Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Minnesota 5,
Texas 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, June 9, 2011
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 38761
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 38761
Final Scoring Summary
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| David Murphy | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .244 |
| Mike Napoli | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 |
| Josh Hamilton | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .303 |
| Michael Young | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .304 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Endy Chavez | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .407 |
| Craig Gentry | PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Yorvit Torrealba (10) | |||||||||
| HR - Josh Hamilton (4), Nelson Cruz (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Elvis Andrus, Josh Hamilton 5, Adrian Beltre 2, Nelson Cruz 5, Mitch Moreland, Yorvit Torrealba 4, Endy Chavez | |||||||||
| RBI - Josh Hamilton (23), Adrian Beltre (46), Nelson Cruz (34), Mitch Moreland (20) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Josh Hamilton (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - David Murphy 2 (22), Mike Napoli 2 (13), Michael Young (24), Yorvit Torrealba (18) | |||||||||
| S - Elvis Andrus (8), Endy Chavez (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Mitch Moreland (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Nelson Cruz (2, 2nd by Blackburn/Rivera) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Mitch Moreland (3) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Derek Holland | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4.41 |
| Mark Lowe (L 1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Derek Holland 112-80, Mark Lowe 15-11, Arthur Rhodes 7-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Derek Holland 8-2, Mark Lowe 1-0, Arthur Rhodes 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Derek Holland 31, Mark Lowe 5, Arthur Rhodes 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Mark Lowe 1-0, Arthur Rhodes 2-1 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ben Revere | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .284 |
| Alexi Casilla | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .252 |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .225 |
| Delmon Young | LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .223 |
| Luke Hughes | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .258 |
| Rene Rivera | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| Brian Dinkelman | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| Matt Tolbert | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Luke Hughes (6), Rene Rivera (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Michael Cuddyer (8), Delmon Young (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Alexi Casilla 2, Michael Cuddyer 5, Delmon Young 6, Danny Valencia, Luke Hughes 2, Rene Rivera 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Alexi Casilla (10), Michael Cuddyer 3 (21), Delmon Young (15) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alexi Casilla (2), Michael Cuddyer 3 (7) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Justin Morneau (23) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Nick Blackburn (1), Danny Valencia (6) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn | 7.1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.47 |
| Jose Mijares | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Alex Burnett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.94 |
| Chuck James | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jim Hoey (W 1-2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| HBP - Elvis Andrus (by Burnett) | ||||||||
| IBB - Josh Hamilton (by Blackburn) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 109-72, Jose Mijares 9-7, Alex Burnett 6-4, Chuck James 9-7, Jim Hoey 9-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 10-5, Jose Mijares 0-0, Alex Burnett 1-0, Chuck James 1-0, Jim Hoey 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 33, Jose Mijares 2, Alex Burnett 2, Chuck James 2, Jim Hoey 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Alex Burnett 2-0, Chuck James 3-0 | ||||||||