August 28, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
TEX 5 NYY 3
BOS 2 OAK 3
MIN 2 TBR 3
TOR 2 ATL 4
FLA 2 CHC 6
PHI 4 HOU 3
CIN 2 WSN 11
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 12,357

Thursday, August 28, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:37

Twins

75-59

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  1   1  0  0    2  5  0
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  1    3  8  1

W: J Devine (4-0), L: C Breslow (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Athletics

62-72

Won 2

3rd, 19½ GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .839   17    2   0   SB
A Casilla 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .740   17    2   4   SB
J Mauer C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .317  .852   20    5   1   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .899   11    7   0   2B,SF
R Ruiz DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .790    8    0   0   
  J Kubel PH-DH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .798    1    0   0   
D Young LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .282  .725   11    3   0   2B
B Harris 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .704   18    1   1   GDP
N Punto SS                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .292  .760   11    1   1   SB,GDP
C Gomez CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .634    8    4   0   GDP

N Blackburn P                                                            0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  B Bonser P                                                             0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   1
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   2    4   4              122   25   8

BATTING

2B: J Morneau (37, off D Eveland); D Young (23, off D Eveland).

SF: J Morneau (8, off D Eveland).

TB: J Morneau 2; D Young 2; D Span; N Punto; J Mauer.

GIDP: C Gomez (5); N Punto (8); B Harris (11).

RBI: N Punto (25); J Morneau (103).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Casilla (5, 2nd base off D Eveland/R Bowen); N Punto (9, 2nd base off D Eveland/R Bowen); D Span (13, 3rd base off D Eveland/R Bowen).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .606   11    3   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .249  .676   13    3   7   2B
J Cust LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .805   21    2   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .236  .719   18    0   0   2B
R Sweeney RF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .291  .722   11    2   0   
D Barton 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .633   10   12   0   SH,GDP
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .647   13    0   3   
  E Brown PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .697    7    0   0   
  C Pennington PR             0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .445         0   0   
R Bowen C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .171  .487   15    3   1   
  K Suzuki PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .734    5    0   0   2B
E Patterson 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .592    9    2   2   

D Eveland P                                                              0   1
  J Blevins P                                                            0   0
  J Devine P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   2    3   6              133   27  14

BATTING

2B: F Thomas (7, off N Blackburn); K Suzuki (21, off J Crain); B Crosby (35, off N Blackburn).

SH: D Barton (5, off C Breslow).

TB: B Crosby 3; K Suzuki 2; F Thomas 2; R Sweeney 2; D Barton; R Davis.

GIDP: D Barton (6).

RBI: D Barton (37); K Suzuki (37).

2-out RBI: D Barton.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 4. E Patterson-B Crosby-D Barton; B Crosby-D Barton; B Crosby-E Patterson; J Hannahan-E Patterson-D Barton.

E: E Patterson (6).

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
N Blackburn                    5.2   6   2   2    2   2   0   3.75   24   95-61   38· 7·16    8· 9· 3· 0     49    -     1.14  -0.06
D Reyes                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.39    3   10-7     5· 2· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.44   0.10
B Bonser                       1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   6.14    4   13-8     4· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.29   0.12
C Breslow, L (0-2)             0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.57    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.72  -0.06
J Crain                        0     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.98    2   12-5     5· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    3.71  -0.31
Totals                         8.1   8   3   3    3   6   0          35  133-84   54·12·18    9·13· 4· 0          3-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eveland                      7     5   2   2    3   2   0   4.21   28   97-57   36· 2·19   13· 6· 4· 0     58    -     1.54   0.06
J Blevins                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.04    3   11-8     3· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.10
J Devine, W (4-0)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.80    3   11-5     5· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.46   0.13
Totals                         9     5   2   2    4   4   0          34  119-70   44· 3·23   15· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Paul Emmel.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 12,357.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Span               RF    1. R Davis              CF 
2. A Casilla            2B    2. B Crosby             SS 
3. J Mauer              C     3. J Cust               LF 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. R Ruiz               DH    5. R Sweeney            RF 
6. D Young              LF    6. D Barton             1B 
7. B Harris             3B    7. J Hannahan           3B 
8. N Punto              SS    8. R Bowen              C  
9. C Gomez              CF    9. E Patterson          2B 

   N Blackburn          P        D Eveland            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-2  12-  5   30% 100% K Suzuki        J Crain         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; Pennington to 3B
   b 6   2  1-1  12-  2   18%  74% D Barton        N Blackburn     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   t 9   1  2-2  1--  5   13%  63% B Harris        J Devine        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 7   0  2-1  ---  1  -12%  58% D Young         D Eveland       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 7   1  2-1  --3  2  -11%  50% N Punto         D Eveland       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  D Span          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   50%  A Casilla       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   46%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Span to 2B
   OO     12-  3   55%  J Morneau       Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Span out at 2B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  R Davis         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   57%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Davis to 2B
          -2-  6   58%  J Cust          Walk
   O      12-  5   54%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      12-  3   50%  R Sweeney       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  R Ruiz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  B Harris        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  D Barton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   51%  J Hannahan      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  R Bowen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   46%  N Punto         Walk
   OO     1--  2   54%  C Gomez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  D Span          Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  E Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   51%  R Davis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   53%  B Crosby        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  8   50%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  A Casilla       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   52%  J Morneau       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  R Ruiz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Nick Blackburn facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   63%  F Thomas        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  1   71%  R Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   66%  D Barton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Thomas Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  6   65%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dana Eveland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   68%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   64%  B Harris        Walk
   OO     1--  3   71%  N Punto         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nick Blackburn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   69%  R Bowen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   68%  E Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  R Davis         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dana Eveland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   71%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   66%  D Span          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   60%  A Casilla       Fielder's Choice 3B; Span to 2B
          12-      52%  J Mauer         Span Steals 3B; Casilla Steals 2B
          -23  6   50%  " "             Walk
   RO     123  2   51%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Span Scores
   O      12-  1   57%  R Ruiz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Nick Blackburn facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   67%  B Crosby        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   61%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   55%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-  5   56%  R Sweeney       Walk
   R      12-  2   74%  D Barton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Sweeney to 2B
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
   O      12-  4   70%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Dana Eveland facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   58%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   61%  B Harris        Flyball: RF (RF Line); Young to 3B
   R      --3  2   50%  N Punto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores
   O      1--  2   54%  C Gomez         Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
          1--      52%  D Span          Punto Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   55%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   52%  E Patterson     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  Boof Bonser replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      ---  4   50%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jerry Blevins facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Blevins replaces Dana Eveland pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  A Casilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   58%  J Mauer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   60%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   56%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   53%  J Cust          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Joey Devine facing 5-6-7
                  Joey Devine replaces Jerry Blevins pitching; Jason Kubel replaces Randy Ruiz playing DH batting 5th
   O      ---  1   56%  J Kubel         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  D Young         Walk
   OO     1--  5   63%  B Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Breslow facing 5-6-7
                  Craig Breslow replaces Boof Bonser pitching
          ---  2   71%  R Sweeney       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   69%  D Barton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Sweeney to 2B
                  Jesse Crain replaces Craig Breslow pitching; Emil Brown pinch hits for Jack Hannahan batting 7th
          -2-  7   70%  E Brown         Walk
                  Kurt Suzuki pinch hits for Rob Bowen batting 8th; Cliff Pennington pinch runs for Emil Brown batting 7th
   R      12-  5  100%  K Suzuki        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; Pennington to 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 3.

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