October 13, 2006: Twins 5 Rangers 0 (Twins lead series, 3-0)
Friday, November 23, 2007




For the 2nd straight year, my replay American League Champion Series features...a NO HITTER! Johan Santana does the trick this time, beating the Rangers by a 5-0 score. Last year it was Freddy Garcia of the White Sox, who no-hit the Yankees to clinch the ALCS. The only playoff no-hitter in real life history is Don Larsen's 1956 perfect game.

The Twins got all their runs in the first off 4 singles and 2 walks. All 5 runs get charged to Rangers starter Vicente Padilla, who was pulled after those 4 singles and 2 walks. The Rangers bullpen did a good job keeping the Twins bats at bay for the rest of the game, but it didn't matter because of Santana's dominant feat.

The Rangers will try to jump start a valiant series comeback with game 4 starter Adam Eaton, who will oppose Carlos Silva of the Twins.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Texas Rangers At 2006 Minnesota Twins               10/13/2006
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Matthews Jr RF    3  0  0  0 .152     L.Castillo 2B       3  1  0  0 .313  
  M.Young SS          4  0  0  0 .310     N.Punto 3B          2  1  2  0 .367  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  0  0 .242     J.Mauer C           3  1  1  0 .286  
  C.Lee LF            3  0  0  0 .333     M.Cuddyer RF        4  1  2  2 .323  
  M.Derosa 3B         3  0  0  0 .417     J.Morneau 1B        4  1  1  1 .194  
  H.Blalock DH        2  0  0  0 .200     T.Hunter CF         4  0  0  0 .172  
  I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  0  0 .138     J.Tyner LF          4  0  1  1 .250  
  G.Laird C           3  0  0  0 .143     J.Kubel DH          4  0  1  0 .125  
  E.Young CF          3  0  0  0 .000     J.Bartlett SS       4  0  1  0 .179  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      32  5  9  4
 
 
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  1
Twins........... 5 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  5  9  1
 
Rangers (3-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Padilla LOSS(2-1)       0 1/3   4   5   3   2   1   0  32   2.51
S.Feldman                 2 1/3   3   0   0   1   4   0  40   0.00
W.Littleton               3       1   0   0   1   1   0  35   0.00
J.Benoit                  2 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  24   0.00
Totals                    8       9   5   3   4   9   0
 
Twins (6-2)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Santana WIN(2-1)        9       0   0   0   2   6   0 107   3.45
Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,999 DATE- Friday, October 13th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 2  Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 0  Twins: 1
ERRORS- C.Lee, J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(3rd)
WALKS- G.Matthews Jr, H.Blalock, L.Castillo, N.Punto-2, J.Mauer
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews Jr-2, M.Teixeira, M.Derosa, I.Kinsler, G.Laird,
             M.Cuddyer, J.Morneau-2, T.Hunter-2, J.Kubel-2, J.Bartlett-2
GIDP- M.Young
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Mark Derosa robbed Jason Bartlett of a base hit.
 
Johan Santana(2-1) was on top of his game in Minnesota as he tossed a beauty
of a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.  The Minnesota Twins won by a score
of 5 to 0.
 
Santana was cheered on with every out from the 7th inning onward.  The
adrenaline had to be just pumping through his veins.  The atmosphere was
electric out there in Metrodome tonight! He walked 2 Texas batters.  What an
evening for the fans.  They were on the edge of their seats from the 7th
inning on.  With every out, the electricity in the air mounted.  After the
1st inning, neither team was able to score.  
 
Vicente Padilla(2-1) was charged with the loss.  'You probably have a better
chance of winning the lottery than this happening,' said Santana, 'I don't
expect it to sink in for awhile,' he said. 'I'm numb right now, I'm
overwhelmed.'








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