Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 1:10PM CST
Defeating the Texas Rangers, the last-place Minnesota Twins secured a victory over the first-place team. Texas pitcher Cole Hamels took the loss, leaving the game in the fifth inning which marked his shortest start of the season and his first defeat since May 27.
Date: Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Target Field
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 26,942
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
TEX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Rosario (5, Hamels)
Triples: Dozier (3, Hamels)
Runs Batted In: Dozier 2 (41), Grossman (18), Kepler (23), Rosario (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier 2, Grossman
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (D. Santana 0-2, Kepler 1-1, Rosario 0-1, Sanó 1-1, Grossman 2-2, Mauer 0-2, Dozier 1-1, Suzuki 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D. Santana 1; Mauer 3

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 15-26; Pressly 1-3; Abad 2-4; Kintzler 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 30-7-12-17; Pressly 0-3-3-2; Abad 5-2-3-3; Kintzler 7-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 11-3; Pressly 1-0; Abad 0-2; Kintzler 2-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 56

Double Plays: 2 (Sanó-Mauer, Dozier-Núñez-Mauer)
Errors: Sanó (4, throw)

Stolen Bases: D. Santana (11, 2nd base off Hamels/Wilson); Núñez (19, 2nd base off Hamels/Wilson)

Doubles: Odor (16, Gibson); Choo (4, Pressly); Chirinos (3, Kintzler)
Home Runs: Choo (6, 1st inning off Gibson 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Choo 3 (15), Andrus (36)
2-out Runs Batted In: Choo 2
Ground Into Double Play: Beltré; Fielder
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Desmond 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Fielder 0-1, Andrus 1-1, Beltré 0-1, Choo 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Desmond 2; Fielder 1; Choo 2

Pitcher Notes: Hamels pitched to 4 batters in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 16-24; Barnette 5-6; Bush 2-4; Diekman 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels 10-14-16-18; Barnette 4-2-1-5; Bush 1-6-5-1; Diekman 3-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 6-2; Barnette 4-1; Bush 0-1; Diekman 2-0
Game Scores: C Hamels 22

Errors: Odor (9, throw)
Assists: Desmond (Suzuki at Home)
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