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Rangers vs Twins Game Time: 2:10 p.m. ET Stadium: Metrodome Surface: Turf

Texas
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
8/19/09		Min	4-5	N/g	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110	Millwood,ke	L	P
8/20/09		Min	11-1	N/g	-170	-200	10.0-125	10.0-130	Holland,de	W	O
8/21/09	At	Tb	3-5	N/t	-155	-170	9.5-105	9.5+105	Nippert,du	L	U
8/22/09	At	Tb	4-5	N/t	-168	-170	9.0+110	8.5-125	Hunter,to	L	O
8/23/09	At	Tb	4-0	D/t	-160	-145	9.0-115	9.0-120	Feldman,sc	W	U
8/25/09	At	Nyy	10-9	N/g	-200	-200	9.5-115	9.5-115	Millwood,ke	W	O
8/26/09	At	Nyy	2-9	N/g	-210	-190	10.0-110	10.0-110	Holland,de	L	O
8/27/09	At	Nyy	7-2	D/g	-250	-210	9.5-120	9.5-120	Nippert,du	W	U
8/28/09	At	Min	2-3	N/t	+105	+105	9.0-125	9.5-115	Hunter,to	L	U
8/29/09	At	Min	3-0	N/t	-105	+103	9.0-120	9.5-105	Feldman,sc	W	U
Minnesota
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
8/19/09	At	Tex	5-4	N/g	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110	Baker,sc	W	P
8/20/09	At	Tex	1-11	N/g	-170	-200	10.0-125	10.0-130	Swarzak,an	L	O
8/21/09	At	Kc	5-4	N/g	+115	+100	9.5-105	9.5-115	Blackburn,ni	W	U
8/22/09	At	Kc	8-7	N/g	+105	-102	9.5-125	9.5-120	Duensing,br	W	O
8/23/09	At	Kc	10-3	D/g	+120	-105	9.5-110	9.0-125	Pavano,ca	W	O
8/24/09		Bal	2-1	N/t	-210	-210	9.5+110	9.0-105	Baker,sc	W	U
8/25/09		Bal	7-6	N/t	-160	-155	9.5-130	10.0-110	Gabino,ar/td>	W	O
8/26/09		Bal	1-5	N/t	-145	-160	10.0+105	10.0-115	Blackburn,ni	L	U
8/28/09		Tex	3-2	N/t	+105	+105	9.0-125	9.5-115	Duensing,br	W	U
8/29/09		Tex	0-3	N/t	-105	+103	9.0-120	9.5-105	Pavano,ca	L	U

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
7/20/08	Tex	0-1	D/t	-140	-140	9.0-105	9.0-105	Padilla,vi	L	U
7/17/09	Min	3-5	N/g	-120	-125	10.5-110	11.0+105	Perkins,gl	L	U
7/18/09	Min	1-4	N/g	-120	-115	10.5-110	10.0-105	Baker,sc	L	U
7/19/09	Min	5-3	N/g	+107	-105	10.5-105	10.0-105	Nippert,du	W	U
8/17/09	Min	8-5	N/g	-135	-137	9.0-130	9.0-115	Hunter,to	W	O
8/18/09	Min	6-9	N/g	-160	-165	9.5-110	9.5-105	Crain,je	L	O
8/19/09	Min	4-5	N/g	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110	Baker,sc	L	P
8/20/09	Min	11-1	N/g	-170	-200	10.0-125	10.0-130	Holland,de	W	O
8/28/09	Tex	3-2	N/t	+105	+105	9.0-125	9.5-115	Duensing,br	W	U
8/29/09	Tex	0-3	N/t	-105	+103	9.0-120	9.5-105	Feldman,sc	L	U

W/L Record Comparison

Texas
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		41-24	+1323	31-32	+579	72-56	+1902
Last	10	1-1	-30	4-4	+195	5-5	+165
Minnesota
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		36-29	-274	28-36	-475	64-65	-749
Last	10	3-2	+45	4-1	+320	7-3	+365
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Texas		19-14	53-42	69-51	3-5	34-21	34-31
Minnesota		16-27	48-38	27-34	37-31	35-31	23-31

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Texas
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		22-39	-2150	22-39	-2150	44-78	-4300
Last	10	1-0	+100	3-5	-265	4-5	-165
Minnesota
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		36-26	+730	26-35	-1285	62-61	-555
Last	10	1-4	-340	3-1	+185	4-5	-155

Away Pitcher

TEXAS RANGERS -- MILLWOOD,KEVIN (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	12	3	6	75.0	77	40	38	27	46	4.56	0	2	3	4	3	5	0	1
Home	13	7	2	86.0	80	29	27	32	53	2.83	1	0	6	2	7	2	0	0
Total	25	10	8	161.0	157	69	65	59	99	3.63	1	2	9	6	10	7	0	1

2009 BULLPEN FOR MILLWOOD,KEVIN
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
23	56.0	34	31	4.98	54	24	39	8	3	4	5	3

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
7/26/09	at KC	7-2		2.0	0	0	1	0	2	0	+140	+140	9.0-110	9.5-105
8/08/09	at LAA	2-3		6.0	2	2	9	1	5	1	-155	-163	9.5-110	9.5-110
8/14/09	BOS	4-8		5.2	1	1	3	5	4	0	+110	+132	9.0-120	8.5-105
8/19/09	MIN	4-5	L	5.2	5	5	7	3	4	0	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110
8/25/09	at NYY	10-9	W	5.2	5	5	7	5	2	2	-200	-200	9.5-115	9.5-115

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
4/25/08	MIN	6-5		6.0	5	5	8	3	6	1	-128	-130	9.5-120	9.5-110
7/18/08	at MIN	0-6	L	6.1	5	5	11	1	6	0	-135	-123	9.0-120	9.5-120
8/19/09	MIN	4-5	L	5.2	5	5	7	3	4	0	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
8/25/09	at NYY	3.1	4	4	10.80	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
8/26/09	at NYY	2.0	3	2	9.00	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
8/27/09	at NYY	5.1	0	0	0.00	2	1	7	0	1	0	0	0
8/28/09	at MIN	1.0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8/29/09	at MIN	3.1	0	0	0.00	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0

Home Pitcher

MINNESOTA TWINS -- BAKER,SCOTT (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	12	6	3	71.0	74	36	36	19	56	4.56	1	1	5	2	6	2	0	1
Home	13	6	4	82.0	72	41	40	11	69	4.39	2	1	4	3	0	0	6	4
Total	25	12	7	153.0	146	77	76	30	125	4.47	3	2	9	5	6	2	6	5

2009 BULLPEN FOR BAKER,SCOTT
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
24	66.1	41	40	5.43	74	34	51	5	2	4	8	2

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
8/04/09	at CLE	10-1	W	7.0	0	0	3	1	4	0	+120	+137	9.5+100	9.0-110
8/09/09	at DET	7-8		4.1	6	6	9	0	3	2	-132	-123	8.5+110	8.5+110
8/14/09	CLE	11-0	W	9.0	0	0	2	0	5	0	-175	-180	9.0-120	9.0+100
8/19/09	at TEX	5-4	W	5.1	4	4	9	2	6	0	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110
8/24/09	BAL	2-1	W	7.0	1	1	4	1	5	0	-210	-210	9.5+110	9.0-105

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
4/26/08	at TEX	12-6		4.1	5	5	8	1	7	0	+108	+108	10.0-115	10.0-110
7/20/08	TEX	0-1	L	8.0	1	1	2	1	8	1	-140	-140	9.0-105	9.0-105
7/18/09	at TEX	4-1	W	8.0	1	1	6	2	8	1	-120	-115	10.5-110	10.0-105
8/19/09	at TEX	5-4	W	5.1	4	4	9	2	6	0	-130	-130	9.0-110	9.0-110

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
8/24/09	BAL	2.0	0	0	0.00	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0
8/25/09	BAL	6.1	2	2	2.84	5	4	7	0	1	0	0	0
8/26/09	BAL	3.1	1	1	2.70	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
8/28/09	TEX	2.0	1	1	4.50	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
8/29/09	TEX	3.0	1	1	3.00	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0

Updated Sun, Aug 30 5:01 AM EST

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