DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/20/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3622 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (67-88) 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 0
Texas Rangers (40-115) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Texas Decked by Thomas, Twins
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Frank Thomas, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers, 9-0. Thomas was 3-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Twins. Juan Guzman earned the win to go to 6-11. He allowed no earned runs on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. Minnesota now has a 3-game win streak.

Doing his part for Minnesota was catcher Todd Zeile, who stroked a 2-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, Zeile was 1-5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Thomas. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES TEXAS BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .280 2 26
K. Daniels LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .258 40 88
F. Thomas DH 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 .284 37 123
K. Akiyama CF 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 .231 37 96
L. Walker RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .281 47 123
T. Zeile C 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .227 23 66
T. Francona 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .242 1 37
   a-J. Stone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 2 19
   b-M. Diaz 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 4 13
J. Treadway 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .249 5 24
D. Schofield SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .189 1 22
Totals 39 9 13 9 5 5 18      
a - J. Stone pinch hit for T. Francona in the 7th
b - M. Diaz substituted for J. Stone in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Thomas 2 (37, 1st Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (37, 3rd Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 1 out) T. Zeile (23, 1st Inning off B. Kipper, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Templeton (2, 1st Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Thomas 9 , K. Akiyama 5 , T. Zeile 4 , J. Treadway 2 , K. Daniels , G. Templeton 5 , D. Schofield , T. Francona
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , K. Akiyama , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Zeile , L. Walker 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Akiyama (Lind at home))
PB: T. Zeile
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Miley DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 14 48
B. McRae LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .224 7 48
D. Slaught C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 6 32
P. Plantier RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .213 31 85
J. Lind 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 3 40
M. Lewis 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .221 1 8
M. Cuyler CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 2 38
   a-R. Law PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 0 6
R. Brogna 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 2 9
   b-R. Smalley PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 10 36
W. Cordero SS, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0 3 10 16      
a - R. Law pinch hit for M. Cuyler in the 7th
b - R. Smalley pinch hit for R. Brogna in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Cordero , M. Lewis , M. Cuyler , J. Lind , D. Slaught , R. Law
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Miley , J. Lind 2 , R. Smalley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. McRae 2 (20) , D. Slaught (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (McRae (Francona at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman W (6-11) 7.0 4 0 0 2 9 0 129 78 4.89   
B. Rivera 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 34 20 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 76
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 26, B. Rivera 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 6-5, B. Rivera 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 129-78, B. Rivera 34-20
WP: J. Guzman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Kipper L (3-23) 3.2 8 9 9 3 2 5 70 43 6.83   
D. Rasmussen 5.1 5 0 0 2 3 0 82 49 7.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kipper 6
Batters Faced: B. Kipper 22, D. Rasmussen 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kipper 2-7, D. Rasmussen 3-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kipper 70-43, D. Rasmussen 82-49
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rasmussen 2-0
WP: D. Rasmussen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 25045
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