August 29, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
TEX 1 BOS 8
CHW 0 SEA 3
@CLE 2 DET 6
KCR 3 NYY 2
TOR 1 MIN 12
@OAK 2 TBR 14
BAL 3 ARI 9
LAD 3 CHC 3
PHI 2 CIN 11
SFG 7 NYM 5
@FLA 4 HOU 3
STL 2 MIL 3
@PIT 1 COL 9
@SDP 4 WSN 7
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 22,355

Friday, August 29, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:44

Twins

76-59

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  6  0   0  2  0   3  0  1   12 20  0
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1

W: K Slowey (11-8), L: D Meyer (0-3), S: C Breslow (1)

Athletics

62-73

Lost 1

3rd, 20½ GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     5   1   1   2    1   1  .306  .833   32    3   0   
N Punto SS                    6   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .743   26    0   2   
J Mauer C                     6   1   5   4    0   0  .324  .865   19   13   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  5   2   4   1    0   0  .313  .909   15    3   0   2·2B
  B Buscher 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .755    5    4   0   
J Kubel DH                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .276  .802   12    0   0   2B,SF
D Young LF                    5   2   1   0    0   0  .281  .722   14    0   0   GDP
B Harris 3B                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .262  .713   16    1   2   3B
A Casilla 2B                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .301  .748   21    2   1   
C Gomez CF                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .255  .635   21    1   0   

K Slowey P                                                               0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   0
Totals                       46  12  20  12    2   6              181   27   5

BATTING

2B: J Morneau 2 (39, off K Saarloos, off D Meyer); J Mauer (26, off S Casilla); J Kubel (16, off D Meyer).

3B: B Harris (3, off S Casilla).

SF: J Kubel (6, off K Saarloos).

TB: J Mauer 6; J Morneau 6; B Harris 4; J Kubel 3; A Casilla 3; C Gomez 2; D Span; D Young.

GIDP: D Young (17).

RBI: J Mauer 4 (66); D Span 2 (31); J Kubel 2 (67); B Harris (44); A Casilla (42); J Morneau (104); C Gomez (39).

2-out RBI: J Mauer 4; B Harris; J Morneau.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 9 for 21.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .591   23    4   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .672   14    1   3   
  C Pennington SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .429    2    0   0   
R Sweeney RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .722   11    2   0   2B
F Thomas DH                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .240  .723   13    0   0   
J Cust LF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .227  .809   13    1   0   HR
K Suzuki C                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .738   10    5   1   
  R Bowen C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .481    1    0   0   
D Barton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .215  .627   10   12   0   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .220  .642   13    0   3   
E Patterson 2B                2   0   0   0    1   1  .209  .586   17    2   3   

D Meyer P                                                                0   0
  K Saarloos P                                                           0   1
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    1  13              127   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Sweeney (11, off K Slowey).

HR: J Cust (24, off K Slowey; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Cust 4; K Suzuki 2; F Thomas 2; R Sweeney 2.

RBI: J Cust 2 (58).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hannahan-E Patterson-D Barton.

E: D Meyer ().

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
K Slowey, W (11-8)             6     6   2   2    1  10   1   3.70   25   96-66   36·14·16    4· 6· 4· 0     61    -     0.60   0.07
C Breslow, S (1)               3     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.37    9   27-17    9· 3· 5    4· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1  13   1          34  123-83   45·17·21    8· 6· 6· 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
D Meyer, L (0-3)               1.2   4   6   2    2   2   0   6.33   12   56-35   27· 1· 7    2· 3· 3· 0     31    -     1.25  -0.35
K Saarloos                     5    12   5   5    0   4   0   5.40   27   96-68   43· 7·18   15· 3· 5· 0          2-1    0.21  -0.07
S Casilla                      2.1   4   1   1    0   0   0   3.40   10   29-20   13· 2· 5    2· 7· 1· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  12   8    2   6   0          49  181-123  83·10·30   19·13· 9· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: K Slowey (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 22,355.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   K Slowey             P        D Meyer              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  3   10%  67% J Kubel         D Meyer         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Morneau Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  123  5   10%  90% J Mauer         D Meyer         Single to CF (Line Drive); Harris Scores/unER; Casilla Scores/unER; Span to 3B
   t 2   0  0-1  123  1    7%  83% A Casilla       D Meyer         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Kubel Scores; Young to 3B; Harris to 2B
   t 2   0  0-1  12-  5    7%  76% B Harris        D Meyer         Walk; Kubel to 3B; Young to 2B
   t 2   1  0-2  123  8    6%  84% D Span          D Meyer         Walk; Young Scores/unER; Harris to 3B; Casilla to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Meyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  9   48%  D Span          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  N Punto         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   45%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   49%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   47%  R Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   50%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Meyer facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   56%  J Morneau       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  3   67%  J Kubel         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Morneau Scores
          -2-  2   69%  D Young         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Kubel stays at 2B
          12-  5   76%  B Harris        Walk; Kubel to 3B; Young to 2B
   R      123  1   83%  A Casilla       Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Kubel Scores; Young to 3B; Harris to 2B
   O      123  7   78%  C Gomez         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      123  8   84%  D Span          Walk; Young Scores/unER; Harris to 3B; Casilla to 2B
   O      123  4   80%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  5   90%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Line Drive); Harris Scores/unER; Casilla Scores/unER; Span to 3B
                  Kirk Saarloos replaces Dan Meyer pitching
   R      1-3  5   94%  J Morneau       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Span Scores/unER; Mauer to 3B
   O      1-3  1   93%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Slowey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   94%  J Cust          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   92%  K Suzuki        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   94%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   95%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Kirk Saarloos facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   94%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   94%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   94%  A Casilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Slowey facing 9-1-2
          ---  9   92%  E Patterson     Walk
          1--      91%  R Davis         Wild Pitch; Patterson to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  6   95%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Patterson to 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  R Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Kirk Saarloos facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   95%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  D Span          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   95%  N Punto         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Slowey facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   93%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   87%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Thomas Scores
          ---  2   84%  K Suzuki        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   87%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   89%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   91%  E Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kirk Saarloos facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   92%  J Mauer         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   95%  J Morneau       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Mauer to 3B
   RO     -23  1   96%  J Kubel         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B
   O      --3  2   94%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      --3  3   96%  B Harris        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Morneau Scores
          1--  5   97%  A Casilla       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Harris to 2B
   O      12-  5   96%  C Gomez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   97%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  R Sweeney       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Kirk Saarloos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   97%  D Span          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   97%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   98%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Mauer to 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  J Kubel         Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Kevin Slowey facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   96%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   97%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   98%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  D Barton        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Kirk Saarloos facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   99%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   99%  B Harris        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          1--  4   99%  A Casilla       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Young to 2B
   R      12-  4   99%  C Gomez         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Young Scores; Casilla to 3B
   R      1-3  2  100%  D Span          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Casilla Scores; Gomez to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  N Punto         Flyball: CF
   R      12-  4  100%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gomez Scores; Span to 3B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Kirk Saarloos pitching
   O      1-3  2  100%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 11, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-11, Craig Breslow facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Breslow replaces Kevin Slowey pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  E Patterson     Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6  100%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-2, Santiago Casilla facing 5-6-7
                  Rob Bowen replaces Kurt Suzuki playing C batting 6th; Cliff Pennington replaces Bobby Crosby playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  3  100%  J Kubel         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  2  100%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3  100%  B Harris        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  5  100%  A Casilla       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-11, Craig Breslow facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Buscher replaces Justin Morneau playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Pennington    Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  R Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6  100%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-2, Santiago Casilla facing 9-1-2
          ---  1  100%  C Gomez         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  D Span          Groundout: 2B-1B; Gomez to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  N Punto         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      -2-  1  100%  J Mauer         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gomez Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Buscher       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 12, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Craig Breslow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  R Bowen         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  D Barton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 12, Athletics 2.

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