AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE MIN: PAT NESHEK (2-0, 1.35) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K MAHAR (.176, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: P Neshek relieved J Santana. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K Mahar (.176, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 7 9 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - PAT NESHEK TEX - C.J. WILSON DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.211, 1-FOR-3) N PUNTO (.233, 0-FOR-2, BB) L CASTILLO (.321, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS TEXAS (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .321 J Cirillo 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .209 M Cuddyer rf 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 .274 J Morneau dh 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .285 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .317 M Redmond c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 L Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 N Punto ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233 Totals 30 7 9 7 4 5 9 BATTING: 2B - J Kubel (10, K Loe). HR - J Morneau 2 (13, 4th inning off K Loe 1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Loe 2 on, 2 Out), T Hunter (11, 8th inning off C Wilson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Morneau 5 (32), T Hunter 2 (39). 2-out RBI - J Morneau 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Rodriguez 1, J Cirillo 1. GIDP - M Redmond, J Kubel. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (3, 2nd base by S Feldman/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 M Young ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .239 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .299 S Sosa dh 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .268 V Diaz rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 N Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .210 G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 M Kata 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 K Mahar cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 Totals 28 1 5 1 3 16 10 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (6, J Santana). 3B - M Young (1, J Santana). HR - S Sosa (10, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Sosa (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 1, V Diaz 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - V Diaz. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Loe-M Young-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-M Young-K Loe). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 230 02 -- 7 TEXAS - 010 000 00 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 7 4 1 1 2 13 1 3.05 P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.29 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 6 8 5 5 2 3 2 6.37 S Feldman 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 8.00 C Wilson 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.57 S Feldman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - C Wilson. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 103-67; P Neshek 26-17; K Loe 89-56; S Feldman 21-10; C Wilson 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 4-4; P Neshek 0-0; K Loe 11-4; S Feldman 1-0; C Wilson 1-1. Batters faced: J Santana 26; P Neshek 5; K Loe 26; S Feldman 4; C Wilson 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: ERIC GAGNE (1-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1 DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.211, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Gagne relieved C Wilson. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7 TEXAS 1 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L Rodriguez (.211, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 7 9 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - PAT NESHEK TEX - ERIC GAGNE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.279, 0-FOR-3) N CRUZ (.210, 0-FOR-3) G LAIRD (.234, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .319 J Cirillo 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .209 M Cuddyer rf 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 .274 J Morneau dh 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .285 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .317 M Redmond c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 L Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 N Punto ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 Totals 33 7 9 7 4 6 9 BATTING: 2B - J Kubel (10, K Loe). HR - J Morneau 2 (13, 4th inning off K Loe 1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Loe 2 on, 2 Out), T Hunter (11, 8th inning off C Wilson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Morneau 5 (32), T Hunter 2 (39). 2-out RBI - J Morneau 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Rodriguez 1, J Cirillo 1. GIDP - M Redmond, J Kubel. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (3, 2nd base by S Feldman/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 M Young ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .239 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .299 S Sosa dh 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .268 V Diaz rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279 N Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .210 G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 M Kata 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 K Mahar cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 Totals 28 1 5 1 3 16 10 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (6, J Santana). 3B - M Young (1, J Santana). HR - S Sosa (10, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Sosa (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 1, V Diaz 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - V Diaz. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Loe-M Young-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-M Young-K Loe). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 230 020 -- 7 TEXAS - 010 000 00 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana 7 4 1 1 2 13 1 3.05 P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.29 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 6 8 5 5 2 3 2 6.37 S Feldman 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 8.00 C Wilson 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.57 E Gagne 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 S Feldman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - C Wilson. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 103-67; P Neshek 26-17; K Loe 89-56; S Feldman 21-10; C Wilson 15-8; E Gagne 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 4-4; P Neshek 0-0; K Loe 11-4; S Feldman 1-0; C Wilson 1-1; E Gagne 1-1. Batters faced: J Santana 26; P Neshek 5; K Loe 26; S Feldman 4; C Wilson 4; E Gagne 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ed Montague. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE MIN: JOE NATHAN (1-1, 2.45) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Nathan relieved P Neshek. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 7 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V Diaz (.279, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 7 9 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, PAT NESHEK (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE REDMOND TEX - KAMERON LOE, SCOTT FELDMAN (7TH), C.J. WILSON (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD HOME RUNS: MIN - JUSTIN MORNEAU (12) OFF KAMERON LOE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON JUSTIN MORNEAU (13) OFF KAMERON LOE IN THE 5TH, 2 ON TORII HUNTER (11) OFF C.J. WILSON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TEX - SAMMY SOSA (10) OFF JOHAN SANTANA IN THE 2ND, 0 ON</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 7 9 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, PAT NESHEK (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE REDMOND TEX - KAMERON LOE, SCOTT FELDMAN (7TH), C.J. WILSON (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD WP - JOHAN SANTANA (5-4) LP - KAMERON LOE (1-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: MIN - JUSTIN MORNEAU (12) OFF KAMERON LOE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON JUSTIN MORNEAU (13) OFF KAMERON LOE IN THE 5TH, 2 ON TORII HUNTER (11) OFF C.J. WILSON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TEX - SAMMY SOSA (10) OFF JOHAN SANTANA IN THE 2ND, 0 ON TIME: 2:34 ATT: 27,013 PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (2-1, 3.91) TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (4-3, 4.53)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS TEXAS (1) - FINAL MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .319 J Cirillo 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .209 M Cuddyer rf 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 .274 J Morneau dh 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .285 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .317 M Redmond c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 L Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 N Punto ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 Totals 33 7 9 7 4 6 9 BATTING: 2B - J Kubel (10, K Loe). HR - J Morneau 2 (13, 4th inning off K Loe 1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Loe 2 on, 2 Out), T Hunter (11, 8th inning off C Wilson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Morneau 5 (32), T Hunter 2 (39). 2-out RBI - J Morneau 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Rodriguez 1, J Cirillo 1. GIDP - M Redmond, J Kubel. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (3, 2nd base by S Feldman/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 M Young ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .239 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .299 S Sosa dh 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .268 V Diaz rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .273 N Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .208 G Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 M Kata 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 K Mahar cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 18 10 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (6, J Santana). 3B - M Young (1, J Santana). HR - S Sosa (10, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Sosa (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 1, V Diaz 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - V Diaz. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Loe-M Young-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-M Young-K Loe). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 230 020 -- 7 TEXAS - 010 000 000 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana (W, 5-4) 7 4 1 1 2 13 1 3.05 P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.29 J Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.33 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe (L, 1-4) 6 8 5 5 2 3 2 6.37 S Feldman 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 8.00 C Wilson 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.57 E Gagne 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 S Feldman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - C Wilson. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 103-67; P Neshek 26-17; J Nathan 10-8; K Loe 89-56; S Feldman 21-10; C Wilson 15-8; E Gagne 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 4-4; P Neshek 0-0; J Nathan 0-1; K Loe 11-4; S Feldman 1-0; C Wilson 1-1; E Gagne 1-1. Batters faced: J Santana 26; P Neshek 5; J Nathan 3; K Loe 26; S Feldman 4; C Wilson 4; E Gagne 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ed Montague. T--2:34. Att--27,013. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from right.</div>
Morneau homers twice in support of Santana as Twins roll <h3>MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Three home runs plus a strongouting from Johan Santana added up to a victory for theMinnesota Twins. Justin Morneau hit two homers and Torii Hunter added a blast ofhis own and that was more than enough offense for Santana as theTwins posted a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Texas had scored 14 runs in each of its last two games but onlywas able to scratch out one run against the reigning AmericanLeague Cy Young Award winner in seven innings. Looking to avoid losing his third straight game for the firsttime in almost three years, Santana (5-4) was at the top of hisgame. He struck out a season-high 13 while allowing a run andfour hits. Last year's AL MVP, Morneau hit a two-run homer in the fourth togive the Twins a 2-1 lead. He added a three-run shot in thefifth, his 13th of the season, to extend the lead to 5-1. It was Morneau's seventh career two-homer game and his thirdthis season. Hunter capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth. Kameron Loe (1-4) yielded five runs and eight hits in sixinnings. He struck out three and walked two and has now allowedfive or more runs in five of his last six starts. Sammy Sosa provided Texas' lone run by belting his 598th careerhomer to lead off the second inning for a 1-0 lead. Sosa has 10 homers this season and is now two shy of becomingthe fifth player in major league history to reach 600.
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (7) VS TEXAS (1) - FINAL MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .319 J Cirillo 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .209 M Cuddyer rf 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 .274 J Morneau dh 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .285 T Hunter cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .317 M Redmond c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 L Ford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 L Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 N Punto ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 Totals 33 7 9 7 4 6 9 BATTING: 2B - J Kubel (10, K Loe). HR - J Morneau 2 (13, 4th inning off K Loe 1 on, 0 Out, 5th inning off K Loe 2 on, 2 Out), T Hunter (11, 8th inning off C Wilson 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Morneau 5 (32), T Hunter 2 (39). 2-out RBI - J Morneau 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Rodriguez 1, J Cirillo 1. GIDP - M Redmond, J Kubel. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - N Punto (3, 2nd base by S Feldman/G Laird). FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .247 M Young ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .239 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .299 S Sosa dh 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .268 V Diaz rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .273 N Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .208 G Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 M Kata 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 K Mahar cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 18 10 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (6, J Santana). 3B - M Young (1, J Santana). HR - S Sosa (10, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - S Sosa (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Sosa 1, V Diaz 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - V Diaz. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Loe-M Young-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-M Young-K Loe). ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 000 230 020 -- 7 TEXAS - 010 000 000 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era J Santana (W, 5-4) 7 4 1 1 2 13 1 3.05 P Neshek 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.29 J Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.33 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe (L, 1-4) 6 8 5 5 2 3 2 6.37 S Feldman 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 8.00 C Wilson 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.57 E Gagne 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 S Feldman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP - C Wilson. Pitches-strikes: J Santana 103-67; P Neshek 26-17; J Nathan 10-8; K Loe 89-56; S Feldman 21-10; C Wilson 15-8; E Gagne 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Santana 4-4; P Neshek 0-0; J Nathan 0-1; K Loe 11-4; S Feldman 1-0; C Wilson 1-1; E Gagne 1-1. Batters faced: J Santana 26; P Neshek 5; J Nathan 3; K Loe 26; S Feldman 4; C Wilson 4; E Gagne 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Ed Montague. T--2:34. Att--27,013. Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (7) AT TEXAS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS 2ND: S Sosa homered to center. V Diaz struck out swinging. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: M Cuddyer reached on infield single to pitcher. J Morneau homered to center, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. M Redmond grounded out to second. J Kubel doubled to right center. L Rodriguez flied out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 5TH: N Punto grounded out to second. L Castillo singled to center. J Cirillo flied out to right. M Cuddyer walked, L Castillo to second. J Morneau homered to center, L Castillo and M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 8TH: M Cuddyer walked. C Wilson relieved S Feldman. M Cuddyer to second on wild pitch by C Wilson. J Morneau flied out to center. T Hunter homered to left, M Cuddyer scored. M Redmond grounded out to second. J Kubel struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 7 9 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, PAT NESHEK (8TH), JOE NATHAN (9TH) AND MIKE REDMOND TEX - KAMERON LOE, SCOTT FELDMAN (7TH), C.J. WILSON (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD WP - JOHAN SANTANA (5-4) LP - KAMERON LOE (1-4) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: MIN - JUSTIN MORNEAU (12) OFF KAMERON LOE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON JUSTIN MORNEAU (13) OFF KAMERON LOE IN THE 5TH, 2 ON TORII HUNTER (11) OFF C.J. WILSON IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TEX - SAMMY SOSA (10) OFF JOHAN SANTANA IN THE 2ND, 0 ON TIME: 2:34 ATT: 27,013 PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (2-1, 3.91) TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (4-3, 4.53)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA (7) AT TEXAS (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, J Cirillo 1B, M Cuddyer RF, J Morneau DH, T Hunter CF, M Redmond C, J Kubel LF, L Rodriguez 3B, N Punto SS, J Santana LHP. Texas Starting Lineups -- I Kinsler 2B, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B, S Sosa DH, V Diaz RF, N Cruz LF, G Laird C, M Kata 3B, K Mahar CF, K Loe RHP. Umpires -- Bill Miller (HP), Marvin Hudson (1B), Jerry Layne (2B), Ed Montague (3B). Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 17 mph. MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo grounded out to second. J Cirillo flied out to left. M Cuddyer struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 1ST: I Kinsler struck out swinging. M Young grounded out to shortstop. M Teixeira struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 0. MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau singled to center. T Hunter struck out swinging. M Redmond grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Morneau out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 2ND: S Sosa homered to center. V Diaz struck out swinging. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 3RD: J Kubel grounded out to first. L Rodriguez singled to right. N Punto popped out to third. L Castillo walked, L Rodriguez to second. J Cirillo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 3RD: M Kata struck out swinging. K Mahar struck out swinging. I Kinsler doubled to deep left. M Young reached on infield single to shortstop, I Kinsler to third. M Teixeira flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 4TH: M Cuddyer reached on infield single to pitcher. J Morneau homered to center, M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. M Redmond grounded out to second. J Kubel doubled to right center. L Rodriguez flied out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 4TH: S Sosa walked. V Diaz grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Sosa out at second. N Cruz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 2, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 5TH: N Punto grounded out to second. L Castillo singled to center. J Cirillo flied out to right. M Cuddyer walked, L Castillo to second. J Morneau homered to center, L Castillo and M Cuddyer scored. T Hunter grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 5TH: G Laird bunt grounded out to pitcher. M Kata flied out to left. K Mahar struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 6TH: M Redmond singled to center. J Kubel grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, M Redmond out at second. L Rodriguez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 6TH: I Kinsler struck out swinging. M Young tripled to deep center. M Teixeira struck out swinging. S Sosa walked. V Diaz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 7TH: S Feldman relieved K Loe. N Punto walked. N Punto caught stealing second, catcher to second. L Castillo grounded out to first. J Cirillo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 7TH: N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird flied out to center. M Kata lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 5, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 8TH: M Cuddyer walked. C Wilson relieved S Feldman. M Cuddyer to second on wild pitch by C Wilson. J Morneau flied out to center. T Hunter homered to left, M Cuddyer scored. M Redmond grounded out to second. J Kubel struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 8TH: L Ford in left field. P Neshek relieved J Santana. K Mahar struck out swinging. I Kinsler singled to center. M Young walked, I Kinsler to second. M Teixeira struck out swinging. S Sosa struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1. MINNESOTA 9TH: E Gagne relieved C Wilson. L Rodriguez grounded out to first. N Punto flied out to center. L Castillo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1. TEXAS 9TH: J Nathan relieved P Neshek. V Diaz struck out swinging. N Cruz flied out to center. G Laird struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1.</div>
Morneau homers twice in support of Santana as Twins roll <h3>MINNESOTA 7, TEXAS 1</h3><div class="pre">ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Three home runs plus a strong</div>outing from Johan Santana added up to a victory for theMinnesota Twins. Justin Morneau hit two homers and Torii Hunter added a blast ofhis own and that was more than enough offense for Santana as theTwins posted a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday. Texas had scored 14 runs in each of its last two games but onlywas able to scratch out one run against the reigning AmericanLeague Cy Young Award winner in seven innings. Looking to avoid losing his third straight game for the firsttime in almost three years, Santana (5-4) was at the top of hisgame. He struck out a season-high 13 while allowing a run andfour hits. "Every single game is a challenge and when you lose a game, it'show you learn and how you take it the next time you go outthere," Santana said. "For me, it was more showing these guys Ican do this every single time that I'm out there and I wasgoing to show that if I threw my best and do whatever it takesto help my team, I can help them out." "Santana was really, really good tonight - had all of hispitches working, great changeup tonight," Twins manager RonGardenhire said. "When he's got all of his pitches working, itmakes it really tough on just about anybody." Last year's AL MVP, Morneau hit a two-run homer in the fourth togive the Twins a 2-1 lead. He added a three-run shot in thefifth, his 13th of the season, to extend the lead to 5-1. It was Morneau's seventh career two-homer game and his thirdthis season. The home runs were the first this season by aTwins' designated hitter. "I don't like to DH, but after I got my first at-bat, I was ableto relax," said Morneau, usually Minnesota's first baseman. "Itwas a pretty fun day. We were able to combine a bunch of goodthings. Johan threw well and we got two-out hits to get thelead." "I think when you give Johan a little support, and a little bitof a lead, he knows what to do probably as good as any guy inthe game," Gardenhire said. "That's a good formula. when youcan get Johan to go a little bit deeper into the game, get acouple of home runs from Morneau - right now when we haven'tbeen scoring that many. It was a good offensive night for ourballclub and a good comeback after what happened last night'sloss." Hunter capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth."I've been feeling good since August of last year," Hunter said."That's experience. You're getting older, you figure out waysto have good at-bats, put good swings on the ball and wait foryour pitch. I think I'm getting better as I'm getting older." "Torii, he's been probably the most consistent this year of allof our players, getting after it every game," Gardenhire added."He's our leader on this ballclub, putting a big one in theseats. He can hit them as far as anybody, but that's just whatwe've been getting from him." Kameron Loe (1-4) yielded five runs and eight hits in sixinnings. He struck out three and walked two and has now allowedfive or more runs in five of his last six starts. "I got beat on two pitches," Loe said. "Other than that, Ipitched a fairly good game. But when I give up five runs early,I have nobody to blame but myself. I feel like I'm real closeto where being exactly where I want to be. I'm so close. Therewere a few pitches tonight that I would like to have back." "Kam made a couple of mistakes to the same guy, a guy that youdon't want to make a mistake to," Rangers manager Ron Washingtonsaid. "With hitters like that, you make a mistake, they makeyou pay." Sammy Sosa provided Texas' lone run by belting his 598th careerhomer to lead off the second inning for a 1-0 lead. Sosa has 10homers this season and is now two shy of becoming the fifthplayer in major league history to reach 600. "I'm not thinking about that," Sosa said of the loomingmilestone. "I come here to do my job every day. Santana's oneof the greatest pitchers in the league. When you face a guylike that, one run isn't enough. Everything was working forhim. He was incredible." "Santana had his strikeout stuff tonight," Washington said."His changeup is great. His arm action is so good on thechangeup that you think you're swinging at a fastball. You tellyourself not to swing at the changeup and he pops thatfastball. There isn't much you can do when you face a guy likethat. At some point you've got to tip your cap."
