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August 23, 2004

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 11 0
Rangers 4 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 7 11 0
Rangers 4 7 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .266
OBP .667 .336
At Bats 3 244
Hits 2 65
• Singles 1 37
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 11
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 1 34

Grant Balfour Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 0
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Ameriquest Field - August 23, 2004
Grant Balfour
Henry Blanco
Matt LeCroy
Luis Rivas
Corey Koskie
Cristian Guzman
Shannon Stewart
Torii Hunter
Jacque Jones
Gary Matthews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 7 11 0 8
Texas Rangers 4 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Johan Santana
Losing Pitcher Kenny Rogers
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Shannon Stewart
Attendance 23,369
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Matthews strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Blalock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Jordan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mench moves to third.
Bottom 9 Mench hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Teixeira hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Grant Balfour now pitching. Soriano strikes out.
Top 9 Brian Shouse now pitching. Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 LeCroy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hunter moves to third.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Hunter moves to second.
Top 9 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano misplays the ball. That's an error on Soriano.
Top 9 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Young strikes out.
Bottom 8 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Barajas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stewart hits a line drive towards short. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rivas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blanco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Soriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blalock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mench strikes out.
Top 7 Guzman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Barajas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Koskie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Teixeira hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Soriano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santana fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Young hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Doug Brocail now pitching. LeCroy strikes out.
Top 6 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Matthews. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Rivas scores. Jones goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivas moves to second.
Top 6 Rivas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Guzman scores.
Top 6 Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guzman moves to third.
Top 6 Guzman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mench. Guzman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Barajas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santana fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jordan strikes out.
Top 5 Koskie hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 LeCroy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mench strikes out.
Bottom 4 Teixeira hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Barajas and he is out, Soriano applying the tag.
Top 4 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Soriano fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Barajas strikes out. Blanco drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Barajas out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards first. LeCroy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blalock for the out.
Top 3 Rivas hits a line drive into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blanco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jordan. Blanco reaches second base with a double. Koskie scores. Guzman moves to third.
Top 3 Guzman takes first base on ball four. Koskie moves to second.
Top 3 Koskie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ford strikes out.
Top 3 LeCroy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LeCroy for the out.
Bottom 2 Jordan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mench strikes out.
Bottom 2 Teixeira hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rivas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jones takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out. Rivas moves to third.
Top 2 Rivas hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mench. Rivas reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Blanco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santana fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Young strikes out.
Bottom 1 Young strikes out.
Top 1 Koskie strikes out.
Top 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LeCroy moves to third.
Top 1 LeCroy hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Matthews. LeCroy reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jones strikes out.
Top 1 Stewart hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.