Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 6, Minnesota 2
When: 1:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 14, 2012
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Cory Blaser, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 35854
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Texas 0110002026141
Minnesota 0100010002131
Texas
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Kinsler 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
Elvis Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .188
Josh Hamilton CF-LF 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 .378
Adrian Beltre DH 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .294
Michael Young 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .351
Nelson Cruz RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .206
David Murphy LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
     Craig Gentry CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Mike Napoli C 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .100
Brandon Snyder 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .750
Totals 40 6 14 5 2 6 16  
Batting
2B - Josh Hamilton 2 (3), Adrian Beltre 2 (3), Nelson Cruz 2 (2)
HR - Josh Hamilton (3)
TB - Josh Hamilton 8, Adrian Beltre 5, Michael Young 2, Nelson Cruz 5, Brandon Snyder 3
RBI - Josh Hamilton (4), Adrian Beltre 2 (6), Michael Young (9), Mike Napoli (2)
2-Out RBI - Adrian Beltre 2 (2), Michael Young (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Young (2), Nelson Cruz 2 (3), Craig Gentry 2 (2)
SF - Mike Napoli (1)
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
E - Michael Young (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Yu Darvish 5.2 9 2 1 4 4 0 4.76
Robbie Ross (W 1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Alexi Ogando (H 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42
Mike Adams (H 4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.50
Joe Nathan 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.20
WP - Yu Darvish
HBP - Jamey Carroll (by Darvish)
Pitches-Strikes - Yu Darvish 102-60, Robbie Ross 15-9, Alexi Ogando 7-6, Mike Adams 19-13, Joe Nathan 26-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Yu Darvish 7-4, Robbie Ross 1-0, Alexi Ogando 0-1, Mike Adams 3-0, Joe Nathan 1-0
Batters Faced - Yu Darvish 30, Robbie Ross 3, Alexi Ogando 2, Mike Adams 4, Joe Nathan 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Robbie Ross 3-0, Alexi Ogando 1-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .375
Jamey Carroll SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .148
     Sean Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
     Trevor Plouffe SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Joe Mauer C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .258
Justin Morneau DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .233
Josh Willingham LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .444
Ryan Doumit RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .217
Danny Valencia 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 .259
Chris Parmelee 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .273
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222
Totals 39 2 13 1 4 6 30  
Batting
2B - Denard Span 2 (4), Josh Willingham (2)
TB - Denard Span 5, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Josh Willingham 3, Ryan Doumit, Danny Valencia 2, Chris Parmelee, Alexi Casilla 2
RBI - Denard Span (2)
2-Out RBI - Denard Span (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jamey Carroll 2 (5), Joe Mauer (2), Justin Morneau 2 (9), Ryan Doumit 2 (3), Chris Parmelee 2 (3)
GIDP - Ryan Doumit (3)
Team LOB - 15
Baserunning
SB - Alexi Casilla (1, 2nd off Adams/Napoli)
Fielding
E - Trevor Plouffe (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Nick Blackburn 5.1 7 2 2 1 3 1 5.56
Brian Duensing (L 0-1) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 6.00
Jeff Gray 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Glen Perkins 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.15
Alex Burnett 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Nick Blackburn 79-51, Brian Duensing 17-10, Jeff Gray 16-12, Glen Perkins 23-15, Alex Burnett 5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Nick Blackburn 8-4, Brian Duensing 1-2, Jeff Gray 1-1, Glen Perkins 0-1, Alex Burnett 1-0
Batters Faced - Nick Blackburn 24, Brian Duensing 6, Jeff Gray 6, Glen Perkins 5, Alex Burnett 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Brian Duensing 1-0, Jeff Gray 2-2, Alex Burnett 1-0