MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/02/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2370 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (62-75) 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 6 11 1
Texas Rangers (82-55) 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 X 8 12 1
Twins Lose, 8-6, at Globe Life Park in Arlington
The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins, 8-6. Earning player of the game honors was second baseman Whit Merrifield, who went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Matt Shoemaker went 5 innings for Texas to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 5 earned runs. He scattered 9 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 3. His record improves to 5-6. Will Harris was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 5 save opportunities.

The Rangers got a big at-bat from left fielder Joc Pederson. For the game, Pederson went 2-5 with 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. In the bottom of the third, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run single. His 113rd hit of the season gave Texas a 3-2 lead.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Pederson.

The first-place Rangers, at 82-55, now lead their division by 4 games.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .308 13 57
   a-A. Lind PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 6 22
H. Kendrick LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 13 42
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .312 37 107
A. Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .283 22 81
K. Morales DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .282 27 70
M. Franco 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 25 78
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 19 71
B. Nicholas C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
M. Rojas SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .250 6 32
Totals 36 6 11 6 2 7 11      
a - A. Lind pinch hit for W. Merrifield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Nicholas (1, 5th Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 1 out) M. Rojas (22, 5th Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Merrifield (13, 3rd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Morales (27, 8th Inning off T. Hildenberger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 6 , B. Nicholas 3 , M. Rojas 3 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman 2 , K. Morales 4
2-out RBI: W. Merrifield , A. Garcia , K. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Morales
GIDP: H. Kendrick 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rojas (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Merrifield-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Simmons SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 .303 12 75
C. Hernandez DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .290 6 56
B. Harper RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .292 31 85
E. Thames 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .291 38 111
J. Pederson LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .239 33 78
J. Smolinski CF 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .308 5 25
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254 27 75
B. Valera 2B 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 .286 2 25
C. Wallach C 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .333 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 7 7 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Valera (10, 8th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Smolinski (11, 3rd Inning off T. Scott, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Thames (5, 4th Inning off B. Poyner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Wallach , B. Valera 3 , J. Pederson 2 , A. Simmons 2 , B. Harper , E. Thames 3 , J. Smolinski 4
2-out RBI: B. Valera , A. Simmons , E. Thames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wallach , J. Pederson 2 , A. Simmons , E. Thames
GIDP: J. Candelario
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Valera (9) , J. Pederson (8) , J. Smolinski (3)
CS: A. Simmons (4) , B. Harper (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pederson (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Valera-Thames, Harris-Simmons-Thames)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Scott 2.1 5 5 5 3 3 0 70 42 5.95   
B. Poyner 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 43 29 4.20   
J. Nicasio L (2-3) 1.2 2 2 2 1 2 0 42 24 3.39   
A. Meyer 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.76   
A. Adams 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 1.98   
T. Kahnle 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.77   
V. Arano 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5.21   
W. Peralta 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.40   
A. Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 8 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Scott 23
Batters Faced: T. Scott 15, B. Poyner 8, J. Nicasio 7, A. Meyer 1, A. Adams 2, T. Kahnle 1, V. Arano 1, W. Peralta 1, A. Ramos 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Scott 3-1, B. Poyner 0-2, J. Nicasio 0-2, A. Meyer 0-0, A. Adams 0-1, T. Kahnle 1-0, V. Arano 0-0, W. Peralta 0-0, A. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Scott 70-42, B. Poyner 43-29, J. Nicasio 42-24, A. Meyer 5-3, A. Adams 11-6, T. Kahnle 1-1, V. Arano 1-1, W. Peralta 6-3, A. Ramos 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Poyner 1-0 , T. Kahnle 1-0 , W. Peralta 1-0 , A. Ramos 2-1
WP: T. Scott 3 , J. Nicasio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Shoemaker W (5-6) 5.0 9 5 5 0 3 1 72 46 5.70   
A. Chafin H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 5.09   
N. Goody H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 9 4.01   
T. Hildenberger H (16) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 21 14 2.37   
W. Harris SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 10 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 32
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 23, A. Chafin 3, N. Goody 3, T. Hildenberger 5, W. Harris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 5-6, A. Chafin 0-3, N. Goody 1-0, T. Hildenberger 0-1, W. Harris 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 72-46, A. Chafin 11-5, N. Goody 15-9, T. Hildenberger 21-14, W. Harris 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whit Merrifield
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 39612
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