8:05 PM ET, August 25, 2004
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Final
Minnesota leads 2-1 (as of 8/25)
| Game 1: Monday, August 23 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 24 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 25 | ||
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| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, August 26 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 8 | |
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8:05 PM ET, August 25, 2004
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Stewart LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | ||
| J Jones RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 | ||
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| L Ford DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .307 | ||
| C Koskie 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .251 | ||
| C Guzman SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 | ||
| H Blanco C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .201 | ||
| L Rivas 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |||
| BATTING 2B: C Koskie (18, R Drese); L Rivas (17, R Drese); J Jones (20, R Dickey) 3B: L Rivas (5, R Drese); L Ford (4, R Drese) HR: J Morneau (13, 4th inning off R Drese 0 on, 2 Out); L Rivas (8, 8th inning off C Almanzar 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Morneau 2 (37), L Ford 2 (61), C Koskie (58), T Hunter (62), L Rivas (28) 2-out RBI: L Ford, J Morneau GIDP: H Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Koskie 1, S Stewart 1, L Ford 2, C Guzman 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (L Rivas-C Guzman-J Morneau, J Romero-C Guzman-J Morneau). | ||||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Lohse (W, 9-13) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 86-57 | 5.35 | |
| J Roa (H, 2) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-15 | 3.50 | |
| J Romero (H, 16) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.00 | |
| J Rincon (H, 15) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.64 | |
| J Nathan (S, 44) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 1.71 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 176-107 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Lohse 23; J Roa 6; J Romero 3; J Rincon 3; J Nathan 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 6-6; J Roa 3-1; J Romero 4-0; J Rincon 1-0; J Nathan 0-1 Game Scores: K Lohse 34 | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Dellucci LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | ||
| M Young SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .313 | ||
| H Blalock 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .275 | ||
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | ||
| L Nix CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .272 | ||
| A Soriano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | ||
| G Matthews RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 | ||
| K Mench DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | ||
| R Barajas C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | ||
| a-E Young PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |||
| a-walked for R Barajas in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Dellucci (11, K Lohse); L Nix (15, K Lohse); K Mench (19, K Lohse); A Soriano (27, J Rincon) HR: H Blalock (28, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 1 Out); M Young (15, 3rd inning off K Lohse 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Blalock 2 (88), M Young (71), K Mench (50), D Dellucci (50) 2-out RBI: D Dellucci GIDP: H Blalock, L Nix Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Nix 2, R Barajas 1, K Mench 1, A Soriano 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Drese (2, throw); M Teixeira (9, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (M Young-A Soriano-M Teixeira). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Drese (L, 14-10) | 3.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80-51 | 3.65 | |
| R Dickey | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49-32 | 5.83 | |
| C Almanzar | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-13 | 3.14 | |
| B Shouse | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 2.65 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 167-108 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: C Koskie (By R Drese); J Morneau (By C Almanzar) Batters faced: R Drese 24; R Dickey 11; C Almanzar 6; B Shouse 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Drese 8-2; R Dickey 5-2; C Almanzar 2-1; B Shouse 0-3 Game Scores: R Drese 7 | ||||||||||
| MIN | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Morneau grounded out to third, S Stewart scored, J Jones to third, T Hunter to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | L Ford reached on infield single to shortstop, J Jones scored, T Hunter to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | T Hunter scored, L Ford safe at third on throwing error by pitcher R Drese. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | C Koskie doubled to right, L Ford scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 1st | H Blalock homered to right, D Dellucci scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 2nd | T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Rivas scored, S Stewart out at second. | 5 | 2 | |
| 2nd | L Ford reached on infield single to third, T Hunter scored, J Morneau to third. | 6 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Young homered to center. | 6 | 3 | |
| 4th | J Morneau homered to center. | 7 | 3 | |
| 4th | K Mench doubled to left, G Matthews Jr scored. | 7 | 4 | |
| 4th | D Dellucci singled to center, K Mench scored. | 7 | 5 | |
| 8th | L Rivas homered to center. | 8 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 25,332 (52.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Ed Montague, Third Base - Jerry Meals |

