FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
06/29/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 794 - THURSDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (41-39) 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 7 12 2
Texas Rangers (29-51) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 5 0
Twins Edge Rangers, 7-6
Rick Rhoden, who led the AL in ERA with 3.22 last year, was locked in. The right-hander led the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 win against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Rhoden, the winner, moves to 4-6. He threw 6 innings of 1-hit ball, while fanning 6 and giving up 5 walks. Brusdar Graterol earned the save, his 20th, for the Twins.

Minnesota left fielder Pat McNulty helped the Twins go up, 3-2, in the top of the sixth inning. With the game tied, McNulty hit a run-scoring single off Texas pitcher Luke Little.

"Rick was pretty good at keeping their guys off-balance," said Minnesota manager Dan Hornbaker.

Minnesota now has a record of 41-39 with the win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McNulty LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .273 7 46
K. Miller 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .319 8 31
N. Siebern RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .298 16 37
E. Lake 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 4 .256 9 41
G. Kingsale CF 3 0 1 2 2 1 3 .250 1 21
L. Marson C 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .251 1 14
G. Luzinski DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .247 16 32
J. Offerman 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .282 1 8
B. Morgan SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250 5 32
Totals 35 7 12 7 8 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Offerman (3, 2nd Inning off F. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Siebern (14, 3rd Inning off F. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Luzinski (10, 7th Inning off M. Schooler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lake (9, 5th Inning off F. Edwards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. McNulty 2 , K. Miller , N. Siebern 2 , E. Lake 6 , G. Kingsale , G. Luzinski 2 , J. Offerman 3 , B. Morgan
2-out RBI: E. Lake , G. Kingsale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McNulty , G. Kingsale 2 , G. Luzinski , B. Morgan
GIDP: E. Lake , J. Offerman
Sac Fly: B. Morgan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Lake (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Offerman (3) , B. Morgan (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Lake-Miller-Offerman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 .225 12 36
B. Moss RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .303 9 19
B. Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 10 40
L. Castillo DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278 0 19
E. Suárez SS 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .275 19 51
M. Lansing 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .232 3 15
R. Auerbach 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 4 33
A. Perez 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .254 6 33
C. O'Brien C 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .203 1 5
Totals 30 6 5 6 5 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Perez (14, 4th Inning off R. Rhoden, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. O'Brien (1, 7th Inning off M. Janzen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Suárez (19, 8th Inning off M. Janzen, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Davis (12, 9th Inning off B. Graterol, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis 4 , L. Castillo , E. Suárez 4 , A. Perez 2 , C. O'Brien 2
2-out RBI: E. Davis , E. Suárez , A. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Davis 2 , L. Castillo , C. O'Brien
GIDP: B. Moss
Sac Bunt: M. Lansing , R. Auerbach
Sac Fly: C. O'Brien
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Auerbach-Suárez, Suárez-O'Brien-Lansing, Suárez-Auerbach-Lansing)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden W (4-6) 6.0 1 2 1 5 6 0 102 4.35   
M. Janzen 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 35 10.12   
B. Graterol SV (20) 1.0 1 2 0 0 2 1 22 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 65
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 24, M. Janzen 9, B. Graterol 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 7-5, M. Janzen 0-4, B. Graterol 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 102-61, M. Janzen 35-24, B. Graterol 22-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Edwards 5.0 6 2 2 5 3 1 110 3.04   
L. Little L (0-3) 0.2 4 4 4 2 0 0 26 11.44   
M. Schooler 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 22 3.62   
B. Groom 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.53   
M. Leiter Jr. 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 8.60   
J. Veras 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Edwards 45
Batters Faced: F. Edwards 25, L. Little 7, M. Schooler 5, B. Groom 3, M. Leiter Jr. 3, J. Veras 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Edwards 6-5, L. Little 1-0, M. Schooler 1-1, B. Groom 0-2, M. Leiter Jr. 2-0, J. Veras 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Edwards 110-60, L. Little 26-12, M. Schooler 22-14, B. Groom 16-10, M. Leiter Jr. 16-7, J. Veras 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Schooler 1-0 , M. Leiter Jr. 1-0 , J. Veras 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Rhoden
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 12897
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