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Standings
TOR
@CHW		4
3		 
(11)
DET
@CLE		3
6
OAK
@MIN		14
7
ANA
@TBD		0
7
MIL
@ATL		1
6
HOU
@COL		8
5
CIN
@LAD		5
3		 
(10)
CHC
@MON		1
6
PIT
@NYM		5
7
FLA
@PHI		1
9
ARI
@SDP		2
0
STL
@SFG		8
10
Monday, July 26, 1999 7:05PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 11,356, Time of Game: 3:14
Athletics
14
51-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 7½ GB
 at Twins
7
40-58
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 18½ GB
W: Buddy Groom (3-2)
L: Benj Sampson (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  0   4  0  1   0  7  0   14 16  1
Twins           0  0  2   0  0  3   2  0  0    7 12  2

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .236 .767 19 12 0.193 1.10 0.245 -0.053 0.5 1 4
   Jorge Velandia 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .191 .453 5 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 1
Miguel Tejada SS 6 1 2 1 0 0 .248 .708 21 15 0.072 0.62 0.116 -0.045 0.4 2 7
Jason Giambi 1B 6 1 2 1 0 1 .287 .914 26 16 0.047 0.51 0.089 -0.042 0.0 10 0
John Jaha DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 .294 1.038 19 14 -0.011 0.64 0.050 -0.061 0.5
Matt Stairs RF 4 2 1 3 1 1 .250 .869 21 10 0.014 0.60 0.067 -0.053 2.2 2 0 HR
Scott Spiezio 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .198 .648 21 12 0.127 0.86 0.190 -0.063 1.6 2 1 HR
Mike Macfarlane C 5 2 2 1 0 1 .259 .691 13 9 0.080 0.76 0.134 -0.055 1.2 7 1 HR,2B
Ben Grieve LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .250 .795 14 6 0.109 0.89 0.115 -0.006 1.0 1 1
   Jason McDonald PR-LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .212 .574 4 0 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.4 0 0
Ryan Christenson CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .220 .639 12 9 0.185 1.08 0.210 -0.025 1.2 2 0 2B
Gil Heredia P
   T.J. Mathews P
   Buddy Groom P
Team Totals 43 14 16 12 5 7 .372 1.065 175 106 0.816 0.74 1.216 -0.403 8.5 27 15
2B: M Macfarlane (11, off E Milton); R Christenson (6, off E Milton).
HR: S Spiezio (3, off E Milton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); M Stairs (21, off H Carrasco; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); M Macfarlane (2, off E Milton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: M Macfarlane 6; S Spiezio 5; M Stairs 4; R Christenson 3; J Jaha 2; M Tejada 2; T Phillips 2; J Giambi 2; B Grieve.
RBI: M Stairs 3 (61); S Spiezio 2 (16); R Christenson 2 (17); M Macfarlane (19); J Jaha (69); T Phillips (45); M Tejada (37); J Giambi (70).
2-out RBI: M Stairs 3; J Jaha; M Tejada; T Phillips; J Giambi.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Velandia-M Tejada-J Giambi; T Phillips-M Tejada-J Giambi.
E: M Tejada (13).
Outfield Assists: B Grieve (C Allen at 3rd base).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones CF 4 2 1 0 0 2 .310 .815 18 12 0.039 1.08 0.089 -0.050 0.0 3 0
   Javier Valentin C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .719 6 3 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.4 1 0
Chad Allen LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .284 .734 19 14 0.225 1.16 0.263 -0.038 0.7 5 0 2·2B,GDP
Todd Walker 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .292 .781 16 10 0.225 0.84 0.239 -0.013 1.5 3 1 2·2B
Marty Cordova DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 .296 .842 14 10 -0.071 1.17 0.080 -0.151 0.3 HR,GDP
Matt Lawton RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .266 .750 19 11 0.011 0.62 0.053 -0.042 0.4 2 0 2B
Ron Coomer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .761 10 8 -0.075 0.70 0.000 -0.075 -1.1 5 0
Corey Koskie 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .307 .842 13 8 0.109 0.85 0.125 -0.016 0.9 0 3 SB
Terry Steinbach C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .308 .790 18 7 -0.029 0.95 0.044 -0.073 -0.0 6 0
   Denny Hocking CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .702 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cristian Guzman SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .571 12 6 -0.121 1.13 0.000 -0.121 -1.6 2 1
Eric Milton P
   Benj Sampson P
   Eddie Guardado P
   Hector Carrasco P
   Mike Trombley P
Team Totals 37 7 12 7 2 7 .324 .900 145 89 0.315 0.91 0.895 -0.579 1.5 27 5
2B: T Walker 2 (26, 2 off G Heredia); M Lawton (15, off G Heredia); C Allen 2 (12, 1 off T Mathews, 1 off G Heredia).
HR: M Cordova (9, off G Heredia; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: T Walker 5; M Cordova 4; C Allen 4; M Lawton 3; C Koskie; J Jones; J Valentin; T Steinbach.
GIDP: M Cordova (14); C Allen (10).
RBI: M Cordova 2 (49); C Allen 2 (31); T Walker 2 (33); C Koskie (39).
2-out RBI: C Koskie.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
E: T Steinbach (4); J Jones (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Koskie (1, 2nd base off G Heredia/M Macfarlane).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gil Heredia 5.2 7 5 4 1 6 1 5.15 25 98 62 33 11 18 9 9 3 0 42 -0.113 0.94 -1.6
T.J. Mathews, H (13) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.21 4 8 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 -0.110 1.56 -0.6
Buddy Groom, BS (2), W (3-2) 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 6.14 10 39 23 13 2 8 6 2 0 0 2 2 -0.092 0.58 0.7
Team Totals 9 12 7 6 2 7 1 6.00 39 145 89 50 13 26 16 14 3 0 42 3 2 -0.315 0.74 -1.5

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Milton 6 8 7 5 3 3 2 5.30 29 95 61 33 8 20 4 19 5 0 32 -0.367 0.69 -3.4
Benj Sampson, L (3-1) 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 0 7.08 7 31 20 10 4 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.069 1.14 0.7
Eddie Guardado 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.68 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 -0.242 3.49 -1.1
Hector Carrasco 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 10.34 4 18 9 6 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 2 -0.275 1.06 -5.6
Mike Trombley 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.06 7 28 14 7 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.7
Team Totals 9 16 14 12 5 7 3 12.00 48 175 106 57 15 34 10 26 8 0 32 4 3 -0.814 0.91 -8.5
E Guardado faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
H Carrasco faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 11,356.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Minnesota Twins
1 Tony Phillips 2B 1 Jacque Jones CF
2 Miguel Tejada SS 2 Chad Allen LF
3 Jason Giambi 1B 3 Todd Walker 2B
4 John Jaha DH 4 Marty Cordova DH
5 Matt Stairs RF 5 Matt Lawton RF
6 Scott Spiezio 3B 6 Ron Coomer 1B
7 Mike Macfarlane C 7 Corey Koskie 3B
8 Ben Grieve LF 8 Terry Steinbach C
9 Ryan Christenson CF 9 Cristian Guzman SS
Gil Heredia P Eric Milton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 7-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK T. Phillips E. Guardado 24% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McDonald Scores; Christenson to 3B/Adv on E8
b7 5-7 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RR MIN T. Walker B. Groom -19% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones Scores; Allen Scores
t4 2-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR OAK R. Christenson E. Milton 17% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Spiezio Scores; Macfarlane Scores; Grieve to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR OAK S. Spiezio E. Milton 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Stairs Scores
b7 5-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN C. Allen T. Mathews -14% 60% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Jones to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK T. Phillips E. Milton -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Milton -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK J. Giambi E. Milton -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Jones G. Heredia 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Allen G. Heredia 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN T. Walker G. Heredia -2% 47% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cordova G. Heredia 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Jaha E. Milton -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Stairs E. Milton 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR OAK S. Spiezio E. Milton 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Stairs Scores
t2 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Macfarlane E. Milton -1% 65% Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
t2 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK B. Grieve E. Milton 1% 66% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Christenson E. Milton -2% 64% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN M. Lawton G. Heredia 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Coomer G. Heredia 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Koskie G. Heredia 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK T. Phillips E. Milton -2% 67% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Milton -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Giambi E. Milton 1% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Jaha E. Milton -2% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN T. Steinbach G. Heredia -4% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Guzman G. Heredia 4% 65% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Jones G. Heredia -4% 60% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Steinbach to 2B
b3 0-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  RRO MIN C. Allen G. Heredia -12% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Steinbach Scores; Jones Scores/unER; Allen out at 3B/LF-SS-C-3B
b3 2-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Walker G. Heredia 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Stairs E. Milton -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK S. Spiezio E. Milton 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Macfarlane E. Milton 9% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive); Spiezio to 3B
t4 2-2 1 -23 6,(3-2)  OAK B. Grieve E. Milton 1% 61% Walk
t4 2-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR OAK R. Christenson E. Milton 17% 78% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Spiezio Scores; Macfarlane Scores; Grieve to 3B
t4 4-2 1 -23 2,(1-1)  RR OAK T. Phillips E. Milton 7% 84% Grieve Picked off 3B, safe on E2; Grieve Scores/No RBI/unER; Christenson Scores/No RBI/unER
t4 6-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Phillips E. Milton -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 6-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Milton -1% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 4-5-6
b4 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cordova G. Heredia 2% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Lawton G. Heredia 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Coomer G. Heredia 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
t5 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi E. Milton -1% 87% Foul Flyball: LF
t5 6-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Jaha E. Milton 1% 88% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 6-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Stairs E. Milton -1% 86% Flyball: CF
t5 6-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio E. Milton -1% 85% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 7-8-9
b5 2-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Koskie G. Heredia -4% 82% Walk
b5 2-6 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach G. Heredia 2% 84% Strikeout Swinging, Koskie Steals 2B
b5 2-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Guzman G. Heredia 3% 87% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b5 2-6 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones G. Heredia 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
t6 6-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R OAK M. Macfarlane E. Milton 4% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Grieve E. Milton -1% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t6 7-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Christenson E. Milton -0% 93% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t6 7-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK T. Phillips E. Milton 0% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t6 7-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Milton -1% 93% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Athletics' Gil Heredia facing 2-3-4
b6 2-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Allen G. Heredia 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 2-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN T. Walker G. Heredia -2% 92% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR MIN M. Cordova G. Heredia -8% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
b6 4-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN M. Lawton G. Heredia -5% 79% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b6 4-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Coomer G. Heredia 4% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Lawton to 3B
b6 4-7 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Koskie G. Heredia -8% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lawton Scores
T.J. Mathews replaces Gil Heredia pitching
b6 5-7 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach T. Mathews 4% 79% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-5, Twins' Benj Sampson facing 3-4-5
Benj Sampson replaces Eric Milton pitching
t7 7-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Giambi B. Sampson -2% 77% Flyball: CF
t7 7-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Jaha B. Sampson -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
t7 7-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Stairs B. Sampson -1% 75% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-7, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 9-1-2
b7 5-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Guzman T. Mathews 4% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Jones T. Mathews -5% 74% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
b7 5-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN C. Allen T. Mathews -14% 60% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Jones to 3B
Buddy Groom replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
b7 5-7 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RR MIN T. Walker B. Groom -19% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones Scores; Allen Scores
b7 7-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN M. Cordova B. Groom 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Twins 7.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 7-7, Twins' Benj Sampson facing 6-7-8
t8 7-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio B. Sampson -5% 45% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane B. Sampson -4% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 7-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK B. Grieve B. Sampson 3% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
t8 7-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK R. Christenson B. Sampson 4% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive); Grieve to 2B
Eddie Guardado replaces Benj Sampson pitching
Jason McDonald pinch runs for Ben Grieve (LF) batting 8th
t8 7-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK T. Phillips E. Guardado 24% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McDonald Scores; Christenson to 3B/Adv on E8
Hector Carrasco replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
t8 8-7 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R OAK M. Tejada H. Carrasco 12% 83% Single (Line Drive); Christenson Scores; Phillips to 2B
t8 9-7 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R OAK J. Giambi H. Carrasco 8% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Phillips Scores; Tejada to 3B
t8 10-7 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Jaha H. Carrasco 4% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tejada Scores; Giambi to 2B
t8 11-7 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR OAK M. Stairs H. Carrasco 4% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giambi Scores; Jaha Scores
Mike Trombley replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
t8 14-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio M. Trombley 0% 99% Walk
t8 14-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Macfarlane M. Trombley -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 14, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 7-14, Athletics' Buddy Groom facing 5-6-7
Jorge Velandia replaces Tony Phillips playing 2B batting 1st
Jason McDonald moves from PR to LF
b8 7-14 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN M. Lawton B. Groom -1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 7-14 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Coomer B. Groom 1% 99% Popfly: RF (Deep 1B)
b8 7-14 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Koskie B. Groom 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 7-14 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN T. Steinbach B. Groom -0% 99% Walk; Lawton to 2B
b8 7-14 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Guzman B. Groom 0% 100% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 14, Twins 7.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 14-7, Twins' Mike Trombley facing 8-9-1
Javier Valentin replaces Jacque Jones (CF) playing C batting 1st
Denny Hocking replaces Terry Steinbach (C) playing CF batting 8th
t9 14-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK J. McDonald M. Trombley 0% 100% Walk
t9 14-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Christenson M. Trombley -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 14-7 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Velandia M. Trombley -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 14-7 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK M. Tejada M. Trombley 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Christenson to 2B
t9 14-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. Giambi M. Trombley -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 14, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 7-14, Athletics' Buddy Groom facing 1-2-3
b9 7-14 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Valentin B. Groom -0% 100% Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b9 7-14 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO MIN C. Allen B. Groom 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
b9 7-14 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Walker B. Groom 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 14, Twins 7.

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