AL: MINNESOTA (21-24) at TEXAS (18-28) <h3>RHP Bonser, Twins aim to take series from Rangers</h3> Minnesota (21-24) at Texas (18-28) 2:05 pm EDT ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Boof Bonser tries to make it threewins in a row as the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers tanglein the finale of a three-game series. Bonser (2-1, 3.91 ERA) is coming off his best outing of theseason, tying a career high with 11 strikeouts in seven inningsin an 8-1 victory at Milwaukee. The righthander has posted a 2-0 mark with a 2.10 ERA over hislast five outings. Bonser has only faced Texas once, giving upseven runs on August 2. Reigning American League MVP Justin Morneau homered twice anddefending Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana struck out 13 asthe Twins rolled to a 7-1 win here on Tuesday. Texas' Robinson Tejeda (4-3, 4.53) takes the mound afterallowing only one run with six strikeouts through five frames ofa 7-4 triumph over Houston last Friday. The Dominican righthander will be making his first career startagainst Minnesota. Texas' Sammy Sosa hit his 598th career homer in Tuesday's loss.Only four players in major league history have hit as many as600 homers.
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS MINNESOTA TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Luis Castillo 2B .319 0 6 Kenny Lofton CF .255 4 12 Jason Tyner DH .266 0 9 Michael Young SS .239 4 25 Michael Cuddyer RF .274 5 29 Mark Teixeira DH .299 8 27 Justin Morneau 1B .285 13 32 Victor Diaz RF .273 5 9 Torii Hunter CF .317 11 39 Nelson Cruz LF .208 3 12 Jason Kubel LF .250 1 14 Ian Kinsler 2B .247 10 26 Luis Rodriguez 3B .207 1 4 Ramon Vazquez 3B .636 2 7 Chris Heintz C .286 0 2 Matt Kata 1B .236 2 5 Nick Punto SS .231 0 8 Chris Stewart C .240 0 3 Boof Bonser RHP (2-1, 3.91) Robinson Tejeda RHP (4-3, 4.53)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: MIN - BOOF BONSER (2-1, 3.91) TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (4-3, 4.53) UMPIRES: HP - MARVIN HUDSON 1B - JERRY LAYNE 2B - ED MONTAGUE 3B - BILL MILLER WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 16 mph, right to left</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: MIN - BOOF BONSER AND CHRIS HEINTZ TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA AND CHRIS STEWART DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.319, 0 HR, 6 RBI) J TYNER (.266, 0 HR, 9 RBI) M CUDDYER (.274, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY TORII HUNTER SCORED LUIS CASTILLO. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON FIRST, M CUDDYER ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1 TEXAS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.250, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.255, 4 HR, 12 RBI) M YOUNG (.239, 4 HR, 25 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.299, 8 HR, 27 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 J Tyner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 C Heintz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 5 BATTING: RBI - T Hunter (40). 2-out RBI - T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kubel 2. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 M Teixeira dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 V Diaz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 N Cruz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636 M Kata 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 C Stewart c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: PB - C Stewart. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 1 -- 1 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Bonser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.63 Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 0-2. Batters faced: R Tejeda 6. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED KENNY LOFTON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.273, 5 HR, 9 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L RODRIGUEZ (.207, 1 HR, 4 RBI) C HEINTZ (.286, 0 HR, 2 RBI) N PUNTO (.231, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS TEXAS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 J Tyner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 M Cuddyer rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 L Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 C Heintz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 N Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 5 BATTING: RBI - T Hunter (40). 2-out RBI - T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Kubel 2. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 M Teixeira dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 N Cruz lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636 M Kata 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 C Stewart c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (6, B Bonser); M Teixeira (15, B Bonser). RBI - M Teixeira (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: PB - C Stewart. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 1 -- 1 TEXAS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Bonser 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.01 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.63 Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 16-11; R Tejeda 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 1-1; R Tejeda 0-2. Batters faced: B Bonser 5; R Tejeda 6. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED LUIS RODRIGUEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, C HEINTZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2 TEXAS 1 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 1 1 2 4 0 TEXAS 1 1 2 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.247, 10 HR, 26 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.636, 2 HR, 7 RBI) M KATA (.236, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .328 J Tyner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .272 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 L Rodriguez 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 C Heintz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Totals 10 2 4 2 2 2 9 BATTING: RBI - T Hunter (40), L Castillo (7). 2-out RBI - T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 2, J Kubel 2. Team LOB - 4. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 M Teixeira dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 N Cruz lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .636 M Kata 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 C Stewart c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (6, B Bonser); M Teixeira (15, B Bonser). RBI - M Teixeira (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - C Stewart (2, throw). PB - C Stewart. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 11 -- 2 TEXAS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Bonser 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.01 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 2 4 2 2 2 2 0 4.72 Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 16-11; R Tejeda 57-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 1-1; R Tejeda 1-3. Batters faced: B Bonser 5; R Tejeda 12. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 1 1 2 4 0 TEXAS 1 0 1 3 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.283, 0-FOR-1) T HUNTER (.321, 1-FOR-1, RBI) J KUBEL (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .328 J Tyner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .272 J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 T Hunter cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 J Kubel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 L Rodriguez 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .207 C Heintz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Totals 10 2 4 2 2 2 9 BATTING: RBI - T Hunter (40), L Castillo (7). 2-out RBI - T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 2, J Kubel 2. Team LOB - 4. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 M Teixeira dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 N Cruz lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 M Kata 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 C Stewart c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 4 BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (6, B Bonser); M Teixeira (15, B Bonser). RBI - M Teixeira (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - C Stewart (2, throw). PB - C Stewart. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 11 -- 2 TEXAS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Bonser 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.93 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 2 4 2 2 2 2 0 4.72 Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 36-24; R Tejeda 57-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 1-2; R Tejeda 1-3. Batters faced: B Bonser 9; R Tejeda 12. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (14) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA. CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3, TEXAS 1 DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.321, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - MINNESOTA 1 1 1 3 6 0 TEXAS 1 0 1 3 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - BOOF BONSER TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.261, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.238, 0-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.303, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">MINNESOTA (3) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg L Castillo 2b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .328 J Tyner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 M Cuddyer rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .272 J Morneau 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .287 T Hunter cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .319 J Kubel lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 L Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .203 C Heintz c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 N Punto ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Totals 15 3 6 3 2 3 10 BATTING: HR - J Morneau (14, 3rd inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Hunter (40), L Castillo (7), J Morneau (33). 2-out RBI - T Hunter. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cuddyer 2, C Heintz 1, J Kubel 2. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - J Kubel (2, 2nd base off R Tejeda/C Stewart). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 M Teixeira dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 N Cruz lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 M Kata 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 C Stewart c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Totals 9 1 3 1 0 3 4 BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (6, B Bonser); M Teixeira (15, B Bonser). RBI - M Teixeira (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - C Stewart (2, throw). PB - C Stewart. ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA - 111 -- 3 TEXAS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era B Bonser 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.93 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 3 6 3 3 2 3 1 4.81 Pitches-strikes: B Bonser 36-24; R Tejeda 76-48. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 1-2; R Tejeda 2-4. Batters faced: B Bonser 9; R Tejeda 17. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: MINNESOTA at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED KENNY LOFTON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3 TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: V DIAZ (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>
