Final
Texas leads 1-0 (as of 8/17)
| Game 1: Monday, August 17 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 18 | ||
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| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Texas | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 19 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, August 20 | ||
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| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 11 | |
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8:05 PM ET, August 17, 2009
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| I Kinsler doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Young walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Hamilton singled to left, I Kinsler to third, M Young to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Byrd hit by pitch, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, J Hamilton to second. | 1 | 1 |
| D Murphy singled to right, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third, M Byrd to second. | 1 | 2 |
| A Jones flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| H Blalock hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hamilton scored, M Byrd to third. | 1 | 3 |
| K Richardson struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Kubel singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| J Kubel to second on wild pitch by T Hunter. | 1 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| J Crede walked. | 1 | 3 |
| D Young doubled to deep center, J Kubel scored, J Crede to third. | 2 | 3 |
| N Punto grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| D Span walked. | 2 | 3 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| E Andrus flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| I Kinsler walked. | 2 | 3 |
| M Young reached on infield single to shortstop, I Kinsler to second. | 2 | 3 |
| J Hamilton singled to right, I Kinsler to third, M Young to second. | 2 | 3 |
| M Byrd singled to right center, I Kinsler and M Young scored, J Hamilton to third. | 2 | 5 |
| D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, J Hamilton scored. | 2 | 6 |
| M Byrd stole second. | 2 | 6 |
| A Jones singled to center, M Byrd scored. | 2 | 7 |
| H Blalock grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Mauer grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| J Kubel grounded out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| B Keppel relieved F Liriano. | 2 | 7 |
| K Richardson singled to center. | 2 | 7 |
| E Andrus popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| I Kinsler hit by pitch, K Richardson to second. | 2 | 7 |
| M Young struck out looking. | 2 | 7 |
| J Hamilton struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| M Cuddyer flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| J Crede popped out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| B Harris at first base. | 2 | 7 |
| A Casilla at second base. | 2 | 7 |
| N Punto at shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| M Byrd grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| D Murphy popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| A Jones grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| N Punto grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| B Harris grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| H Blalock grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| K Richardson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| E Andrus struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Mauer doubled to right. | 2 | 7 |
| A Casilla flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| J Kubel walked. | 2 | 7 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| D O'Day relieved T Hunter. | 2 | 7 |
| J Crede walked, J Mauer to third, J Kubel to second. | 2 | 7 |
| D Young walked, J Mauer scored, J Kubel to third, J Crede to second. | 3 | 7 |
| N Punto singled to center, J Kubel and J Crede scored, D Young to second. | 5 | 7 |
| N Feliz relieved D O'Day. | 5 | 7 |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| I Kinsler grounded out to third. | 5 | 7 |
| M Young singled to right center. | 5 | 7 |
| J Mijares relieved B Keppel. | 5 | 7 |
| J Hamilton walked, M Young to second. | 5 | 7 |
| M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Hamilton out at second, M Young to third. | 5 | 7 |
| D Murphy flied out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Neftali Feliz pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| B Harris popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 5 | 7 |
| J Mauer stole second. | 5 | 7 |
| A Casilla flied out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| J Kubel flied out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| A Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| H Blalock struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| M Guerrier relieved J Mijares. | 5 | 7 |
| K Richardson singled to left. | 5 | 7 |
| E Andrus tripled to deep center, K Richardson scored. | 5 | 8 |
| I Kinsler lined out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Jennings pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Jennings relieved N Feliz. | 5 | 8 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center. | 5 | 8 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 5 | 8 |
| D Young flied out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| N Punto walked, M Cuddyer to second. | 5 | 8 |
| C Wilson relieved J Jennings. | 5 | 8 |
| D Span grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Punto out at second. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| B Duensing relieved M Guerrier. | 5 | 8 |
| M Young flied out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| J Hamilton flied out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| M Byrd doubled to left. | 5 | 8 |
| D Murphy walked. | 5 | 8 |
| A Jones grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Frank Francisco pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| F Francisco relieved C Wilson. | 5 | 8 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 5 | 8 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| O Cabrera hit for A Casilla. | 5 | 8 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||