August 30, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
TEX 3 BOS 8
CHW 2 SEA 4
@CLE 3
(10) KCR 13
@DET 3 TOR 7
@NYY 6 OAK 3
MIN 2 TBR 10
BAL 9 LAD 6
@ARI 2 PHI 5
@CHC 2 CIN 7
SFG 6 FLA 4
NYM 3 HOU 8
STL 5 MIL 11
@PIT 3 SDP 9
COL 4 WSN 9
ATL 8
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 25,238

Saturday, August 30, 2008, 9:05pm
Time of Game: 2:27

Twins

76-60

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

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

W: H Street (5-5), L: J Nathan (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Athletics

63-73

Won 1

3rd, 20½ GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .306  .845   16    3   0   HR,CS
N Punto SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .738   18    0   2   
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .862   20    7   0   
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .903   16   10   0   
J Kubel DH                    2   0   1   0    2   1  .277  .805   21    0   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   3   0    0   1  .285  .729   13    0   0   
B Harris 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .706   17    0   0   GDP
A Casilla 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .297  .737   14    1   6   
C Gomez CF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .633   10    3   0   SH

F Liriano P                                                              0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    3   5              145   24   8

BATTING

HR: D Span (4, off D Braden; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: C Gomez (3, off D Braden).

TB: D Span 4; D Young 3; N Punto; J Kubel; J Mauer.

GIDP: B Harris (12).

RBI: D Span 2 (33).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Nathan ().

BASERUNNING

CS: D Span (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Embree).

PO: J Mauer (1st base by D Braden).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .576   24    4   0   
K Suzuki C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .735   10    6   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .677   23    1   3   2B
E Brown LF                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .247  .693   16    2   0   HBP
R Sweeney RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .713   10    1   0   
J Cust DH                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .228  .816    8    0   0   HR
D Barton 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .627    9    9   1   
C Pennington 3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .401    7    1   3   
  M Ellis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .694    5    0   0   
  J Hannahan 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .642         0   1   
E Patterson 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .589   14    3   1   SB

D Braden P                                                               0   2
  A Embree P                                                             0   1
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   1    0   7              126   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Crosby (36, off F Liriano).

HR: J Cust (25, off F Liriano; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: E Brown (5, by J Nathan).

TB: J Cust 4; B Crosby 3; D Barton; K Suzuki; E Patterson.

RBI: J Cust (59).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Pennington-D Barton.

E: C Pennington (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Patterson (9, 2nd base off F Liriano/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
F Liriano                      7     5   1   1    0   6   1   3.45   26   99-66   35·10·21   11· 8· 1· 0     69    -     1.20   0.34
M Guerrier, H (20)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.54    3   15-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.14
J Nathan, BS (5), L (0-1)      0     1   2   0    0   0   0   1.11    3   11-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    4.99  -0.81
Totals                         8     6   3   1    0   7   1          32  125-79   40·13·26   13· 9· 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
D Braden                       6     7   2   1    2   2   1   3.88   26   97-61   35· 1·25   10· 6· 6· 0     52    -     1.13   0.04
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.73    3   15-8     6· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.93   0.05
H Street, W (5-5)              2     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.07    6   26-19   11· 5· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   5   1          35  138-88   52· 6·30   12· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: D Braden (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Braden (5; J Mauer, 1st base); A Embree (1; D Span, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Nathan (2; E Brown).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 25,238.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   F Liriano            P        D Braden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  2-1  12-  2   49% 100% R Sweeney       J Nathan        Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Crosby Scores/unER/No RBI; Brown Scores/unER/No RBI
   b 9   0  2-1  1--  3   19%  51% E Brown         J Nathan        Hit By Pitch; Crosby to 2B
   t 5   1  0-0  --3  4  -18%  25% D Span          D Braden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Casilla Scores/unER
   b 9   0  2-1  ---  6   13%  32% B Crosby        J Nathan        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   b 5   0  2-0  ---  1   13%  40% J Cust          F Liriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Span          Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   54%  N Punto         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   53%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   55%  J Morneau       Mauer Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  R Davis         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   52%  J Morneau       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  3   50%  J Kubel         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   46%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kubel to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  B Harris        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Kubel to 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  A Casilla       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   51%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   50%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   52%  C Gomez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  D Span          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   53%  N Punto         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      52%  J Mauer         Balk; Punto to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   59%  D Barton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   56%  C Pennington    Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   53%  E Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1-- 10   50%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  J Morneau       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  J Kubel         Walk
          1--  3   45%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kubel to 2B
   OO     12-  2   56%  B Harris        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   58%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   54%  E Brown         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  4   50%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dallas Braden facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   42%  A Casilla       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to LF Line); Casilla to 2B
   O      -2-  3   43%  C Gomez         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (2B-1B); Casilla to 3B
   RR     --3  4   25%  D Span          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Casilla Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   27%  N Punto         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   27%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Francisco Liriano facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1   40%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   37%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   35%  C Pennington    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   37%  E Patterson     Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--      38%  R Davis         Patterson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   33%  " "             Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dallas Braden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   36%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   33%  J Kubel         Walk
          1--  1   29%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kubel to 2B
   O      12-  5   34%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   38%  A Casilla       Lineout: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Liriano facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   45%  K Suzuki        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   39%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  7   34%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   30%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Embree replaces Dallas Braden pitching
   O      ---  1   32%  C Gomez         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
          ---  7   30%  D Span          Walk
   O      1--      34%  N Punto         Span Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  7   35%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Liriano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   30%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   27%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mark Ellis pinch hits for Cliff Pennington batting 8th
   O      ---  5   24%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Huston Street facing 3-4-5
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching; Jack Hannahan replaces Mark Ellis playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   27%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   28%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   29%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Guerrier facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
   O      ---  6   23%  E Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   19%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   16%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Huston Street facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   17%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   18%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   19%  A Casilla       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Nathan facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
          ---  6   32%  B Crosby        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   51%  E Brown         Hit By Pitch; Crosby to 2B
   RR     12-  2  100%  R Sweeney       Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Crosby Scores/unER/No RBI; Brown Scores/unER/No RBI
        2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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