Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers - July 18,2009

Visiting Team

Minnesota Twins (45-46)

Home Team

Texas Rangers (47-42)

Game Date

July 18,2009

Year

2009

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

31,041

Time of Game

3:08

Umpires

[HP]: Brian O'Nora [1B]: Gary Cederstrom [2B]: Adrian Johnson [3B]: Jim Wolf

9th inning: S1/G **the roller by Nelson Cruz went up the first base line**
9th inning: S1/G **fielded it standing at the line; Nelson's momentum took him over the line**
9th inning: S1/G **into the three-foot lane; Cruz ran around Nathan to the fair side**
9th inning: S1/G **and Nathan tried to tag him by moving his glove behind his back; then**
9th inning: S1/G **Nathan threw the ball to first on a close play as Cruz dove into the bag;**
9th inning: S1/G **Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire ejected by 1B umpire Gary Cederstrom after**
9th inning: S1/G **an animated argument by Gardenhire**

Minnesota Twins - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Denard Span	lf	25.141	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	.287	75	168
2	Alexi Casilla	2b	24.363	B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.175	36	199
3	Joe Mauer	c	26.090	L	3	0	0	0	1	1	.367	66	627
4	Justin Morneau	1b	28.064	L	4	1	2	1	0	1	.317	90	822
5	Jason Kubel	dh	27.054	L	2	0	0	0	2	0	.312	79	444
6	Michael Cuddyer	rf	30.113	R	4	2	2	2	0	1	.272	84	774
7	Joe Crede	3b	31.083	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.236	70	868
	Brendan Harris	3b	28.326	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	78	397
8	Carlos Gomez	cf	23.226	R	4	0	2	1	0	1	.247	79	289
9	Nick Punto	ss	31.252	B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.203	65	676
Totals

2B: Michael Cuddyer (20), Nick Punto (5)

HR: Michael Cuddyer (15)

RBI: Justin Morneau (71), Michael Cuddyer 2 (49), Carlos Gomez (21)

SB: Alexi Casilla (3), Jason Kubel (1), Carlos Gomez (8)

CS: Carlos Gomez (4)

Texas Rangers - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Ian Kinsler	2b	27.026	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.249	86	458
2	Michael Young	3b	32.272	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.310	85	1302
3	Josh Hamilton	cf	28.058	L	4	0	0	0	0	3	.250	43	290
4	Marlon Byrd	rf	31.322	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.278	78	717
5	Hank Blalock	1b	28.239	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	.256	70	858
6	Nelson Cruz	dh	29.017	R	4	1	3	1	0	1	.266	81	258
7	David Murphy	lf	27.273	L	3	0	0	0	1	2	.270	67	241
8	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	c	24.077	B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.239	67	222
9	Elvis Andrus	ss	20.326	R	2	0	1	0	1	1	.257	75	76
Totals

2B: Nelson Cruz (15)

HR: Nelson Cruz (22)

RBI: Nelson Cruz (52)

SB: Elvis Andrus (17)

CS: Elvis Andrus (2)

Minnesota Twins - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Scott Baker	R	W 8-7	8.0	6	1	1	2	8	1	5.10	1.20	18	96
2	Joe Nathan	R	SV 25	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.24	0.74	38	501
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Scott Baker (113-72-41), Joe Nathan (14-9-5)

Texas Rangers - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Scott Feldman	R	L 8-3	6.0	5	3	3	0	5	1	3.87	1.16	19	120
2	Jason Jennings	R		1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	3.40	1.41	31	213
3	Jason Grilli	R		0.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4.18	1.70	35	221
4	Dustin Nippert	R		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	1.87	3	64
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Scott Feldman (103-63-40), Jason Jennings (42-24-18), Jason Grilli (20-11-9), Dustin Nippert (9-5-4)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Minnesota Twins	MIN	45-46		0	2	0		0	1	0		0	1	0		4	8	0		2	9	19	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Texas Rangers	TEX	47-42		0	0	0		1	0	0		0	0	0		1	7	0		2	5	10	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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