MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/28/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 930 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (10-14) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
Minnesota Twins (9-16) 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 7 11 0
Twins Topple Rangers, 7-4, as Dunn Shines
The Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers, 7-4, at Target Field. The Twins got a fine performance from catcher Matt Dunn, who went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Luis Perez was the winner. Over 5 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, with 4 walks and 8 strikeouts. Minnesota, now 9-16, is off to a slow start.

Dunn had a big at-bat with a runner on 1st in the bottom of the first inning, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Twins went on to win.

"We played hard and won," said Dunn. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .280 2 9
M. Peckermark CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .302 4 11
J. Giesbrecht 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .326 2 9
B. Ballard RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .273 4 11
V. Ealy SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .150 2 6
Z. Chi LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .278 2 10
I. Faber DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .319 1 10
C. Torlak 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .247 1 7
J. Peterson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .160 1 2
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 14 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Ballard (4, 1st Inning off L. Perez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Ballard 5 , V. Ealy 2 , Z. Chi 2 , J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Torlak 2 , J. Peterson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler (7) , V. Ealy (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ealy-Giesbrecht-Geisler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Derks RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .235 2 10
   a-H. Vink PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 3 14
R. Flynn Jr. CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .300 4 9
M. Diaz DH 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .247 3 10
M. Gonzalez 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .207 2 11
M. Dunn C 4 2 3 4 0 1 1 .262 3 11
R. Batista 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .310 4 11
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .194 3 9
P. Meulengracht LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .226 0 0
A. Sandoval 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .214 0 3
Totals 33 7 11 7 4 12 15      
a - H. Vink pinch ran for P. Derks in the 5th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Dunn 2 (3, 1st Inning off R. Danielsson, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Diaz (3, 1st Inning off R. Danielsson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Derks 2 , M. Diaz 4 , M. Dunn 9 , R. Batista , P. Meulengracht 3 , A. Sandoval
2-out RBI: M. Diaz , M. Dunn , A. Sandoval
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Derks , R. Flynn Jr. , A. Sandoval
GIDP: M. Diaz
Hit by Pitch: M. Diaz , A. Rodriguez Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Flynn Jr. (5)
CS: P. Meulengracht (2)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Danielsson L (1-2) 2.1 4 5 5 3 3 2 74 5.87   
J. Pizano 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.42   
G. Nelson 2.2 4 2 2 1 5 1 60 6.75   
K. Curve 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.08   
I. Ishihara 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Danielsson 25
Batters Faced: R. Danielsson 15, J. Pizano 5, G. Nelson 13, K. Curve 3, I. Ishihara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Danielsson 1-3, J. Pizano 1-0, G. Nelson 1-1, K. Curve 0-1, I. Ishihara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Danielsson 74-38, J. Pizano 14-10, G. Nelson 60-36, K. Curve 10-6, I. Ishihara 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pizano 2-0 , G. Nelson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Danielsson , G. Nelson
Balk: R. Danielsson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Perez W (1-0) 5.0 4 4 4 4 8 1 101 4.74   
A. Kindig 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 4.70   
I. Wakamatsu H (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 0.96   
M. Lundy SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Perez 47
Batters Faced: L. Perez 23, A. Kindig 7, I. Wakamatsu 5, M. Lundy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Perez 2-5, A. Kindig 2-0, I. Wakamatsu 0-1, M. Lundy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Perez 101-58, A. Kindig 29-22, I. Wakamatsu 24-16, M. Lundy 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kindig 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Dunn
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 29979
Special Notes: SP Julio Pizano was injured while pitching. RF Peer Derks was injured while running the bases.
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