Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 2, Minnesota 1
Saturday, August 31, 2013 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 31, 2013
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 100°
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Marty Foster
Attendance: 36041
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 100000000150
Texas 100000001290
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 58-76 28-36 30-40 L1
Texas 79-56 39-28 40-28 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Texas Rangers have a 39-28 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 30-40 record on the road.
  • Texas has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Rangers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Joe Nathan pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.51. Caleb Thielbar took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Brian Dozier had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Texas
Mike Pelfrey Player Matt Garza
Loss W/L Loss
7.0 IP 7.0
7 Strikeouts 9
6 Hits 3
1.29 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Minnesota   Texas
Clete Thomas Player A.J. Pierzynski
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 5 1 8 .172 11 1 3 0 0
Texas 9 0 10 .265 9 2 2 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Texas will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Rangers have a W/L % of .582 after a win and .589 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Texas. The Twins have a W/L % of .466 after a win and .408 after a loss.