FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/19/2001
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1221 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (63-59) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Texas Rangers (50-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
Francis Leads Minnesota Past Texas
Minnesota Twins pitcher Earl Francis was in top form, leading his team past the Texas Rangers, 3-0. The victory gives Minnesota a record of 63-59.

Francis, a native of The United States, was dealing all game. He kept Texas hitters off-balance, while giving the Twins 8 quality innings. Francis threw 99 pitches, allowing 5 hits and striking out 4.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Minnesota manager Dan Hornbaker.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 7 26
N. Siebern RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .280 28 66
T. Plouffe 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .242 12 46
   a-E. Lake 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 14 62
T. Trammell CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .283 14 54
   b-G. Kingsale CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 9 50
K. Miller LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .270 3 27
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .244 3 27
J. Offerman 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .228 2 26
B. Morgan SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 6 28
J. Heim C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .219 8 29
Totals 36 3 10 3 2 9 14      
a - E. Lake substituted for T. Plouffe in the 8th
b - G. Kingsale substituted for T. Trammell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Morgan (9, 7th Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Plouffe (19, 8th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Offerman (2, 9th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Moore , N. Siebern , T. Plouffe 2 , T. Trammell 2 , M. Trillo , J. Offerman 5 , B. Morgan 2 , J. Heim
2-out RBI: M. Trillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Moore 2 , E. Lake , M. Trillo
GIDP: T. Plouffe
Sac Fly: T. Plouffe
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Siebern (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 21 56
K. Bass RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 12 46
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .335 30 89
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 22 80
J. Vosmik DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 11 50
L. Valbuena 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .277 11 49
E. Suárez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .195 15 44
R. Auerbach 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 0 20
C. O'Brien C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .165 6 20
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 4 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Williams (28, 4th Inning off E. Francis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis , B. Williams 2 , L. Valbuena , E. Suárez , C. O'Brien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Williams , E. Suárez , R. Auerbach
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Bonura (11) , E. Suárez (14) , C. O'Brien (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Auerbach-Suárez-Bonura)
OF assists: 1 (Williams(Miller at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Francis W (12-10) 8.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 99 3.84   
B. Graterol SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Francis 75
Batters Faced: E. Francis 30, B. Graterol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Francis 11-9, B. Graterol 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Francis 99-64, B. Graterol 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Litsch L (12-11) 6.2 6 2 1 2 8 0 110 5.45   
M. Leiter Jr. 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 1 37 5.96   
B. Groom 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.45   
J. Hurst 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Litsch 62
Batters Faced: J. Litsch 27, M. Leiter Jr. 10, B. Groom 1, J. Hurst 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Litsch 6-4, M. Leiter Jr. 4-1, B. Groom 0-0, J. Hurst 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Litsch 110-78, M. Leiter Jr. 37-27, B. Groom 5-3, J. Hurst 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 1-0 , B. Groom 1-0 , J. Hurst 2-0
WP: J. Litsch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Francis
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 20199
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