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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
2017-08-06 · Day game · Target Field · Att: 29056 · 74°F, overcast · Wind 6 mph from LF · 2:53
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Texas Rangers opened the scoring in the 1st — Adrian Beltre homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nomar Mazara scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 5th — Rangers challenged (timing play), call on the field was upheld: Robbie Grossman singles on a line drive to right fielder Shin-Soo Choo. Eduardo Escobar scores. Robbie Grossman out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Shin-Soo Choo to shortstop Elvis Andrus. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Adrian Beltre homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Shin-Soo Choo scores. Nomar Mazara scores — worth 21% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
W: Jose Berrios L: Austin Bibens-Dirkx SV: Matt Belisle
Umpires — HP: Marty Foster · 1B: Mike Muchlinski · 2B: Ryan Blakney · 3B: Mark Wegner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shin-Soo Choo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Elvis Andrus | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Mazara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adrian Beltre | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rougned Odor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Napoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Gallo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Gomez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Robinson Chirinos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Dozier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Robbie Grossman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Max Kepler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Byron Buxton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Castro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Polanco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ehire Adrianza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Martinez | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
 Austin Bibens-Dirkx | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Bush | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Claudio | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Berrios | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
 Trevor Hildenberger | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Belisle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shin-Soo Choo: S8/L78S
- Elvis Andrus: K
- Nomar Mazara: W.1-2
- Adrian Beltre: HR/F7LD+.2-H;1-H
- Rougned Odor: K
- Mike Napoli: HP
- Joey Gallo: HR/F9D+.1-H
- Carlos Gomez: K
Bot 1
- Brian Dozier: K
- Joe Mauer: W
- Eduardo Escobar: K
- Eddie Rosario: K
Top 2
- Robinson Chirinos: 8/F8RXD+
- Shin-Soo Choo: 8/F8RD
- Elvis Andrus: D7/F78XD+
- Nomar Mazara: 3/G3
Bot 2
- Robbie Grossman: S7/L7S+
- Max Kepler: HR/F89D+.1-H
- Byron Buxton: K
- Jason Castro: K
- Jorge Polanco: W
- Brian Dozier: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Joe Mauer: 7/L7LM
Top 3
- Adrian Beltre: 8/F8LS
- Rougned Odor: K
- Mike Napoli: K
Bot 3
- Eduardo Escobar: 8/F78D
- Eddie Rosario: HR/F9LD+
- Robbie Grossman: 9/F9D+
- Max Kepler: 53/G56+
Top 4
- Joey Gallo: 43/G4
- Carlos Gomez: K
- Robinson Chirinos: 1/F23-
Bot 4
- Byron Buxton: S3/BP3S+
- Jason Castro: 8/F8LXD+
- Jorge Polanco: 23/BG2L-.1-2
- Brian Dozier: 53/G5L-
Top 5
- Shin-Soo Choo: S8/L4M
- Elvis Andrus: S7/G56.1-2
- Nomar Mazara: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
- Adrian Beltre: FC6/G6S.3XH(62);2-3;B-1
- Rougned Odor: 9/F89D
Bot 5
- Joe Mauer: W
- Eduardo Escobar: 36(1)/FO/G34S
- Eddie Rosario: K+SB2
- Robbie Grossman: S9/F9D+.2-H;BX2(96)
Top 6
- Mike Napoli: HP
- Joey Gallo: 7/F78D
- Carlos Gomez: 4/L4
- Robinson Chirinos: 43/G4MD
Bot 6
- Max Kepler: 43/G4-
- Byron Buxton: K
- Jason Castro: K
Top 7
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Elvis Andrus: D78/F78D+
- Nomar Mazara: 63/G6M.2-3
- Adrian Beltre: 4/L6MD-
Bot 7
- Jorge Polanco: S8/G6+
- Ehire Adrianza: 26(1)/FO/BG2L-
- Joe Mauer: 8/F78XD+
- Eduardo Escobar: 53/G5L-
Top 8
- Rougned Odor: 3/G
- Mike Napoli: 5/F15S-
- Joey Gallo: 6/L6D+
Bot 8
- Eddie Rosario: 43/G34-
- Robbie Grossman: 8/F8LD
- Max Kepler: K
Top 9
- Carlos Gomez: 8/F8RM
- Drew Robinson: 63/G4-
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
Notes & reviews
- Rangers challenged call that Escobar scored before the out was made at 2nd; this is a timing play; call was upheld - run scores before 3rd out