MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/17/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2177 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (47-76) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Texas Rangers (74-50) 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 8 10 0
Harper Slugs Rangers to 8-3 Win
The Texas Rangers bested the Minnesota Twins, 8-3, at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Bryce Harper was named player of the game. He slugged 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Jon Lester, the winner, improved to 15-3. He held Minnesota to 3 earned runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. The first-place Rangers now have a win-loss record of 74-50.

The Rangers got a big at-bat from designated hitter Eric Thames. For the game, Thames went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 29th home run of the season gave Texas a 3-0 lead.

"I like our moxie," said Rangers manager Eric Ferraro.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .323 14 43
M. Rojas 2B 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 .308 8 35
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299 18 73
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .247 4 14
H. Kendrick LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .247 7 24
J. Bruce DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .195 13 45
A. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 18 59
D. Dietrich 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .219 7 22
R. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .211 4 12
Totals 32 3 6 3 3 10 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Rojas (8, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield , D. Dietrich 2 , R. Perez , M. Rojas 4 , J. Bruce
2-out RBI: M. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dietrich , M. Rojas
GIDP: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dietrich (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Kendrick (Candelario at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .312 7 56
C. Hernandez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290 12 55
B. Harper RF 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 .271 42 113
E. Thames DH 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .206 29 84
J. Pederson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .251 24 66
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 11 62
M. Muncy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .235 20 64
J. Candelario 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .252 10 33
W. Ramos C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .261 22 68
Totals 32 8 10 8 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Candelario (18, 1st Inning off M. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Inciarte (5, 7th Inning off V. Arano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Candelario (10, 8th Inning off T. Wingenter, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Harper 2 (42, 3rd Inning off M. Harvey, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off A. Vasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Thames (29, 1st Inning off M. Harvey, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 6 , J. Pederson , A. Simmons , B. Harper 8 , C. Hernandez , E. Thames 4 , E. Inciarte 4
2-out RBI: , J. Candelario 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario
GIDP: J. Pederson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hernandez (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Muncy-Simmons-Diekman)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harvey L (4-14) 2.1 6 6 6 2 1 2 49 32 6.27   
N. Anderson 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 17 4.91   
A. Vasquez 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 32 22 1.73   
V. Arano 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 3.60   
W. Peralta 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.70   
T. Wingenter 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13 11 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harvey 16
Batters Faced: M. Harvey 14, N. Anderson 6, A. Vasquez 7, V. Arano 4, W. Peralta 1, T. Wingenter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harvey 4-1, N. Anderson 1-2, A. Vasquez 3-0, V. Arano 0-0, W. Peralta 1-0, T. Wingenter 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harvey 49-32, N. Anderson 27-17, A. Vasquez 32-22, V. Arano 17-9, W. Peralta 1-1, T. Wingenter 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Anderson 1-0 , W. Peralta 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester W (15-3) 7.0 6 3 3 0 8 1 91 59 2.82   
J. Diekman 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 20 8 5.45   
T. Mayza 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 61
Batters Faced: J. Lester 27, J. Diekman 5, T. Mayza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 6-7, J. Diekman 2-0, T. Mayza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 91-59, J. Diekman 20-8, T. Mayza 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mayza 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryce Harper
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 43965
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