MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/24/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1480 - SUNDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (50-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Minnesota Twins (29-47) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Twins Throttle Rangers, 5-0
Minnesota rode a good effort from starter Jason Hammel to beat the Texas Rangers at Target Field. The final score was 5-0. Minnesota now sits at 29-47, while Texas falls to 50-29.

Avisail Garcia, who is tied for 7th in the AL in triples with 4, chipped in for Minnesota with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"I had everything working," said Hammel.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 6 40
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 6 44
B. Harper RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 19 47
E. Thames 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .261 14 53
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 16 47
J. Pederson LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .280 22 52
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .233 1 2
A. Cabrera DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 5 33
B. Valera 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .327 1 11
Totals 32 0 5 0 2 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wieters (2, 4th Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario , J. Pederson , B. Harper , E. Inciarte , M. Wieters 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Inciarte , A. Cabrera
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Candelario-Valera-Thames, Simmons-Valera-Thames)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .285 11 35
W. Merrifield LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .285 4 23
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .304 17 53
K. Morales DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .278 14 35
A. Garcia RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .264 15 42
M. Franco 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .264 15 45
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277 11 44
C. Iannetta C 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .193 6 18
E. Sogard SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
Totals 30 5 9 5 3 2 14      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (20, 2nd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Garcia (15, 1st Inning off M. Shoemaker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 3 , M. Franco 2 , A. Garcia 5 , I. Kinsler 2 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: A. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Morales
GIDP: E. Sogard , C. Iannetta
Sac Fly: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (10) , A. Garcia (4)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Shoemaker L (3-1) 2.0 6 5 5 3 1 1 53 30 4.96   
K. Graveman 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 52 31 4.13   
N. Goody 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 18
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 15, K. Graveman 15, N. Goody 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 2-3, K. Graveman 6-6, N. Goody 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 53-30, K. Graveman 52-31, N. Goody 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Graveman 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel W (1-9) 6.1 4 0 0 2 5 0 98 62 7.88   
V. Arano 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 20 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 68
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 25, V. Arano 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 6-8, V. Arano 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 98-62, V. Arano 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Arano 1-0
WP: J. Hammel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Hammel
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 28265
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