August 20, 2008 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
BOS 6 CHW 15
SEA 3 CLE 8
KCR 5 MIN 3
OAK 1 LAA 5
@TBR 4 TEX 9
DET 1 NYY 5
@TOR 1 ARI 8
SDP 6 CIN 2
@CHC 1 COL 4
@LAD 3 MIL 5
HOU 2 NYM 6
ATL 3 PHI 4
WSN 0 SFG 6
FLA 5 STL 11
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 30,888

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 2:56

Athletics

57-69

Lost 2

3rd, 20½ GB

Bob Geren

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

W: F Liriano (4-3), L: D Braden (3-3), S: J Nathan (34)

Twins

72-54

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .236  .701   26    1   3   2B
K Suzuki C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .741   24   10   1   
E Brown LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .254  .698    9    0   1   
F Thomas DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .721   17    0   0   
J Cust RF                     3   0   1   1    1   2  .232  .816   19    1   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .671   19    1   1   
R Davis CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .523   10    3   0   SB
  C Gonzalez PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .673    3    1   0   
D Barton 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .601   23    5   2   
C Pennington 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .445   19    0   0   SB

D Braden P                                                               2   2
  H Street P                                                             0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   1   5   1    4   9              169   24  10

BATTING

2B: M Ellis (20, off F Liriano).

TB: M Ellis 2; E Brown 2; J Cust; C Pennington.

RBI: J Cust (55).

2-out RBI: J Cust.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: C Pennington (1, 2nd base off F Liriano/M Redmond); R Davis (20, 2nd base off B Bonser/M Redmond).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     2   1   0   0    1   2  .314  .852   25    4   0   HBP
N Punto 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .278  .739   12    2   2   SB
M Redmond C                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .648   20   10   0   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .309  .903   16    6   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .727   14    1   0   GDP
R Ruiz DH                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .355  .831   13    0   0   IW
B Buscher 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .760   12    0   0   
B Harris SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .716   13    1   3   
C Gomez CF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .251  .629    9    3   0   

F Liriano P                                                              0   0
  B Bonser P                                                             0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   3   6   3    3  10              134   27   5

BATTING

IBB: R Ruiz (1, by D Braden).

HBP: D Span (1, by D Braden).

TB: M Redmond 2; N Punto 2; C Gomez; J Morneau.

GIDP: D Young (16).

RBI: M Redmond 2 (8); J Morneau (98).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: N Punto (6); B Buscher (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Punto (8, 2nd base off D Braden/K Suzuki).

PITCHING

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, L (3-3)              5.2   6   3   3    3   7   0   4.53   25  102-67   38·16·13    9· 5· 0· 0     49    -     1.08  -0.10
H Street                       1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.42    4   14-9     2· 4· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.68   0.06
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3   16-10    5· 4· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3  10   0          32  132-86   45·24·17   10· 8· 0· 0          3-0

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, W (4-3)             5     5   1   0    3   5   0   4.24   24  107-64   37·12·15    7· 7· 2· 0     57    -     1.27   0.18
B Bonser, H (1)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.29    7   21-16   11· 2· 3    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.58   0.15
D Reyes                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.31    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.51  -0.07
J Crain, H (17)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    3   11-8     2· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.97   0.14
J Nathan, S (34)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.00    3   21-14    8· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     5   1   0    4   9   0          38  164-102  58·18·26   10·13· 2· 0          1-0

D Reyes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Braden (2; R Ruiz).

HBP: D Braden (2; D Span).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 30,888.

Weather: 68° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Ellis              2B    1. D Span               RF 
2. K Suzuki             C     2. N Punto              2B 
3. E Brown              LF    3. M Redmond            C  
4. F Thomas             DH    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. J Cust               RF    5. D Young              LF 
6. B Crosby             SS    6. R Ruiz               DH 
7. R Davis              CF    7. B Buscher            3B 
8. D Barton             1B    8. B Harris             SS 
9. C Pennington         3B    9. C Gomez              CF 

   D Braden             P        F Liriano            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-1  1-3  2  -11%  50% D Young         D Braden        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  3  -10%  41% J Cust          F Liriano       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ellis Scores/unER; Brown to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  -23  2    8%  61% J Morneau       D Braden        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Span Scores; Punto to 3B
   t 6   0  2-1  -2-  4    7%  63% D Barton        B Bonser        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   b 6   0  1-2  -2-  4    7%  87% M Redmond       D Braden        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Punto Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  M Ellis         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  K Suzuki        Flyball: LF
          1--  1   46%  E Brown         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  7   51%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      12-  3   41%  J Cust          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ellis Scores/unER; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  6   44%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dallas Braden facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   48%  D Span          Walk
          1--  1   54%  N Punto         Single to 1B (Bunt to P's Left); Span to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  M Redmond       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B); Span to 3B; Punto to 2B
   R      -23  2   61%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Span Scores; Punto to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   50%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Liriano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   52%  R Davis         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  6   50%  D Barton        Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  C Pennington    Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   49%  M Ellis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Barton to 3B
   O      -23  4   55%  K Suzuki        Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Dallas Braden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  R Ruiz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Francisco Liriano facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   46%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   50%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   53%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   55%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Dallas Braden facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   59%  C Gomez         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   65%  D Span          Hit By Pitch; Gomez to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  5   65%  M Redmond       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Gomez Scores; Span out at 3B
   O      1--  4   63%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Liriano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   66%  R Davis         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   68%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   66%  C Pennington    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      65%  M Ellis         Pennington Steals 2B
          -2-  8   63%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   69%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dallas Braden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   67%  D Young         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  R Ruiz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  B Buscher       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Liriano facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   59%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   68%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   71%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dallas Braden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   69%  B Harris        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   67%  D Span          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Boof Bonser facing 7-8-9
                  Boof Bonser replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
          ---  2   61%  R Davis         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      57%  D Barton        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   63%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5   68%  C Pennington    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Davis to 3B
   O      --3  3   74%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dallas Braden facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   78%  N Punto         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          1--      80%  M Redmond       Punto Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   87%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Punto Scores
          1--  6   90%  J Morneau       Walk; Redmond to 2B
   O      12-  2   90%  D Young         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B); Redmond to 3B; Morneau to 2B
          -23  4   90%  R Ruiz          Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   86%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
                  Huston Street replaces Dallas Braden pitching
   O      123  5   82%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   86%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  E Brown         Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  2   89%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Huston Street facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   88%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   87%  D Span          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   87%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Boof Bonser pitching
          ---  4   80%  J Cust          Walk
                  Jesse Crain replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      1--  2   86%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
                  Carlos Gonzalez pinch hits for Rajai Davis batting 7th
   O      1--  3   91%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   94%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Alan Embree facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Embree replaces Huston Street pitching; Carlos Gonzalez moves to CF
   O      ---  6   94%  M Redmond       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  4   93%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   93%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Nathan replaces Jesse Crain pitching
   O      ---  8   97%  C Pennington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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