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Minnesota Twins 9 Texas Rangers 8

Posted: Wednesday March 27, 2002 05:54 PM

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PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers didn't need this.

Chan Ho Park, who is slated to start for the Rangers on Opening Day, left in the third inning with a mildly strained left hamstring in a 9-8 Grapefruit League loss to the Minnesota Twins.

With one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball, the Rangers signed Park to a five-year, $65 million contract in the offseason. He already has been tabbed to start the Rangers' opener at Oakland in five days.

Before leaving, Park surrendered three runs and three hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Joe Dillon delivered an RBI triple in the ninth for the Twins, who scored twice in the inning to snap a 7-7 tie.

Matt LeCroy knocked in three runs and Doug Mienkiewicz went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI for the Twins.

Alex Rodriguez belted a two-run homer and highly touted rookie Hank Blalock a solo shot for Texas, which hit five homers.

Twins starter Matt Kinney was roughed up for six runs and eight hits in four innings.