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Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:35PM
, McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 14,927, Time of Game: 3:02
Twins
10
77-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 14 GB
 at Athletics
4
84-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
W: Scott Baker (2-2)
L: Joe Kennedy (7-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  3   2  1  2   0  1  0   10 12  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  0    4  6  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Tyner LF 5 2 1 0 1 1 .303 .706 20 12 0.012 0.57 0.056 -0.044 -0.2 5 0 SB
Jason Bartlett SS 2 2 0 0 1 0 .249 .678 20 10 0.000 0.58 0.031 -0.030 0.2 0 5 2·HBP
Matt LeCroy DH 4 0 3 2 1 0 .267 .812 25 14 0.119 0.75 0.129 -0.011 3.6 2B
   Mike Ryan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .623 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Justin Morneau 1B 5 1 0 1 0 1 .239 .743 20 14 -0.041 0.80 0.007 -0.048 -2.1 10 0
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 2 4 4 1 0 .262 .761 20 11 0.275 0.52 0.275 0.000 4.7 3 0 HR,3·2B,IW
Terry Tiffee 3B 5 0 0 1 0 0 .213 .546 16 11 -0.043 0.31 0.001 -0.044 -1.7 2 1
Chris Heintz C 4 0 2 1 1 0 .333 .908 24 14 0.028 0.21 0.039 -0.011 0.8 6 0 2B
Nick Punto CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .241 .633 25 17 -0.022 0.34 0.017 -0.039 -1.1 0 0 SB,GDP
Luis Rivas 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .260 .639 19 10 0.026 0.39 0.051 -0.025 0.9 1 1 SB
Scott Baker P
   J.C. Romero P 1
   Jesse Crain P
   Juan Rincon P 1
Team Totals 38 10 12 9 6 5 .316 .961 189 113 0.354 0.50 0.606 -0.252 5.2 27 9
2B: C Heintz (3, off J Kennedy); M Cuddyer 3 (24, 1 off J Witasick, 1 off J Cruz, 1 off J Kennedy); M LeCroy (5, off K Yabu).
HR: M Cuddyer (12, off J Kennedy; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: M Cuddyer (5, by K Yabu).
HBP: J Bartlett 2 (4, by J Cruz, by K Yabu).
TB: M Cuddyer 10; M LeCroy 4; C Heintz 3; N Punto; L Rivas; J Tyner.
GIDP: N Punto (9).
RBI: M Cuddyer 4 (39); M LeCroy 2 (45); T Tiffee (15); C Heintz (2); J Morneau (73).
2-out RBI: M Cuddyer 3; M LeCroy 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 19.
Baserunning
SB: N Punto (12, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall); J Tyner (1, 2nd base off J Cruz/J Kendall); L Rivas (3, 3rd base off J Cruz/J Kendall).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Ellis 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .327 .878 16 10 -0.033 0.55 0.014 -0.048 0.7 3 5 HR
Jason Kendall C 3 0 1 2 0 1 .270 .664 14 10 0.030 0.63 0.064 -0.035 1.5 4 0 2B
   Adam Melhuse PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .666 3 2 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 1 0
Mark Kotsay CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .746 17 10 -0.046 0.55 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 1 0
   Matt Watson PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .356 1 1 -0.002 0.10 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 0
Eric Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .793 19 14 -0.042 0.41 0.000 -0.042 -0.8 1 2
Jay Payton LF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .760 12 8 0.016 0.29 0.028 -0.011 -0.3 0 0
Scott Hatteberg DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .265 .699 20 12 -0.024 0.42 0.011 -0.036 -0.2
Bobby Crosby SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283 .822 19 12 -0.005 0.41 0.028 -0.033 0.4 1 8
Dan Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .817 16 10 0.007 0.56 0.033 -0.026 -0.4 13 1
Nick Swisher RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 .234 .765 13 8 -0.041 0.66 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 2 0 SF
Joe Kennedy P
   Juan Cruz P
   Ron Flores P
   Jay Witasick P 1
   Keiichi Yabu P
   Santiago Casilla P
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 1 6 .188 .518 150 97 -0.145 0.46 0.178 -0.325 -0.8 27 16
2B: J Kendall (26, off S Baker).
HR: M Ellis (11, off J Crain; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: N Swisher (1, off S Baker).
TB: M Ellis 4; J Kendall 2; B Crosby; D Johnson; J Payton; S Hatteberg.
RBI: J Kendall 2 (48); N Swisher (72); M Ellis (49).
2-out RBI: J Kendall 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson.

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
Scott Baker, W (2-2) 5 5 3 3 1 3 0 3.16 21 103 66 45 6 15 3 14 6 0 47 0.111 0.67 -0.3
J.C. Romero 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.58 6 25 15 10 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.19 1.1
Jesse Crain 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.41 4 9 7 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.09 -0.5
Juan Rincon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.60 3 13 9 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 1 6 1 4.00 34 150 97 62 11 24 9 18 6 0 47 0 0 0.146 0.50 0.8

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
Joe Kennedy, L (7-12) 3.1 5 6 6 3 1 1 6.08 18 85 53 37 3 13 8 6 4 0 24 -0.240 0.86 -2.8
Juan Cruz 2 5 3 3 1 1 0 7.44 12 42 26 20 0 6 5 4 2 0 2 2 -0.112 0.44 -3.2
Ron Flores 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 1 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.013 0.35 0.7
Jay Witasick 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.80 6 24 12 5 1 6 3 1 1 0 2 1 -0.012 0.15 0.1
Keiichi Yabu 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.58 6 23 11 9 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.004 0.03 -0.5
Santiago Casilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 7 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 10 10 6 5 1 10.00 46 189 113 77 6 30 20 13 7 0 24 6 3 -0.354 0.46 -5.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Kennedy (8); J Cruz (3); J Witasick (5).
HBP: J Cruz (4; J Bartlett); K Yabu (8; J Bartlett).
IBB: K Yabu (3; M Cuddyer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 14,927.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Jason Tyner LF 1 Mark Ellis 2B
2 Jason Bartlett SS 2 Jason Kendall C
3 Matt LeCroy DH 3 Mark Kotsay CF
4 Justin Morneau 1B 4 Eric Chavez 3B
5 Michael Cuddyer RF 5 Jay Payton LF
6 Terry Tiffee 3B 6 Scott Hatteberg DH
7 Chris Heintz C 7 Bobby Crosby SS
8 Nick Punto CF 8 Dan Johnson 1B
9 Luis Rivas 2B 9 Nick Swisher RF
Scott Baker P Joe Kennedy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  RR MIN M. Cuddyer J. Kennedy 14% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bartlett Scores; Morneau Scores
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Kennedy 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 4-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR MIN M. LeCroy J. Cruz 7% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Punto Scores; Rivas Scores; Bartlett to 3B
b5 1-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR OAK J. Kendall S. Baker -6% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Ellis Scores
t3 1-0 1 12- 8,(2-2)  MIN M. LeCroy J. Kennedy 6% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive); Tyner to 3B; Bartlett to 2B

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, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Joe Kennedy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Tyner J. Kennedy -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Bartlett J. Kennedy -2% 46% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN M. LeCroy J. Kennedy -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis S. Baker 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Kendall S. Baker 2% 49% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay S. Baker 1% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Joe Kennedy facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Kennedy -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Kennedy 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Tiffee J. Kennedy -2% 56% Lineout: 3B
t2 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN C. Heintz J. Kennedy 2% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t2 1-0 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  O MIN N. Punto J. Kennedy -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Scott Baker facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez S. Baker 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Payton S. Baker -3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK S. Hatteberg S. Baker 3% 58% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. Crosby S. Baker 3% 61% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Joe Kennedy facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN L. Rivas J. Kennedy -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Tyner J. Kennedy 2% 61% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  MIN J. Bartlett J. Kennedy 2% 63% Wild Pitch; Tyner to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  MIN J. Bartlett J. Kennedy 2% 65% Walk
t3 1-0 1 12- 8,(2-2)  MIN M. LeCroy J. Kennedy 6% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive); Tyner to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
t3 1-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO MIN J. Morneau J. Kennedy 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Tyner Scores; Bartlett to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  RR MIN M. Cuddyer J. Kennedy 14% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bartlett Scores; Morneau Scores
t3 4-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Tiffee J. Kennedy -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Scott Baker facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK D. Johnson S. Baker -3% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK N. Swisher S. Baker 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Ellis S. Baker 2% 85% Flyball: LF
b3 0-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Kendall S. Baker 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Joe Kennedy facing 7-8-9
t4 4-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Heintz J. Kennedy -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN N. Punto J. Kennedy 1% 87% Single to P (Ground Ball)
t4 4-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN L. Rivas J. Kennedy 1% 88% Punto Steals 2B
t4 4-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN L. Rivas J. Kennedy 1% 89% Walk
Juan Cruz replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
t4 4-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Tyner J. Cruz -2% 87% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Bartlett J. Cruz 1% 88% Hit By Pitch; Punto to 3B; Rivas to 2B
t4 4-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR MIN M. LeCroy J. Cruz 7% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Punto Scores; Rivas Scores; Bartlett to 3B
t4 6-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Cruz -1% 94% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Scott Baker facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay S. Baker 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez S. Baker 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Payton S. Baker 0% 96% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Athletics' Juan Cruz facing 5-6-7
t5 6-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer J. Cruz 1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 6-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Tiffee J. Cruz -1% 96% Popfly: 2B
t5 6-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R MIN C. Heintz J. Cruz 1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cuddyer Scores
t5 7-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN N. Punto J. Cruz -0% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Twins' Scott Baker facing 6-7-8
b5 0-7 0 --- 8,(2-2)  OAK S. Hatteberg S. Baker -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 0-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK B. Crosby S. Baker -3% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 3B
b5 0-7 0 1-3 9,(3-2)  O OAK D. Johnson S. Baker 2% 95% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b5 0-7 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO OAK N. Swisher S. Baker 1% 96% Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Foul); Hatteberg Scores
b5 1-7 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis S. Baker -1% 95% Walk; Crosby to 2B
b5 1-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR OAK J. Kendall S. Baker -6% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Ellis Scores
b5 3-7 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O OAK M. Kotsay S. Baker 2% 91% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Athletics' Juan Cruz facing 9-1-2
t6 7-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN L. Rivas J. Cruz 1% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 7-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Tyner J. Cruz 2% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rivas to 2B
t6 7-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Bartlett J. Cruz 1% 96% Rivas Steals 3B; Tyner Steals 2B
t6 7-3 0 -23 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Bartlett J. Cruz -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 7-3 1 -23 4,(2-1)  R MIN M. LeCroy J. Cruz 2% 96% Wild Pitch; Rivas Scores; Tyner to 3B
t6 8-3 1 --3 5,(3-1)  MIN M. LeCroy J. Cruz 0% 96% Walk
Ron Flores replaces Juan Cruz pitching
t6 8-3 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau R. Flores -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
Jay Witasick replaces Ron Flores pitching
t6 8-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R MIN M. Cuddyer J. Witasick 2% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive); Tyner Scores; LeCroy to 3B
t6 9-3 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Tiffee J. Witasick -1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-9, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 4-5-6
J.C. Romero replaces Scott Baker pitching
b6 3-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Chavez J. Romero 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Payton J. Romero 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg J. Romero 0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Athletics 3.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Athletics' Jay Witasick facing 7-8-9
t7 9-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN C. Heintz J. Witasick 0% 98% Walk
t7 9-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN N. Punto J. Witasick -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Heintz to 2B
t7 9-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN L. Rivas J. Witasick -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Heintz to 3B
t7 9-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Tyner J. Witasick -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-9, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 7-8-9
b7 3-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Romero 1% 99% Popfly: 1B
b7 3-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Johnson J. Romero 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-9 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK N. Swisher J. Romero 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Athletics' Keiichi Yabu facing 2-3-4
Keiichi Yabu replaces Jay Witasick pitching
t8 9-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Bartlett K. Yabu 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
t8 9-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  MIN M. LeCroy K. Yabu 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bartlett to 3B
Mike Ryan pinch runs for Matt LeCroy (DH) batting 3rd
t8 9-3 0 -23 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Morneau K. Yabu -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 9-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Cuddyer K. Yabu 0% 99% Intentional Walk
t8 9-3 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO MIN T. Tiffee K. Yabu 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bartlett Scores; Ryan to 3B
t8 10-3 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O MIN C. Heintz K. Yabu -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Twins' Jesse Crain facing 1-2-3
Jesse Crain replaces J.C. Romero pitching
b8 3-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R OAK M. Ellis J. Crain -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball)
Adam Melhuse pinch hits for Jason Kendall (C) batting 2nd
b8 4-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK A. Melhuse J. Crain 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Matt Watson pinch hits for Mark Kotsay (CF) batting 3rd
b8 4-10 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Watson J. Crain 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-10 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Chavez J. Crain 0% 100% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-4, Athletics' Santiago Casilla facing 8-9-1
Santiago Casilla replaces Keiichi Yabu pitching
Adam Melhuse moves from PH to C
Matt Watson moves from PH to LF
Jay Payton moves from LF to CF
t9 10-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN N. Punto S. Casilla -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 10-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN L. Rivas S. Casilla -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 10-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Tyner S. Casilla -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-10, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 5-6-7
Juan Rincon replaces Jesse Crain pitching
b9 4-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Payton J. Rincon 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 4-10 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg J. Rincon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-10 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Rincon 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Athletics 4.

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