October 11, 2006: Twins 5 Rangers 2 (Twins lead series, 2-0)
Thursday, November 22, 2007
| The Twins are in the catbird seat in the ALCS after beating the Rangers 5-2 for the 2 games to none series lead before heading to Minnesota for 3 games. Once again, the Rangers outhit the Twins (11-7) but left too many runners on base (12 to the Twins' 3). Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda struggled in the 2nd, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs before being pulled. The big hits were a Torii Hunter 2-run homer (his 2nd in as many games) and a 2-run double by Luis Castillo. Meanwhile, Twins starter Brad Radke scattered 9 hits while only giving up 2 runs in 6 2/3 IP. Joe Nathan came in for the flawless 9th for his 2nd save in as many games. A note of recognition for Rangers reliever Josh Rupe - he entered the game in the 5th with a 4-1 deficit, allowed a Mike Cuddyer single to score the Twins' 5th run, then got the next 13 outs to finish the game without allowing another hit. The only flaw was hitting Josh Bartlett with a pitch in the 7th, but he was quickly erased when he was caught stealing 2nd. Unfortunately for Rupe, the Rangers could only manage one run while he was holding the Twins at bay. After a day off, the series resumes in Minnesota with each team's ace taking the hill in game 3: Vicente Padilla vs. Johan Santana. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2006 Minnesota Twins At 2006 Texas Rangers 10/11/2006
Twins AB R H RBI AVG Rangers AB R H RBI AVG
L.Castillo 2B 4 0 1 2 .345 G.Matthews Jr CF 4 0 1 0 .167
N.Punto 3B 4 0 0 0 .321 M.Young SS 4 1 1 0 .360
J.Mauer C 4 1 1 0 .280 M.Teixeira 1B 5 0 1 0 .267
M.Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 1 .296 C.Lee LF 4 0 1 0 .370
J.Morneau 1B 4 1 1 0 .185 H.Blalock DH 5 0 1 1 .214
T.Hunter CF 4 1 1 2 .200 M.Derosa 3B,2B 4 1 2 0 .476
L.Ford LF 4 1 1 0 .250 I.Kinsler 2B 3 0 1 0 .154
R.White DH 3 1 1 0 .200 A-J.Arias PH,3B 1 0 1 0 .500
J.Bartlett SS 2 0 0 0 .167 R.Barajas C 4 0 1 0 .313
J.Hairston Jr RF 3 0 1 1 .333
B-G.Laird PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .182
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Totals 33 5 7 5 Totals 38 2 11 2
A-Pinch Hit For Kinsler In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hairston Jr In 8th Inning
Twins........... 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Rangers......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 0
Twins (5-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Radke WIN(1-1) 6 2/3 9 2 2 2 6 0 119 5.73
P.Neshek HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.00
J.Nathan SAVE(4th) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00
Totals 9 11 2 2 3 10 0
Rangers (3-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Tejeda LOSS(0-2) 1 2/3 5 4 4 0 2 1 27 13.50
R.Mahay 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 41 4.15
J.Rupe 4 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 47 0.00
Totals 9 7 5 5 1 8 1
ATTENDANCE- 45,620 DATE- Wednesday, October 11th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Kerwin Danley, Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke, Gary Cederstrom
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 3 Rangers:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0 Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- L.Castillo(2nd), J.Mauer(2nd), M.Teixeira(3rd), R.Barajas(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Hunter(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bartlett
WALKS- R.White, G.Matthews Jr, M.Young, C.Lee
HIT BY PITCH- J.Bartlett
STRIKE OUTS- N.Punto-2, J.Mauer, M.Cuddyer-2, T.Hunter, L.Ford, R.White,
M.Young-3, M.Teixeira-2, H.Blalock, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler,
J.Hairston Jr-2
The Minnesota Twins scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning and defeated the Texas
Rangers by a score of 5 to 2 at Ameriquest Field.
Brad Radke(1-1) gave a fine effort for Minnesota. He allowed 9 hits and 2
walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. Minnesota won despite being out-hit by Texas 11
hits to 7.
Joe Nathan got the save, his 4th. The losing pitcher was Robinson
Tejeda(0-2). He surrendered 5 hits and no walks in 1 and 2/3 innings.
posted by Spooky @ 8:50 AM,
