Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 4,
Minnesota 3
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, April 15, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Attendance: 32093
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Attendance: 32093
Final Scoring Summary
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| Josh Hamilton | CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .390 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| Michael Young | DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .390 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .211 |
| David Murphy | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Craig Gentry | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Napoli | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Michael Young 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 3B - Elvis Andrus (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Josh Hamilton (4), Mike Napoli (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Elvis Andrus 3, Josh Hamilton 5, Adrian Beltre, Michael Young 5, Nelson Cruz, Mike Napoli 4, Yorvit Torrealba | |||||||||
| RBI - Elvis Andrus (3), Josh Hamilton 2 (6), Mike Napoli (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nelson Cruz (4), Yorvit Torrealba (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Ian Kinsler (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - David Murphy (1, 2nd off Burton/Mauer) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Neftali Feliz | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Robbie Ross (W 2-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Adams (H 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Joe Nathan (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Neftali Feliz 93-51, Robbie Ross 25-16, Mike Adams 10-8, Joe Nathan 9-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Neftali Feliz 5-1, Robbie Ross 1-1, Mike Adams 1-0, Joe Nathan 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Neftali Feliz 21, Robbie Ross 6, Mike Adams 3, Joe Nathan 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Robbie Ross 2-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| Jamey Carroll | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Justin Morneau | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .206 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .419 |
| Chris Parmelee | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .231 |
| Danny Valencia | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Clete Thomas | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Alexi Casilla | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Denard Span (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Clete Thomas (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span 4, Jamey Carroll 2, Josh Willingham, Danny Valencia, Clete Thomas 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jamey Carroll (3), Clete Thomas 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Clete Thomas 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Chris Parmelee (4) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Joe Mauer (4), Justin Morneau (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Danny Valencia (1, 2nd by Ross/Torrealba) | |||||||||
| SB - Josh Willingham (1, 2nd off Feliz/Torrealba) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Clete Thomas (Beltre at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Liam Hendriks | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Jared Burton (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 |
| Glen Perkins (L 0-1; BS 1) | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.38 |
| Alex Burnett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Maloney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| HBP - David Murphy (by Burton) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Liam Hendriks 84-57, Jared Burton 10-9, Glen Perkins 10-4, Alex Burnett 11-10, Matt Maloney 11-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Liam Hendriks 5-6, Jared Burton 0-1, Glen Perkins 0-0, Alex Burnett 0-3, Matt Maloney 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Liam Hendriks 23, Jared Burton 4, Glen Perkins 3, Alex Burnett 4, Matt Maloney 3 | ||||||||