Texas 20, Minnesota 6
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, July 25, 2011
Where: Choctaw Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
102°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Winters, 1B -
Mike Everitt, 2B -
Chris Guccione, 3B -
Mike Muchlinski
Attendance:
35573
By SportsDirect Inc.
Ian Kinsler went 4-for-6 with a season-high four RBIs as the Texas Rangers used a 27-hit attack to post their 10th win in 11 home games, a 20-6 triumph over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.
Nelson Cruz and Mike Napoli also had four hits while Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and Endy Chavez drove in three runs apiece for Texas as eight members of its starting lineup recorded multi-hit performances. Chris Davis was the odd man out, going 0-for-6.
Derek Holland (9-4) benefited from the offensive explosion, allowing an unearned run and five hits over six innings for his third straight win. It was the third time in four starts the lefthander did not yield an earned run.
Young belted a two-run homer in the first and Kinsler launched a three-run shot in the third to chase Twins starter Nick Blackburn (7-7), who was pounded for nine runs - six earned - and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Mitch Moreland highlighted a five-run fourth with a two-run double while Chavez and Elvis Andrus each plated two in the fifth as Texas registered season highs in both runs and hits. It was a huge awakening for the Rangers, who were shut out in two of their previous four games.
Jason Kubel hit a two-run homer and Michael Cuddyer came in from right field to pitch a scoreless inning for Minnesota, which began its 10-game road trip with its fourth loss in five contests.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Minnesota |
|
Texas |
|
Nick Blackburn |
Player |
Derek Holland
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.2 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
0 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
11 |
Hits |
5 |
|
20.25 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Hitting
| Minnesota |
|
Texas |
|
Delmon Young | Player |
Mike Napoli |
|
2 |
Hits |
4 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
5 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.800 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Minnesota
|
11 |
1 |
17 |
.282 |
24 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Texas
|
27 |
2 |
43 |
.519 |
32 |
4 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
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