Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 6,
Minnesota 2
When: 1:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 14, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Cory Blaser, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 35854
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Cory Blaser, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 35854
Final Scoring Summary
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .188 |
| Josh Hamilton | CF-LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .378 |
| Adrian Beltre | DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Michael Young | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .351 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 |
| David Murphy | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 |
| Craig Gentry | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Mike Napoli | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 |
| Brandon Snyder | 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Josh Hamilton 2 (3), Adrian Beltre 2 (3), Nelson Cruz 2 (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Josh Hamilton (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Josh Hamilton 8, Adrian Beltre 5, Michael Young 2, Nelson Cruz 5, Brandon Snyder 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Josh Hamilton (4), Adrian Beltre 2 (6), Michael Young (9), Mike Napoli (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Adrian Beltre 2 (2), Michael Young (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Young (2), Nelson Cruz 2 (3), Craig Gentry 2 (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Mike Napoli (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Michael Young (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Yu Darvish | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Robbie Ross (W 1-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alexi Ogando (H 4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| Mike Adams (H 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Joe Nathan | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 |
| WP - Yu Darvish | ||||||||
| HBP - Jamey Carroll (by Darvish) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Yu Darvish 102-60, Robbie Ross 15-9, Alexi Ogando 7-6, Mike Adams 19-13, Joe Nathan 26-18 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Yu Darvish 7-4, Robbie Ross 1-0, Alexi Ogando 0-1, Mike Adams 3-0, Joe Nathan 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Yu Darvish 30, Robbie Ross 3, Alexi Ogando 2, Mike Adams 4, Joe Nathan 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Robbie Ross 3-0, Alexi Ogando 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Jamey Carroll | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .148 |
| Sean Burroughs | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Trevor Plouffe | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .233 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| Ryan Doumit | RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .217 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .259 |
| Chris Parmelee | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 30 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Denard Span 2 (4), Josh Willingham (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span 5, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Josh Willingham 3, Ryan Doumit, Danny Valencia 2, Chris Parmelee, Alexi Casilla 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Denard Span (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Denard Span (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jamey Carroll 2 (5), Joe Mauer (2), Justin Morneau 2 (9), Ryan Doumit 2 (3), Chris Parmelee 2 (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ryan Doumit (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 15 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Alexi Casilla (1, 2nd off Adams/Napoli) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Trevor Plouffe (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Nick Blackburn | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.56 |
| Brian Duensing (L 0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Jeff Gray | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glen Perkins | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Alex Burnett | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 79-51, Brian Duensing 17-10, Jeff Gray 16-12, Glen Perkins 23-15, Alex Burnett 5-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 8-4, Brian Duensing 1-2, Jeff Gray 1-1, Glen Perkins 0-1, Alex Burnett 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 24, Brian Duensing 6, Jeff Gray 6, Glen Perkins 5, Alex Burnett 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brian Duensing 1-0, Jeff Gray 2-2, Alex Burnett 1-0 | ||||||||