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APRIL 22, 1973
The Rangers will try to complete the three-game series sweep of the Twins in Minnesota today.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 4-7 at Kansas City 8-6 (2)
Boston 9-4 at Cleveland 7-6 (2)
Detroit 4-9 at Baltimore 9-5
New York 5-8 at Milwaukee 6-8
California 5-7 at Oakland 6-6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 7-6 at Chicago 6-8 (2)
Montreal 6-6 at New York 8-5 (2)
St Louis 6-6 at Philadelphia 5-7 (2)
Atlanta 3-12 at Cincinnati 10-6
San Diego 4-12 at Houston 9-7
San Francisco 11-6 at Los Angeles 11-5
TEXAS RANGERS (9-4) AT MINNESOTA TWINS (5-7)
MATCHUPS
SP Jackie Brown vs Bert Blyleven Advantage Minnesota
C Dick Billings vs George Mitterwald Advantage Minnesota
1B Mike Epstein vs Jim Holt Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Rod Carew Advantage Minnesota
3B Bill Madlock vs Steve Braun Advantage Minnesota
SS Toby Harrah vs Jerry Terrell Advantage Texas
LF Rico Carty vs Tony Oliva Advantage Minnesota
CF Elliott Maddox vs Larry Hisle Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
DH Alex Johnson vs Danny Thompson Advantage Minnesota
Overall Advantage Minnesota
In the bottom of the first, Carew scored on a passed ball with two out.
In the top of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Nelson flew to center for the second out. Carty scored on a passed ball to tie the game.
In the top of the third, Epstein put the Rangers in the lead with a two-run single. The Rangers went on to load the bases with one out. Harrah brought two more home with a single.
After three: Texas 5 Minnesota 1.
In the bottom of the fourth, a bad throw by Harrah to start a potential 6-4-3 on a Terrell grounder allowed Darwin to score from third.
In the top of the fifth, Johnson hit a run-scoring triple. Harrah brought Johnson home with a single.
In the top of the sixth, Billings scored from first via the combination of a Burroughs single and a Hisle throwing error.
After six: Texas 8 Minnesota 2.
In the bottom of the seventh, Braun hit an RBI double. Hisle followed with an RBI single.
In the top of the eighth, with runners at first and second and two out, Eddie Bane took the mound for the Twins and got Burroughs to pop out to retire the side.
In the bottom of the eighth, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers with a runner on first and nobody out.
In the top of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Nelson knocked two in with a single.
The Rangers got 16 hits in the contest as the two teams combined for 6 errors.
Final score: Texas 10 Minnesota 4.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Rico Carty 4 for 5, 4 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 7 Chicago 6 Game 1
Chicago 10 Kansas City 5 Game 2
Boston 5 Cleveland 1 Game 1
Cleveland 6 Boston 4 Game 2
Baltimore 6 Detroit 2
New York 5 Milwaukee 3
California 3 Oakland 2 11 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 4 Game 1
Chicago 9 Pittsburgh 7 Game 2
New York 7 Montreal 3 Game 1
New York 6 Montreal 1 Game 2
Philadelphia 4 St Louis 2 Game 1
St Louis 10 Philadelphia 4 Game 2
Cincinnati 6 Atlanta 4
Houston 6 San Diego 0
Los Angeles 10 San Francisco 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rick Monday Chicago Cubs 5 for 8, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
2. Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
3. Tom Griffin Houston Astros 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 13 K, W
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