FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/06/2000
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 863 - THURSDAY, JULY 6TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (30-57) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 9 0
Minnesota Twins (48-39) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 11 1
Plouffe Lifts Twins to 5-4 Win
The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at Metropolitan Stadium. Minnesota was led by 25-year old first baseman Trevor Plouffe, who went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. The 4th-place Twins have won 9 straight.

Plouffe had a timely hit for Minnesota in the bottom of the seventh. With Minnesota trailing 3-2, he turned a 2-2 curveball into a 3-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season, making it 5-3, Minnesota.

"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Dan Hornbaker.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .233 12 40
B. Moss DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .300 11 23
K. Bass RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .308 16 50
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .261 11 44
J. Nossek 1B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327 5 29
R. Auerbach SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 4 36
A. Perez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 8 39
   a-L. Blankenship PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 8
   b-M. Lansing 3B, 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242 3 16
R. Webster 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .310 6 17
C. O'Brien C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 1 5
Totals 35 4 9 4 0 3 8      
a - L. Blankenship pinch ran for A. Perez in the 2nd
b - M. Lansing substituted for L. Blankenship in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: E. Davis (18, 1st Inning off K. Lohse, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Perez (16, 2nd Inning off K. Lohse, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Lansing (2, 5th Inning off K. Lohse, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Moss (11, 1st Inning off K. Lohse, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis 2 , B. Moss 4 , K. Bass 2 , B. Williams , A. Perez 2 , M. Lansing 4 , R. Webster
2-out RBI: B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nossek , R. Webster , C. O'Brien
Sac Fly: R. Webster
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lansing (9)
CS: K. Bass (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Assad-Auerbach-Lansing, Auerbach)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Morgan at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McNulty LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 .280 8 49
M. Trillo 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280 9 37
T. Plouffe 1B 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .260 12 41
T. Trammell CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .327 10 47
E. Lake 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .255 9 43
L. Marson C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 1 16
K. Miller RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .316 8 34
G. Luzinski DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .248 18 36
B. Morgan SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 .245 5 32
Totals 29 5 11 5 3 5 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Plouffe (12, 5th Inning off J. Assad, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Plouffe 2 (12, 3rd Inning off J. Assad, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. McNulty , M. Trillo , T. Plouffe 10 , E. Lake , L. Marson 2 , K. Miller , B. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: T. Plouffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McNulty
GIDP: M. Trillo
Sac Bunt: P. McNulty , K. Miller
Sac Fly: K. Miller
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Trammell (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Morgan (15)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Assad 5.2 8 2 2 3 2 1 112 9.52   
M. Leiter Jr. L (3-5), BS (4) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 18 9.00   
B. Groom 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.22   
M. Schooler 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Assad 44
Batters Faced: J. Assad 25, M. Leiter Jr. 5, B. Groom 1, M. Schooler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Assad 7-5, M. Leiter Jr. 1-0, B. Groom 0-1, M. Schooler 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Assad 112-64, M. Leiter Jr. 18-12, B. Groom 1-1, M. Schooler 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Lohse W (4-1) 7.1 6 3 3 0 2 1 88 4.10   
J. Bonikowski H (10) 0.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 15 3.95   
B. Graterol SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Lohse 56
Batters Faced: K. Lohse 27, J. Bonikowski 5, B. Graterol 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Lohse 9-10, J. Bonikowski 1-0, B. Graterol 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Lohse 88-57, J. Bonikowski 15-11, B. Graterol 15-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Trevor Plouffe
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 29827
Special Notes: 3B Antonio Perez was injured while running the bases.
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