FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/20/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1231 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-58) 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 0 9 11 0
Texas Rangers (46-78) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Siebern goes 3-for-4 to Power Twins Offense
With right fielder Norm Siebern leading the charge, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers, 9-1, at Globe Life Field. Siebern, who is tied for 9th in the AL in stolen bases with 21, was 3-4 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Marty Janzen earned the win for Minnesota. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 1-3. With the win over Texas, the Twins improved to 65-58.

Siebern contributed in the top of the fifth. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a run-scoring double. It was one at-bat among others that helped Minnesota get the win.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Siebern.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 .292 17 59
J. Offerman 2B 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 .272 6 27
P. McNulty LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .288 16 76
T. Plouffe 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .256 15 53
E. Lake 3B 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 .244 12 55
G. Kingsale CF 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 .235 1 22
L. Marson C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .266 3 26
T. Ordenana SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250 0 0
V. Joshua DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .444 1 3
Totals 33 9 11 8 10 4 23      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Siebern 2 (21, 5th Inning off T. Abernathy, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Little, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Joshua (1, 5th Inning off T. Abernathy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Offerman (6, 7th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Siebern 5 , J. Offerman 4 , P. McNulty 2 , L. Marson 2 , T. Ordenana , V. Joshua 3
2-out RBI: P. McNulty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Plouffe 2 , G. Kingsale , T. Ordenana , V. Joshua
GIDP: G. Kingsale 2
Sac Bunt: J. Offerman
Sac Fly: J. Offerman , E. Lake
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lake-Offerman-Plouffe, Lake-Offerman-Plouffe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .236 15 52
B. Moss DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292 19 54
K. Bass RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 27 87
E. Suárez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .240 28 72
M. Lansing 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 6 28
T. Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 12 59
R. Auerbach 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .262 5 42
J. Nossek LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 6 33
A. Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .251 9 54
Totals 33 1 9 1 2 8 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Davis , B. Moss 2 , K. Bass , R. Auerbach 3 , J. Nossek 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Suárez , M. Lansing , A. Perez
GIDP: T. Stephenson , A. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (29)
CS: R. Auerbach (12)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Suárez (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Auerbach-Suárez-Lansing, Perez-Auerbach-Lansing)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Marson at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Janzen W (1-3) 6.0 7 1 1 0 6 0 86 8.32   
S. Runyan 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.84   
J. Tomlin 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Janzen 60
Batters Faced: M. Janzen 24, S. Runyan 7, J. Tomlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Janzen 6-5, S. Runyan 1-2, J. Tomlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Janzen 86-57, S. Runyan 22-14, J. Tomlin 15-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Abernathy L (1-14) 4.1 6 3 3 6 2 0 83 8.85   
M. Leiter Jr. 2.2 2 4 3 1 1 1 42 9.26   
L. Little 1.0 3 2 0 2 0 0 31 8.95   
J. Veras 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Abernathy 35
Batters Faced: T. Abernathy 23, M. Leiter Jr. 11, L. Little 8, J. Veras 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Abernathy 6-3, M. Leiter Jr. 4-2, L. Little 1-2, J. Veras 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Abernathy 83-44, M. Leiter Jr. 42-26, L. Little 31-17, J. Veras 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 2-0 , L. Little 2-2
WP: T. Abernathy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norm Siebern
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 21450
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