7LSF
- Joey Gallo: K
Bot 6
- Jorge Polanco: 5/F5F-
- Brian Dozier: S5/G5
- Eduardo Escobar: W.1-2
- Miguel Sano: HP.2-3;1-2
- Joe Mauer: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H;2-3
- Robbie Grossman: K
Top 7
- Carlos Gomez: K
- Brett Nicholas: 13/G15S-
- Shin-Soo Choo: 3/G34
Bot 7
- Chris Gimenez: S7/G6+
- Eddie Rosario: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
- Byron Buxton: K
Top 8
- Elvis Andrus: D57/G5+
- Nomar Mazara: 7/F78XD+.2-3
- Adrian Beltre: K
- Rougned Odor: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Jorge Polanco: S8/L4MD
- Brian Dozier: 9/F89D
- Eduardo Escobar: 8/F78XD+
- Zach Granite: 5/F5SF-
Top 9
- Mike Napoli: 3/F34-
- Joey Gallo: 43/G4+
- Carlos Gomez: HR/F7LD+
- Brett Nicholas: 3/G3+
Notes & reviews
- Rangers challenged call that Dozier was safe at home on sacrifice fly; call was upheld - safe at home