MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/31/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2340 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Minnesota Twins (61-74) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Texas Rangers (81-54) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 1
Twins Lose to Rangers in Walk Off
The Texas Rangers did just enough to secure a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Nobody did more than pitcher Jon Lester, who captured player of the game honors. Texas is now 81-54, 3½ games up in the American League West Division.

Texas took a 6-5 lead on Asdrubal Cabrera's 10th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Minnesota pitcher A.J. Ramos in the bottom of the 12th.

"Big win," said Lester.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 .299 11 51
H. Kendrick LF 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 .292 13 42
F. Freeman 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .311 37 106
K. Morales DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .283 26 69
A. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .284 22 80
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .267 24 77
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 .267 18 68
R. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 6 16
   a-A. Lind PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 6 20
   b-B. Nicholas C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 1
M. Rojas SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 6 31
Totals 43 5 7 5 2 7 16      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for R. Perez in the 9th
b - B. Nicholas substituted for A. Lind in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rojas (21, 4th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (18, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , K. Morales , A. Jones 4 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman
2-out RBI: A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , R. Perez , A. Garcia
Sac Fly: M. Franco
Hit by Pitch: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield (27) , F. Freeman (8) , H. Kendrick (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez DH 6 0 2 1 0 0 5 .291 5 54
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 12 74
   a-A. Cabrera PH, SS 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .240 10 40
B. Harper RF 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 .288 31 85
E. Thames 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .291 38 109
J. Pederson LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .238 33 76
J. Candelario 3B 3 2 0 0 3 0 4 .257 27 75
M. Wieters C 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 .242 6 23
J. Smolinski CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 .304 5 23
B. Valera 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .274 2 24
Totals 40 6 12 5 10 8 30      
a - A. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Simmons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Valera (9, 8th Inning off A. Adams, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Thames (32, 5th Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Smolinski (10, 2nd Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Thames (38, 3rd Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 1 out) A. Cabrera (10, 12th Inning off A. Ramos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Valera 3 , B. Harper , C. Hernandez 2 , E. Thames 6 , J. Smolinski 4 , M. Wieters , A. Cabrera 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , J. Pederson 2 , A. Simmons 2 , C. Hernandez , J. Smolinski
Sac Fly: B. Valera , C. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: J. Pederson , E. Thames , J. Smolinski 2
Team LOB: 17

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Valera (8)
CS: J. Smolinski (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Simmons (9)
PB: M. Wieters
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hammel 5.0 5 3 3 2 2 1 83 46 6.24   
A. Meyer H (7) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 18 9 3.78   
W. Peralta H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 8 4.05   
T. Kahnle H (9) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 3.88   
A. Adams BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 19 2.02   
V. Arano 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 5.05   
A. Ramos L (3-3) 2.0 2 1 1 4 2 1 44 22 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 45
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 23, A. Meyer 6, W. Peralta 3, T. Kahnle 3, A. Adams 7, V. Arano 3, A. Ramos 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 6-6, A. Meyer 1-1, W. Peralta 0-0, T. Kahnle 1-0, A. Adams 0-2, V. Arano 0-2, A. Ramos 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 83-46, A. Meyer 18-9, W. Peralta 15-8, T. Kahnle 11-4, A. Adams 32-19, V. Arano 10-4, A. Ramos 44-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Kahnle 1-0
WP: A. Adams
Hit Batsmen: J. Hammel 2 , A. Adams , V. Arano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester 7.0 5 5 1 1 3 1 97 58 2.82   
T. Hildenberger 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 2.26   
A. Swarzak 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 23 2.52   
W. Harris W (4-5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 57
Batters Faced: J. Lester 29, T. Hildenberger 4, A. Swarzak 12, W. Harris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 7-11, T. Hildenberger 2-0, A. Swarzak 3-4, W. Harris 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 97-58, T. Hildenberger 14-10, A. Swarzak 32-23, W. Harris 6-4
Hit Batsmen: J. Lester
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Lester
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:22
Attendance: 39788
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