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July 14, 2002

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Rangers 4 7 1
Twins 5 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 4 7 1
Twins 5 11 1

Ruben Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 14
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Eddie Guardado Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 27
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - July 14, 2002
Out
Eddie Guardado
A.J. Pierzynski
Doug Mientkiewicz
Luis Rivas
Corey Koskie
Denny Hocking
Bobby Kielty
Torii Hunter
Dustan Mohr
Ruben Rivera

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 4 7 1 5
Minnesota Twins 5 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher J.C. Romero
Losing Pitcher Colby Lewis
Save Eddie Guardado
Game Winning RBI David Ortiz
Attendance 22,610
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ivan Rodriguez pinch hits for Bill Haselman. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guardado fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Dustan Mohr now playing right field. Eddie Guardado now pitching. Mench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jay Powell now pitching. Cuddyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hocking moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hocking takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Pierzynski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kielty bunts towards the mound. Lewis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ortiz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Colby Lewis now pitching. Hunter hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Perry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rivas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Palmeiro moves to second.
Top 8 J.C. Romero now pitching. Palmeiro takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Michael Cuddyer now playing right field. Bobby Kielty now playing left field. Michael Jackson now pitching. Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Koskie strikes out.
Bottom 7 Juan Alvarez now pitching. Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hocking scores. Cuddyer scores.
Bottom 7 Michael Cuddyer pinch hits for Jacque Jones. Todd Van Poppel now pitching. Cuddyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Catalanotto. Cuddyer reaches second base with a double. Hocking moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hocking hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rich Rodriguez now pitching. Pierzynski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Kielty hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Rivera hits a line drive towards short. Hocking reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Haselman strikes out.
Top 7 Mench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lohse fires to first and picks off Perry.
Top 7 Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Catalanotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Koskie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mench. Koskie reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Young strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to third for the out. Jones moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Hocking hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mench. Hocking reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Pierzynski hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Catalanotto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koskie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rivera strikes out.
Top 5 Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perry scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Mench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rivas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Perry. The throw from Pierzynski and he is safe. Perry steals second.
Top 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking misplays the ball. That's an error on Hocking.
Bottom 4 Kielty hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ortiz hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivera. Ortiz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Koskie strikes out.
Top 4 Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 4 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Young strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mientkiewicz hits a line drive towards short. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Haselman hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mench strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pierzynski hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kielty takes first base on ball four. Ortiz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and has Hunter trapped. He races towards second and tags Hunter for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 There goes Hunter. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Hunter steals second.
Bottom 2 Hunter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Burba Koskie moves to third.
Bottom 2 Koskie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mench. Koskie reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Luis Rivas now playing second base. Denny Hocking now playing shortstop. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mientkiewicz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 There goes Jones. The throw from Haselman and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Guzman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Kielty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Young is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Catalanotto hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.