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Twins
@ Rangers
Ameriquest Field
July 8, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 8, 2006 at Ameriquest Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Rheinecker |
| Ballpark | Ameriquest Field |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 36,035 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Doug Eddings |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Castillo | Second Baseman |
| Nick Punto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Torii Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Shannon Stewart | DH |
| Lew Ford | Left Fielder |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Matthews | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
| Mark DeRosa | Right Fielder |
| Hank Blalock | Third Baseman |
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Mench | DH |
| Gerald Laird | Catcher |
| Buck Showalter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
Ameriquest Field
July 8, 2006
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Rheinecker
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Rheinecker
Punto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Rheinecker
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Liriano
Matthews hits a line drive towards third. Punto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Liriano
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Liriano
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Liriano
Teixeira strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Rheinecker
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Rheinecker
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rheinecker
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Liriano
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Liriano
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Liriano
Kinsler hits a line drive towards first. Morneau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rheinecker
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Rheinecker
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Rheinecker
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mench vs. Liriano
Mench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Laird vs. Liriano
Laird strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Liriano
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Rheinecker
Castillo hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Castillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Punto vs. Rheinecker
There goes Castillo. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Castillo steals third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Punto vs. Rheinecker
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Punto for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Mauer vs. Rheinecker
Mauer hits a fly ball towards left. Hairston catches it and throws to home to double up Castillo. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Liriano
Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Liriano
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Liriano
Teixeira strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Rheinecker
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Rheinecker
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Rheinecker
Hunter hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rheinecker
Stewart hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Rheinecker
Ford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bartlett vs. Rheinecker
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Bartlett reaches second base with a double. Stewart scores. Ford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Rheinecker
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Liriano
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ford. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Liriano
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Kinsler vs. Liriano
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mench vs. Liriano
Mench strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Rheinecker
Punto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Rheinecker
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. Rheinecker
There goes Punto. The throw from Laird and he is out, Kinsler applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Rheinecker
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Rheinecker
Morneau hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Liriano
Laird takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Liriano
Matthews takes first base on ball four. Laird moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hairston vs. Liriano
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Laird moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Liriano
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Benoit
Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
Hunter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeRosa. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Benoit
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Benoit
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Benoit
Bartlett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Liriano
Teixeira strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Liriano
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Liriano
Blalock hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Kinsler vs. Liriano
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it and throws to second for the out. DeRosa moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Mench vs. Liriano
Mench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Punto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Littleton
Wes Littleton now pitching.
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Littleton
Punto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Littleton
There goes Punto. The throw from Laird and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Littleton
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Rincon
Juan Rincon now pitching.
Laird hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Rincon
Matthews hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Rincon
Hairston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Rincon
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Feldman
Scott Feldman now pitching.
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Feldman
Morneau hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Feldman
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Feldman
Stewart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morneau scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Feldman
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bartlett vs. Feldman
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Teixeira hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Teixeira reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
DeRosa vs. Nathan
DeRosa strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Nathan
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kinsler vs. Nathan
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/2006 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Castillo L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Matthews G, cf 3 0 0 0
Punto N, 3b 4 0 3 0 Hairston J, lf 4 0 1 0
Mauer J, c 4 0 0 0 Young M, ss 4 0 1 0
Cuddyer M, rf 4 0 2 0 Teixeira M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Morneau J, 1b 4 1 1 0 DeRosa M, rf 4 0 2 0
Hunter T, cf 4 1 2 1 Blalock H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Stewart S, dh 4 1 2 1 Kinsler I, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ford L, lf 4 1 2 0 Mench K, dh 2 0 0 0
Bartlett J, ss 4 0 1 2 Laird G, c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 14 4 31 0 6 0
Minnesota 000 030 001 -- 4
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F (W) 7.0 4 0 0 3 8
Rincon J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Nathan J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Rheinecker J (L) 6.0 9 3 3 0 1
Benoit J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Littleton W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Feldman S 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
DP -- Minnesota 2, Texas 3
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Texas 7
2B -- Castillo L, Bartlett J, DeRosa M, Hunter T, Teixeira M
HR -- Hunter T
SB -- Castillo L
CS -- Punto N 2
T -- 2:34
A -- 36035
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