Minnesota 8, Texas 3
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 29, 2010
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
88°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Gorman, 1B -
Paul Nauert, 2B -
Ted Barrett, 3B -
Tony Randazzo
Attendance:
39659
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The Texas Rangers had an early lead but the Minnesota Twins rallied in the seventh inning, rolling to an 8-3 victory over the Rangers.
The Twins scored six runs with the game tied 2-2 going into the seventh. Delmon Young had a two-run double, J.J. Hardy then came through with a two-run single, Orlando Hudson added an RBI double and Justin Morneau capped it off with an RBI single.
The Rangers had built a 2-0 lead on RBI singles from Julio Borbon in the third and fifth innings.
The Twins answered when Hudson belted a two-run homer in the sixth and then the Twins poured it on in the seventh.
Texas starter C.J. Wilson (3-3) went six innings, allowing five runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
Twins right-hander Carl Pavano (5-5) went seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with a walk and a strikeout as the Twins won their second consecutive game against the Rangers.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas |
|
Minnesota |
C.J. Wilson
|
Player |
Carl Pavano |
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
4 |
Hits |
7 |
7.50 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Texas
|
9 |
0 |
13 |
.265 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Minnesota
|
8 |
1 |
14 |
.250 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
2 |