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Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins logo Minnesota Twins

4–5Final · Sep 7, 2003
TEX 4 MIN 5 Final
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TEX64-791010020000491
MIN76-661001101001581

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Lineup Change
  2. Top 1 M Young batting
  3. Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  4. Top 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  5. Top 1 Pitch 3: ball 2
  6. Top 1 Pitch 4: in play
  7. Top 1 M Young grounded out to second.
  8. Top 1 S Spencer batting
  9. Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  10. Top 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  11. Top 1 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  12. Top 1 Pitch 4: in play
  13. Top 1 S Spencer popped out to second.
  14. Top 1 A Rodriguez batting
  15. Top 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  16. Top 1 Pitch 2: ball 2
  17. Top 1 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
  18. Top 1 Pitch 4: ball 3
  19. Top 1 Pitch 5: in play
  20. Top 1 A Rodriguez homered to left.
  21. Top 1 R Palmeiro batting
  22. Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  23. Top 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  24. Top 1 Pitch 3: in play
  25. Top 1 R Palmeiro grounded out to second.
  26. Bot 1 M Ryan batting
  27. Bot 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  28. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 2
  29. Bot 1 Pitch 3: in play
  30. Bot 1 M Ryan homered to center.
  31. Bot 1 D Hocking batting
  32. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  33. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  34. Bot 1 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  35. Bot 1 Pitch 4: ball 2
  36. Bot 1 Pitch 5: foul
  37. Bot 1 Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
  38. Bot 1 D Hocking struck out swinging.
  39. Bot 1 D Mientkiewicz batting
  40. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  41. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  42. Bot 1 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  43. Bot 1 Pitch 4: ball 2
  44. Bot 1 Pitch 5: foul
  45. Bot 1 Pitch 6: in play
  46. Bot 1 D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first.
  47. Bot 1 M LeCroy batting
  48. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  49. Bot 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  50. Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 1
  51. Bot 1 Pitch 4: ball 2
  52. Bot 1 Pitch 5: ball 3
  53. Bot 1 Pitch 6: ball 4
  54. Bot 1 M LeCroy walked.
  55. Bot 1 J Jones batting
  56. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  57. Bot 1 Pitch 2: in play
  58. Bot 1 J Jones grounded out to shortstop.
  59. Top 2 M Teixeira batting
  60. Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  61. Top 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  62. Top 2 Pitch 3: ball 1
  63. Top 2 Pitch 4: ball 2
  64. Top 2 Pitch 5: foul
  65. Top 2 Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
  66. Top 2 M Teixeira struck out swinging.
  67. Top 2 M Thames batting
  68. Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  69. Top 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  70. Top 2 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
  71. Top 2 M Thames struck out swinging.
  72. Top 2 H Blalock batting
  73. Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  74. Top 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  75. Top 2 Pitch 3: in play
  76. Top 2 H Blalock popped out to shortstop.
  77. Bot 2 T Hunter batting
  78. Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  79. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  80. Bot 2 Pitch 3: ball 1
  81. Bot 2 Pitch 4: ball 2
  82. Bot 2 Pitch 5: foul
  83. Bot 2 Pitch 6: ball 3
  84. Bot 2 Pitch 7: in play
  85. Bot 2 T Hunter flied out to center.
  86. Bot 2 C Koskie batting
  87. Bot 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  88. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  89. Bot 2 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  90. Bot 2 Pitch 4: foul
  91. Bot 2 Pitch 5: ball 2
  92. Bot 2 Pitch 6: ball 3
  93. Bot 2 Pitch 7: in play
  94. Bot 2 C Koskie grounded out to second.
  95. Bot 2 A Pierzynski batting
  96. Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  97. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  98. Bot 2 Pitch 3: ball 1
  99. Bot 2 Pitch 4: ball 2
  100. Bot 2 Pitch 5: in play
  101. Bot 2 A Pierzynski grounded out to first.
  102. Top 3 R Christenson batting
  103. Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  104. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  105. Top 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  106. Top 3 Pitch 4: ball 2
  107. Top 3 Pitch 5: ball 3
  108. Top 3 Pitch 6: in play
  109. Top 3 R Christenson singled to center.
  110. Top 3 G Laird batting
  111. Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  112. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  113. Top 3 Pitch 3: ball 2
  114. Top 3 Pitch 4: in play
  115. Top 3 G Laird reached on infield single to third, R Christenson to second.
  116. Top 3 M Young batting
  117. Top 3 Pitch 1: in play
  118. Top 3 M Young singled to deep right, R Christenson to third, G Laird to second.
  119. Top 3 S Spencer batting
  120. Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  121. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  122. Top 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  123. Top 3 Pitch 4: foul
  124. Top 3 Pitch 5: in play
  125. Top 3 S Spencer grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, R Christenson out at home, G Laird to third, M Young to second.
  126. Top 3 A Rodriguez batting
  127. Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
  128. Top 3 Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
  129. Top 3 Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
  130. Top 3 Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
  131. Top 3 A Rodriguez intentionally walked.
  132. Top 3 R Palmeiro batting
  133. Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  134. Top 3 Pitch 2: ball 1
  135. Top 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  136. Top 3 Pitch 4: ball 2
  137. Top 3 Pitch 5: ball 3
  138. Top 3 Pitch 6: ball 4
  139. Top 3 R Palmeiro walked, G Laird scored, M Young to third, A Rodriguez to second.
  140. Top 3 M Teixeira batting
  141. Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  142. Top 3 Pitch 2: in play
  143. Top 3 M Teixeira flied out to left.
  144. Bot 3 C Guzman batting
  145. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  146. Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 1
  147. Bot 3 Pitch 3: ball 2
  148. Bot 3 Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
  149. Bot 3 Pitch 5: ball 3
  150. Bot 3 Pitch 6: foul
  151. Bot 3 Pitch 7: in play
  152. Bot 3 C Guzman grounded out to second.
  153. Bot 3 M Ryan batting
  154. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  155. Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 1
  156. Bot 3 Pitch 3: ball 2
  157. Bot 3 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  158. Bot 3 Pitch 5: ball 3
  159. Bot 3 Pitch 6: ball 4
  160. Bot 3 M Ryan walked.
  161. Bot 3 D Hocking batting
  162. Bot 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  163. Bot 3 Pitch 2: in play
  164. Bot 3 D Hocking popped out to second.
  165. Bot 3 D Mientkiewicz batting
  166. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  167. Bot 3 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  168. Bot 3 Pitch 3: foul
  169. Bot 3 Pitch 4: in play
  170. Bot 3 D Mientkiewicz grounded out to shortstop.
  171. Top 4 M Thames batting
  172. Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  173. Top 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  174. Top 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  175. Top 4 Pitch 4: in play
  176. Top 4 M Thames fouled out to first.
  177. Top 4 H Blalock batting
  178. Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  179. Top 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  180. Top 4 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  181. Top 4 Pitch 4: foul
  182. Top 4 Pitch 5: in play
  183. Top 4 H Blalock singled to center.
  184. Top 4 R Christenson batting
  185. Top 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  186. Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  187. Top 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  188. Top 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  189. Top 4 Pitch 5: in play
  190. Top 4 R Christenson lined into double play, pitcher to first, H Blalock doubled off first.
  191. Bot 4 M LeCroy batting
  192. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  193. Bot 4 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  194. Bot 4 Pitch 3: foul
  195. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 1
  196. Bot 4 Pitch 5: in play
  197. Bot 4 M LeCroy grounded out to shortstop.
  198. Bot 4 J Jones batting
  199. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  200. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  201. Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
  202. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  203. Bot 4 Pitch 5: in play
  204. Bot 4 J Jones flied out to left.
  205. Bot 4 T Hunter batting
  206. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  207. Bot 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  208. Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  209. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 2
  210. Bot 4 Pitch 5: foul
  211. Bot 4 Pitch 6: in play
  212. Bot 4 T Hunter doubled to right.
  213. Bot 4 C Koskie batting
  214. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  215. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  216. Bot 4 T Hunter scored on C Lewis' wild pitch.
  217. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  218. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  219. Bot 4 Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
  220. Bot 4 Pitch 6: ball 4
  221. Bot 4 C Koskie walked.
  222. Bot 4 A Pierzynski batting
  223. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  224. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  225. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  226. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  227. Bot 4 Pitch 5: in play
  228. Bot 4 A Pierzynski grounded out to second.
  229. Top 5 G Laird batting
  230. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  231. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  232. Top 5 Pitch 3: ball 3
  233. Top 5 Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
  234. Top 5 Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
  235. Top 5 Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
  236. Top 5 G Laird struck out looking.
  237. Top 5 M Young batting
  238. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  239. Top 5 Pitch 2: in play
  240. Top 5 M Young doubled to deep left center.
  241. Top 5 S Spencer batting
  242. Top 5 Pitch 1: in play
  243. Top 5 S Spencer flied out to left.
  244. Top 5 A Rodriguez batting
  245. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
  246. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
  247. Top 5 Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
  248. Top 5 Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
  249. Top 5 A Rodriguez intentionally walked.
  250. Top 5 R Palmeiro batting
  251. Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  252. Top 5 Pitch 2: in play
  253. Top 5 R Palmeiro flied out to left.
  254. Bot 5 C Guzman batting
  255. Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  256. Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  257. Bot 5 Pitch 3: foul
  258. Bot 5 Pitch 4: in play
  259. Bot 5 C Guzman popped out to third.
  260. Bot 5 M Ryan batting
  261. Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  262. Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  263. Bot 5 Pitch 3: ball 1
  264. Bot 5 Pitch 4: ball 2
  265. Bot 5 Pitch 5: foul
  266. Bot 5 Pitch 6: in play
  267. Bot 5 M Ryan popped out to shortstop.
  268. Bot 5 D Hocking batting
  269. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  270. Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  271. Bot 5 Pitch 3: ball 2
  272. Bot 5 Pitch 4: ball 3
  273. Bot 5 Pitch 5: in play
  274. Bot 5 D Hocking doubled to center.
  275. Bot 5 Lineup Change
  276. Bot 5 Lineup Change
  277. Bot 5 A Fultz relieved C Lewis.
  278. Bot 5 D Mientkiewicz batting
  279. Bot 5 Pitch 1: in play
  280. Bot 5 D Mientkiewicz singled to right, D Hocking scored.
  281. Bot 5 M LeCroy batting
  282. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  283. Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  284. Bot 5 Pitch 3: ball 3
  285. Bot 5 Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
  286. Bot 5 Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
  287. Bot 5 Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
  288. Bot 5 M LeCroy struck out swinging.
  289. Top 6 M Teixeira batting
  290. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  291. Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
  292. Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  293. Top 6 Pitch 4: in play
  294. Top 6 M Teixeira hit by pitch.
  295. Top 6 M Thames batting
  296. Top 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  297. Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 2
  298. Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
  299. Top 6 Pitch 4: in play
  300. Top 6 M Thames grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Teixeira out at second.
  301. Top 6 H Blalock batting
  302. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  303. Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
  304. Top 6 Pitch 3: ball 2
  305. Top 6 Pitch 4: in play
  306. Top 6 H Blalock safe at second on error by first baseman D Mientkiewicz, M Thames to third.
  307. Top 6 R Christenson batting
  308. Top 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  309. Top 6 Pitch 2: ball 2
  310. Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
  311. Top 6 Pitch 4: ball 3
  312. Top 6 Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
  313. Top 6 Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
  314. Top 6 R Christenson struck out looking.
  315. Top 6 G Laird batting
  316. Top 6 Pitch 1: in play
  317. Top 6 G Laird tripled to deep center, M Thames and H Blalock scored.
  318. Top 6 Lineup Change
  319. Top 6 Lineup Change
  320. Top 6 G Balfour relieved K Rogers.
  321. Top 6 M Young batting
  322. Top 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  323. Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  324. Top 6 Pitch 3: ball 2
  325. Top 6 Pitch 4: ball 3
  326. Top 6 Pitch 5: ball 4
  327. Top 6 M Young walked.
  328. Top 6 S Spencer batting
  329. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  330. Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  331. Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
  332. Top 6 S Spencer struck out swinging.
  333. Bot 6 J Jones batting
  334. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  335. Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
  336. Bot 6 Pitch 3: foul
  337. Bot 6 Pitch 4: in play
  338. Bot 6 J Jones reached on infield single to third.
  339. Bot 6 T Hunter batting
  340. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  341. Bot 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
  342. Bot 6 Pitch 3: ball 2
  343. Bot 6 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  344. Bot 6 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  345. Bot 6 T Hunter struck out swinging.
  346. Bot 6 C Koskie batting
  347. Bot 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  348. Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  349. Bot 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  350. Bot 6 Pitch 4: ball 2
  351. Bot 6 Pitch 5: foul
  352. Bot 6 Pitch 6: ball 3
  353. Bot 6 Pitch 7: in play
  354. Bot 6 C Koskie flied out to right.
  355. Bot 6 A Pierzynski batting
  356. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  357. Bot 6 Pitch 2: ball 1
  358. Bot 6 Pitch 3: ball 2
  359. Bot 6 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  360. Bot 6 Pitch 5: foul
  361. Bot 6 Pitch 6: in play
  362. Bot 6 A Pierzynski lined out to second.
  363. Top 7 A Rodriguez batting
  364. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  365. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
  366. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  367. Top 7 A Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher.
  368. Top 7 R Palmeiro batting
  369. Top 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  370. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  371. Top 7 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  372. Top 7 Pitch 4: ball 2
  373. Top 7 Pitch 5: foul
  374. Top 7 Pitch 6: in play
  375. Top 7 R Palmeiro flied out to right.
  376. Top 7 M Teixeira batting
  377. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  378. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  379. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  380. Top 7 M Teixeira grounded out to second.
  381. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  382. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  383. Bot 7 E Ramirez relieved A Fultz.
  384. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  385. Bot 7 Lineup Change
  386. Bot 7 L Ford hit for C Guzman.
  387. Bot 7 L Ford batting
  388. Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  389. Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  390. Bot 7 Pitch 3: ball 1
  391. Bot 7 Pitch 4: ball 2
  392. Bot 7 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  393. Bot 7 L Ford struck out swinging.
  394. Bot 7 M Ryan batting
  395. Bot 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  396. Bot 7 Pitch 2: in play
  397. Bot 7 M Ryan doubled to left.
  398. Bot 7 D Hocking batting
  399. Bot 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  400. Bot 7 Pitch 2: ball 2

Box score

TEX

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Michael Young2B2-440200100.303.336.451
Shane SpencerLF1-550100010.261.332.405
Alex RodriguezSS1-331111200.301.400.603
Rafael PalmeiroDH0-440010100.257.356.502
Mark Teixeira1B0-440000010.257.331.475
Marcus ThamesRF1-441100010.205.298.274
Laynce NixRF0-110000000.258.293.470
Hank Blalock3B1-551100020.312.367.538
Ryan ChristensonCF1-440100010.178.267.264
Gerald LairdC2-331220010.500.571.750
Jason JonesPH0-110000010.225.333.408
Einar DiazC0-000000000.254.290.339
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Colby LewisP4.2333311103-597.76103
Aaron FultzP1.120002029-195.2529
Erasmo RamirezP0.221101016-93.3816
Reynaldo GarciaP1.000002012-88.7612
Brian ShouseP0.200000010-63.1210
Francisco CorderoP1.011010020-103.0420

MIN

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Michael RyanLF2-332211100.391.444.957
Michael CuddyerLF0-110000000.237.318.395
Denny Hocking2B1-441100010.255.318.389
Justin MorneauPH0-110000000.225.289.348
Alex Prieto2B0-000000000.000.000.000
Doug Mientkiewicz1B2-441220100.301.388.454
Matt LeCroyDH1-440100120.294.345.502
Michael RestovichPR0-000000000.310.442.476
Jacque JonesRF1-550100000.306.334.464
Torii HunterCF1-441110020.245.305.438
Corey Koskie3B0-330000100.292.390.463
A.J. PierzynskiC0-330000000.302.348.449
Cristian GuzmanSS0-220000000.264.299.347
Lew FordPH0-110000010.321.390.509
Chris GomezSS0-000000000.250.275.341
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Kenny RogersP5.2742341104-594.74104
Grant BalfourP1.110011026-163.1026
J.C. RomeroP0.20000107-45.107
LaTroy HawkinsP0.10000105-31.975
Rick ReedP2.010001026-175.0226

Starting lineups

MIN

  1. 1 Michael Ryan LF
  2. 2 Denny Hocking 2B
  3. 3 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B
  4. 4 Matt LeCroy DH
  5. 5 Jacque Jones RF
  6. 6 Torii Hunter CF
  7. 7 Corey Koskie 3B
  8. 8 A.J. Pierzynski C
  9. 9 Cristian Guzman SS

TEX

  1. 1 Michael Young 2B
  2. 2 Shane Spencer LF
  3. 3 Alex Rodriguez SS
  4. 4 Rafael Palmeiro DH
  5. 5 Mark Teixeira 1B
  6. 6 Marcus Thames RF
  7. 7 Hank Blalock 3B
  8. 8 Ryan Christenson CF
  9. 9 Gerald Laird C

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