Rangers 5 - 0 Twins
Final
  for this game

Twins seek fourth straight win

Aug 18, 2007 - 1:16 PM Texas (53-68) at Minnesota (61-60) 7:35 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Manager Ron Gardenhire have the Minnesota Twins at it once again.

Gardenhire looks to guide the Twins to their fourth straight win when they welcome in the Texas Rangers in the second game of a weekend series on Saturday.

Nick Punto scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch by Jamey Wright in the bottom of the 10th inning as Minnesota escaped with a 2-1 win in Friday's opener.

The triumph pulled the Twins within six games of the Cleveland Indians (67-54) for first place in the American League Central standings. Minnesota rallied to win the division last season.

The Twins hand the ball to Boof Bonser (5-9, 4.77 ERA), who hopes to finally get over his 11-game winless streak. The righthander has not earned a victory since beating the Washington Nationals on June 10.

In his last outing, Bonser gave up five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 6-2 loss at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Sunday.

Kameron Loe (5-9, 5.80) takes the hill for Texas. He is making his first start since being placed on the 15-day disabled list with lower back tightness on July 30.

The 25-year-old righthander is 0-3 with a 7.84 ERA in his previous four starts.

Loe is 2-1 all-time vs. the Twins, surrendering five runs and eight hits in six innings of a 7-1 loss at home against Minnesota on May 22.








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

    BATTERIES: TEX - KAMERON LOE, MIKE WOOD (6TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (8TH), JOAQUIN
    BENOIT (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD
    MIN - BOOF BONSER, JUAN RINCON (5TH), CARMEN CALI (9TH)
    AND JOE MA

    Aug 18 10:24 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO AND MICHAEL
    YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5
    MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.208, 0-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. TwinsAug 18 8:56 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 5TH OFF BOOF BONSER.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3, MINNESOTA 0
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.236, 0-FOR-1)

    Rangers vs. TwinsAug 18 8:49 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARLON BYRD (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF BOOF BONSER SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, MINNESOTA 0
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.212, 0-FOR-1)

    Rangers vs. TwinsAug 18 8:37 PM
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