Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 10,
Minnesota 6
When: 8:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 23, 2012
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 92°
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Chris Conroy, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 33762
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 92°
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Chris Conroy, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 33762
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| Ben Revere | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .311 |
| Joe Mauer | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| Ryan Doumit | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .286 |
| Justin Morneau | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .272 |
| Matt Carson | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .381 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Jamey Carroll | 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Pedro Florimon | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .318 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Denard Span (32), Joe Mauer (25), Pedro Florimon (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span 3, Ben Revere, Joe Mauer 2, Matt Carson, Trevor Plouffe 3, Jamey Carroll 3, Pedro Florimon 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Denard Span (35), Joe Mauer (64), Pedro Florimon (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Denard Span (16) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ben Revere 2 (39), Ryan Doumit 3 (50), Justin Morneau 3 (48), Pedro Florimon (5) | |||||||||
| S - Ben Revere (5), Jamey Carroll (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 14 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Denard Span 2 (14, 2nd off Kirkman/Soto, 2nd off Adams/Soto) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Trevor Plouffe (12), Pedro Florimon (3) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Matt Carson (Soto at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Scott Diamond | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.04 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.66 |
| Jeff Gray | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.23 |
| Jared Burton (L 1-1) | 0.2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.27 |
| Tyler Robertson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 |
| WP - Anthony Swarzak | ||||||||
| IBB - David Murphy (by Burton) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Scott Diamond 54-30, Anthony Swarzak 38-27, Jeff Gray 20-17, Jared Burton 34-17, Tyler Robertson 9-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Scott Diamond 2-2, Anthony Swarzak 1-4, Jeff Gray 1-3, Jared Burton 3-0, Tyler Robertson 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Scott Diamond 11, Anthony Swarzak 12, Jeff Gray 6, Jared Burton 9, Tyler Robertson 2 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Robertson 3-2 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Josh Hamilton | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .310 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .266 |
| Michael Young | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| Mitch Moreland | PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| David Murphy | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| Geovany Soto | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| Michael Olt | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .182 |
| Tanner Scheppers | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Nathan | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Josh Hamilton (23), Adrian Beltre (25), Mitch Moreland (13), Geovany Soto (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Adrian Beltre (23) | |||||||||
| TB - Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus 2, Josh Hamilton 3, Adrian Beltre 7, Mitch Moreland 2, Geovany Soto 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Ian Kinsler (58), Elvis Andrus (50), Josh Hamilton 5 (107), Adrian Beltre (74), Mitch Moreland (39), Geovany Soto (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ian Kinsler (23), Elvis Andrus (21), Josh Hamilton 2 (25), Adrian Beltre (30) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Adrian Beltre (64), Michael Young (49), David Murphy (31) | |||||||||
| SF - Josh Hamilton (9) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Adrian Beltre (7), Elvis Andrus (12) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Roy Oswalt | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.94 |
| Michael Kirkman (BS 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
| Alexi Ogando | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Mike Adams (W 3-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 |
| Joe Nathan (SV 25) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 |
| WP - Roy Oswalt | ||||||||
| HBP - Joe Mauer (by Oswalt) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Roy Oswalt 77-55, Michael Kirkman 21-9, Alexi Ogando 17-14, Mike Adams 20-10, Tanner Scheppers 26-14, Joe Nathan 7-4 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Roy Oswalt 7-3, Michael Kirkman 1-0, Alexi Ogando 0-1, Mike Adams 0-1, Tanner Scheppers 1-0, Joe Nathan 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Roy Oswalt 26, Michael Kirkman 4, Alexi Ogando 6, Mike Adams 4, Tanner Scheppers 6, Joe Nathan 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Michael Kirkman 2-2, Alexi Ogando 3-0, Joe Nathan 2-0 | ||||||||