April 23, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
@BOS 4 NYY 6
@CHW 4 DET 19
TEX 6 OAK 3
MIN 0 BAL 3
@SEA 2 TBR 5
TOR 3 FLA 7
@ATL 2 HOU 9
@CIN 3 CHC 7
@COL 6
(10) LAD 8
ARI 3 MIL 5
PHI 4 PIT 7
STL 4 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(13) NYM 7
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 15,242

Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:18

Twins

10-11

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Athletics       0  1  1   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  5  2

W: C Gaudin (2-1), L: B Bonser (1-4), S: H Street (6)

Athletics

13-9

Won 1

1st

Bob Geren

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .536    6    3   0   
  B Harris PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .747    4    0   0   
M Tolbert 2B-SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .359  .815   10    2   5   GDP
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .686   15    4   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .848   17   10   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .590   16    2   0   
J Kubel RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .734   11    3   0   
C Monroe DH                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .818   14    0   0   
M Lamb 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .477    6    0   3   
N Punto SS-CF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .550   15    0   1   

B Bonser P                                                               0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   0   6   0    0   8              114   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Mauer (5, off H Street).

TB: J Kubel 2; J Mauer 2; D Span; D Young; J Morneau.

GIDP: M Tolbert (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Suzuki C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .722   18    8   0   
D Barton 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .753   16    9   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .725   12    0   5   
M Sweeney DH                  3   2   2   2    1   0  .309  .809   16    0   0   HR
J Cust LF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .161  .623   16    4   0   
  C Denorfia PR-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .683    1    2   0   SB
E Brown RF                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .278  .720    8    0   0   SF
B Crosby SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .799   21    2   3   
R Sweeney CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .655   10    1   0   
D Murphy 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .466   10    0   0   
  J Hannahan 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .606         0   0   

C Gaudin P                                                               1   2
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   3   5   3    4   3              128   27  10

BATTING

HR: M Sweeney (1, off M Guerrier; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: E Brown (2, off B Bonser).

TB: M Sweeney 5; M Ellis; D Murphy; J Cust.

RBI: M Sweeney 2 (5); E Brown (17).

2-out RBI: M Sweeney.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton.

E: B Crosby (4); E Brown (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Denorfia (1, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bonser, L (1-4)              6     3   2   2    4   2   0   4.34   25  100-56   37· 4·15    7·11· 1· 0     56    -     0.79   0.00
M Guerrier                     2     2   1   1    0   1   1   5.11    8   23-17   11· 2· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.00
Totals                         8     5   3   3    4   3   1          33  123-73   48· 6·19   11·13· 2· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Gaudin, W (2-1)              7     4   0   0    0   4   0   3.38   25   84-52   28· 6·18   13· 6· 2· 0     73    -     0.98   0.40
A Embree, H (3)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.22    3   11-7     2· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.07
H Street, S (6)                1     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.23    5   19-12    6· 4· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.03
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   8   0          33  114-71   36·11·24   13·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Bonser (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 15,242.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Span               CF    1. K Suzuki             C  
2. M Tolbert            2B    2. D Barton             1B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. M Ellis              2B 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. D Young              LF    5. J Cust               LF 
6. J Kubel              RF    6. E Brown              RF 
7. C Monroe             DH    7. B Crosby             SS 
8. M Lamb               3B    8. R Sweeney            CF 
9. N Punto              SS    9. D Murphy             3B 

   B Bonser             P        C Gaudin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  3   11%  77% M Sweeney       B Bonser        Single to RF (Line Drive); Barton Scores; Ellis to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   10%  68% J Cust          B Bonser        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sweeney to 3B
   t 7   2  2-0  -23  6    9%  89% C Monroe        C Gaudin        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    7%  54% M Tolbert       C Gaudin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   2  2-0  1--  5   -6%  80% J Kubel         C Gaudin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 3B; Kubel to 2B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Gaudin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  D Span          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  2   54%  M Tolbert       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   52%  J Mauer         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Mauer to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   51%  D Barton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  M Ellis         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  D Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Kubel         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   55%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   59%  M Sweeney       Walk
          1--  3   68%  J Cust          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sweeney to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   66%  E Brown         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Sweeney Scores
          1--      68%  B Crosby        Wild Pitch; Cust to 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   62%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Gaudin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  N Punto         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   67%  D Span          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   65%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   65%  D Barton        Walk
          1--  3   67%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Barton to 2B
   R      12-  3   77%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive); Barton Scores; Ellis to 3B
   O      1-3  7   74%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Gaudin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  M Tolbert       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   78%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  J Morneau       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Boof Bonser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   78%  E Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   77%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   76%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Gaudin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   79%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   76%  J Kubel         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   79%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   82%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   81%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   82%  K Suzuki        Walk
   O      1--  3   80%  D Barton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   79%  M Ellis         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Gaudin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   82%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  D Span          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   85%  M Tolbert       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   84%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   85%  J Cust          Walk
                  Chris Denorfia pinch runs for Jack Cust batting 5th
   O      1--  1   84%  E Brown         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          1--      85%  B Crosby        Denorfia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   83%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Gaudin facing 3-4-5
                  Chris Denorfia moves to LF
   O      ---  5   86%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   88%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   80%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 3B; Kubel to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -23  6   89%  C Monroe        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Boof Bonser pitching
   O      ---  4   88%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   89%  D Murphy        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   89%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-  4   87%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Embree facing 8-9-1
                  Alan Embree replaces Chad Gaudin pitching; Jack Hannahan replaces Donnie Murphy playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   93%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
                  Brendan Harris pinch hits for Denard Span batting 1st
   O      ---  4   94%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Guerrier facing 3-4-5
                  Brendan Harris moves to 2B; Matt Tolbert moves to SS; Nick Punto moves to CF
   O      ---  5   94%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   97%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   97%  C Denorfia      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   97%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Huston Street facing 2-3-4
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  M Tolbert       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   96%  J Mauer         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  7   91%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Mauer to 3B
   O      1-3  6   97%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  1  100%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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