Twins 5 - 3 Rangers
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RHP Bonser, Twins aim to take series from Rangers

May 23, 2007 - 1:44 PM Minnesota (21-24) at Texas (18-28) 2:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Boof Bonser tries to make it three wins in a row as the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers tangle in the finale of a three-game series.

Bonser (2-1, 3.91 ERA) is coming off his best outing of the season, tying a career high with 11 strikeouts in seven innings in an 8-1 victory at Milwaukee.

The righthander has posted a 2-0 mark with a 2.10 ERA over his last five outings. Bonser has only faced Texas once, giving up seven runs on August 2.

Reigning American League MVP Justin Morneau homered twice and defending Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana struck out 13 as the Twins rolled to a 7-1 win here on Tuesday.

Texas' Robinson Tejeda (4-3, 4.53) takes the mound after allowing only one run with six strikeouts through five frames of a 7-4 triumph over Houston last Friday.

The Dominican righthander will be making his first career start against Minnesota.

Texas' Sammy Sosa hit his 598th career homer in Tuesday's loss. Only four players in major league history have hit as many as 600 homers.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MINNESOTA 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
    TEXAS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, MATT GUERRIER (6TH), JUAN RINCON (8TH), PAT
    NESHEK (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND CHRIS HEINTZ
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, C.J. WILSON (4TH), WILLIE EYRE

    May 23 5:36 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY FRANK CATALANOTTO SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F CATALANOTTO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
    TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.262, 2-FOR-4)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 5:07 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY C.J. WILSON ALLOWED JASON TYNER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 5
    TEXAS 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.319, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 3:48 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JASON TYNER SCORED NICK PUNTO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J TYNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
    TEXAS 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.272, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 3:42 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
    TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.267, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 3:23 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (14) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3, TEXAS 1
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.321, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 3:03 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED LUIS RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, C HEINTZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    TEXAS 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.263, 0-FOR-1)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 2:46 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.273, 5 HR, 9 RBI)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 2:30 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0
    TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.255, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
    M YOUNG (.239, 4 HR, 25 RBI)
    M TEIXEIRA (.299, 8 HR, 27 RBI)

    Twins vs. RangersMay 23 2:22 PM

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