MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/23/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1465 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (50-28) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 1
Minnesota Twins (28-47) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 X 7 10 0
Rangers Lose to Twins, 7-2
It was a fun time at Target Field, where the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins tangled.

With left fielder Whit Merrifield leading the charge, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-2, at Target Field. Merrifield went 3-4 with 2 doubles, while scoring 2 runs. The Twins are now 28-47, while the Rangers fall to 50-28.

Had Adam Lind not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Lind hit a 2-run single. That made the score 4-2, in favor of the Twins.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Merrifield.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301 6 40
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .320 6 44
B. Harper RF 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 .269 19 47
E. Thames 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .265 14 53
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .260 16 47
J. Pederson LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .280 22 52
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .231 1 2
A. Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 5 33
B. Valera 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 1 11
Totals 32 2 8 2 4 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (20, 3rd Inning off T. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Thames (18, 4th Inning off T. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Valera 2 , J. Pederson , A. Simmons 2 , B. Harper , E. Thames 2 , E. Inciarte , M. Wieters
2-out RBI: J. Pederson , M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , E. Thames , A. Cabrera 2
GIDP: J. Candelario
Sac Bunt: J. Pederson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Simmons (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Candelario (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Valera-Thames)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282 11 35
W. Merrifield LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .281 4 22
F. Freeman 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .307 17 52
A. Garcia RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 .261 14 39
A. Lind DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .236 4 12
M. Franco 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .260 15 45
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .278 11 44
R. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .195 3 9
M. Rojas SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 3 17
   a-K. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 14 35
   b-E. Sogard SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 2
Totals 33 7 10 7 1 3 14      
a - K. Morales pinch hit for M. Rojas in the 8th
b - E. Sogard substituted for K. Morales in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield 2 (19, 4th Inning off A. Wood, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Bowman, 1 on, 1 out) M. Franco (13, 8th Inning off M. Bowman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lind , W. Merrifield 5 , M. Franco 2 , R. Perez , A. Garcia , I. Kinsler 2 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: A. Lind , M. Franco , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Lind
GIDP: M. Franco
Sac Fly: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Kinsler-Freeman)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Wood 6.0 5 2 0 0 1 0 85 57 3.18   
M. Bowman L (5-2) 1.2 4 5 5 1 2 0 36 25 3.22   
N. Goody 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Wood 59
Batters Faced: A. Wood 23, M. Bowman 10, N. Goody 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Wood 6-10, M. Bowman 1-2, N. Goody 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Wood 85-57, M. Bowman 36-25, N. Goody 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goody 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott 5.1 5 1 1 2 3 0 82 54 3.60   
J. Nicasio H (4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 14 3.47   
B. Poyner BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16 6 5.40   
A. Adams W (4-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 0.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 55
Batters Faced: T. Scott 23, J. Nicasio 6, B. Poyner 4, A. Adams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 9-4, J. Nicasio 1-1, B. Poyner 1-0, A. Adams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 82-54, J. Nicasio 20-14, B. Poyner 16-6, A. Adams 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 2-1 , B. Poyner 1-0 , A. Adams 1-0
WP: T. Scott 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 28922
Friday, August 24th, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 19.8 Build 79