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LAA
@BOS		7
5
NYY
@CHW		6
7
TEX
@DET		2
8
CLE
@KCR		9
6
CLE
@KCR		2
0
MIN
@OAK		2
11
BAL
@SEA		8
7
TOR
@TBR		3
5
FLA
@ATL		4
7
HOU
@CIN		5
3
CHC
@COL		2
4
ARI
@LAD		6
4
PHI
@MIL		3
1
STL
@PIT		6
2
SFG
@SDP		1
0
NYM
@WSN		5
10
Thursday, April 24, 2008, 12:38PM
, McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 12,593, Time of Game: 2:37
Twins
2
10-12
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Athletics
11
14-9
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Greg Smith (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  9  2
Athletics       6  0  0   2  2  1   0  0  X   11 15  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .242 .610 16 10 0.126 0.55 0.136 -0.010 1.1 2 0 HR
Brendan Harris 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .706 15 8 -0.096 0.60 0.000 -0.096 -1.8 6 3 GDP
Jason Kubel RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .704 12 7 -0.033 0.42 0.000 -0.033 -0.8 1 1
   Denard Span RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .582 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 2 0
Justin Morneau 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .817 13 8 -0.023 0.30 0.000 -0.023 -0.5 5 2
   Matt Tolbert 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .795 2 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Delmon Young LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .262 .609 20 13 0.014 0.21 0.023 -0.008 0.5 0 0
Craig Monroe DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .784 12 9 -0.024 0.28 0.001 -0.026 -0.4
Mike Redmond C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .154 .445 17 11 -0.002 0.23 0.015 -0.017 0.6 3 0 2B
Brian Buscher 3B-1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .625 10 8 0.002 0.21 0.017 -0.015 -0.3 4 3
Nick Punto SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .579 8 5 0.006 0.40 0.022 -0.016 -0.9 1 2 GDP
Francisco Liriano P 0 0
   Brian Bass P 0 1
   Jesse Crain P 0 1
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0
   Juan Rincon P 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 1 5 .265 .668 131 83 -0.030 0.34 0.214 -0.244 -2.5 24 13
2B: M Redmond (1, off G Smith).
HR: C Gomez (1, off G Smith; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Gomez 5; M Redmond 2; D Young 2; B Buscher; C Monroe; D Span; N Punto.
GIDP: B Harris (3); N Punto (1).
RBI: B Buscher (1); C Gomez (6).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Punto-B Harris-J Morneau.
E: B Buscher (1); J Kubel (1).
Outfield Assists: J Kubel (C Denorfia at 3rd base).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kurt Suzuki C 4 2 2 2 1 0 .316 .757 19 9 0.090 0.35 0.091 0.000 2.2 5 0 2B
Mark Ellis 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .247 .728 26 16 0.054 0.46 0.068 -0.013 0.1 4 4
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .322 .838 8 6 -0.026 0.64 0.031 -0.057 1.1 4 1 2B
   Daric Barton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .745 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 3 0
Frank Thomas DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 .159 .629 19 8 0.053 0.50 0.064 -0.011 -0.1
Emil Brown RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .276 .717 9 6 0.115 0.62 0.130 -0.014 0.4 4 0 HBP,GDP
Bobby Crosby SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297 .793 18 10 0.042 0.39 0.050 -0.007 0.0 0 2
Chris Denorfia LF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .286 .681 19 10 0.077 0.44 0.081 -0.004 0.4 1 0 SB
Donnie Murphy 3B 5 3 3 4 0 1 .286 .919 21 13 0.060 0.40 0.066 -0.006 2.1 0 1 2·HR
Rajai Davis CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .490 13 10 0.005 0.16 0.012 -0.008 0.9 4 0 3B
Greg Smith P 2 0
   Andrew Brown P 0 0
   Joey Devine P 0 0
Team Totals 38 11 15 11 5 3 .395 1.135 158 91 0.470 0.44 0.593 -0.120 7.0 27 8
2B: K Suzuki (4, off B Bass); M Sweeney (4, off B Bass).
3B: R Davis (1, off B Bass).
HR: D Murphy 2 (2, 1 off J Crain, 1 off B Bass; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: E Brown (1, by B Bass).
TB: D Murphy 9; R Davis 5; M Sweeney 3; K Suzuki 3; M Ellis 2; B Crosby; C Denorfia; E Brown.
GIDP: E Brown (2).
RBI: D Murphy 4 (6); E Brown 2 (19); K Suzuki 2 (8); M Sweeney 2 (7); C Denorfia (5).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; K Suzuki.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Crosby-M Ellis-M Sweeney; D Murphy-M Ellis-D Barton.
Baserunning
SB: C Denorfia (2, 2nd base off B Bass/M Redmond).

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
Francisco Liriano, L (0-3) 0.2 5 6 6 3 0 0 11.32 9 35 15 8 1 6 1 5 4 0 15 -0.418 1.67 -4.9
Brian Bass 3.1 7 4 3 1 2 1 4.30 19 70 39 25 1 13 8 7 4 0 2 1 -0.055 0.21 -3.7
Jesse Crain 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 5.87 9 23 15 12 1 2 1 7 3 0 1 0 0.001 0.02 0.6
Dennys Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 15 9 6 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Juan Rincon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.15 4 15 13 6 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 15 11 10 5 3 2 11.25 44 158 91 57 5 29 13 22 12 0 15 3 1 -0.472 0.34 -7.0
B Bass faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Greg Smith, W (2-0) 7 7 2 2 1 3 1 2.88 27 91 58 39 6 13 11 12 2 0 57 0.028 0.43 1.5
Andrew Brown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 20 11 7 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Joey Devine 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 20 14 9 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 5 1 2.00 35 131 83 55 9 19 14 15 3 0 57 0 0 0.029 0.44 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Bass (1; E Brown).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 12,593.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Carlos Gomez CF 1 Kurt Suzuki C
2 Brendan Harris 2B 2 Mark Ellis 2B
3 Jason Kubel RF 3 Mike Sweeney 1B
4 Justin Morneau 1B 4 Frank Thomas DH
5 Delmon Young LF 5 Emil Brown RF
6 Craig Monroe DH 6 Bobby Crosby SS
7 Mike Redmond C 7 Chris Denorfia LF
8 Brian Buscher 3B 8 Donnie Murphy 3B
9 Nick Punto SS 9 Rajai Davis CF
Francisco Liriano P Greg Smith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR OAK E. Brown F. Liriano 13% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Suzuki Scores; Ellis Scores; Thomas to 2B
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R MIN C. Gomez G. Smith -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 2-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  R OAK C. Denorfia F. Liriano 7% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thomas Scores; Brown to 3B; Crosby to 2B
t3 1-6 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO MIN B. Harris G. Smith 7% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Punto to 3B
b1 0-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK F. Thomas F. Liriano 6% 55% Walk; Suzuki to 3B; Ellis to 2B

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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' Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R MIN C. Gomez G. Smith -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Harris G. Smith 2% 42% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel G. Smith 1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Morneau G. Smith 1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK K. Suzuki F. Liriano 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis F. Liriano 6% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive); Suzuki to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Sweeney F. Liriano -6% 49% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK F. Thomas F. Liriano 6% 55% Walk; Suzuki to 3B; Ellis to 2B
b1 0-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR OAK E. Brown F. Liriano 13% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Suzuki Scores; Ellis Scores; Thomas to 2B
b1 2-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK B. Crosby F. Liriano 5% 73% Walk; Thomas to 3B; Brown to 2B
b1 2-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  R OAK C. Denorfia F. Liriano 7% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Thomas Scores; Brown to 3B; Crosby to 2B
b1 3-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  RRO OAK D. Murphy F. Liriano 5% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brown Scores; Crosby Scores; Denorfia out at 3B
b1 5-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK R. Davis F. Liriano 1% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive); Murphy to 2B
Brian Bass replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
b1 5-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R OAK K. Suzuki B. Bass 4% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); Murphy Scores; Davis to 2B
b1 6-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Ellis B. Bass -1% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 5-6-7
t2 1-6 0 --- 6,(1-2)  MIN D. Young G. Smith -2% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t2 1-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Monroe G. Smith 2% 89% Popfly: 2B
t2 1-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN M. Redmond G. Smith 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Buscher G. Smith 1% 92% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Brian Bass facing 3-4-5
b2 6-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK M. Sweeney B. Bass 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 6-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK F. Thomas B. Bass -1% 92% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sweeney out at 3B/3B-1B-SS
b2 6-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO OAK E. Brown B. Bass -1% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 9-1-2
t3 1-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN N. Punto G. Smith -2% 89% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
t3 1-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Gomez G. Smith -4% 85% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Punto to 2B
t3 1-6 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO MIN B. Harris G. Smith 7% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Punto to 3B
t3 1-6 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O MIN J. Kubel G. Smith 2% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Brian Bass facing 6-7-8
b3 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby B. Bass -0% 93% Popfly: 2B
b3 6-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK C. Denorfia B. Bass 1% 94% Walk
b3 6-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O OAK D. Murphy B. Bass -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging, Denorfia Steals 2B
b3 6-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Davis B. Bass -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 4-5-6
t4 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Morneau G. Smith 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
t4 1-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Young G. Smith 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Monroe G. Smith 0% 95% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Brian Bass facing 1-2-3
b4 6-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK K. Suzuki B. Bass 1% 95% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b4 6-1 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis B. Bass 1% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Suzuki to 2B
b4 6-1 0 12- 3,(2-0)  RR OAK M. Sweeney B. Bass 2% 99% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Suzuki Scores/unER; Ellis Scores
b4 8-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK F. Thomas B. Bass -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b4 8-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  OAK E. Brown B. Bass 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
b4 8-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Crosby B. Bass -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Sweeney to 3B
b4 8-1 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Denorfia B. Bass -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 8.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 7-8-9
t5 1-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Redmond G. Smith -1% 97% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 1-8 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  R MIN B. Buscher G. Smith -2% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Redmond Scores
t5 2-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN N. Punto G. Smith 1% 96% Flyball: RF
t5 2-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN C. Gomez G. Smith 1% 97% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 2-8 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN B. Harris G. Smith 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-2, Twins' Brian Bass facing 8-9-1
b5 8-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R OAK D. Murphy B. Bass 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b5 9-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK R. Davis B. Bass 0% 99% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b5 9-2 0 --3 6,(3-2)  R OAK K. Suzuki B. Bass 0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Davis Scores
Jesse Crain replaces Brian Bass pitching
b5 10-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Ellis J. Crain -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b5 10-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Sweeney J. Crain -0% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 10-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK F. Thomas J. Crain 0% 99% Walk
b5 10-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Brown J. Crain -0% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 10.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-10, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 3-4-5
Daric Barton replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 3rd
t6 2-10 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel G. Smith 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t6 2-10 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Morneau G. Smith 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-10 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN D. Young G. Smith 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-2, Twins' Jesse Crain facing 6-7-8
Brian Buscher moves from 3B to 1B
Matt Tolbert replaces Justin Morneau (1B) playing 3B batting 4th
Denard Span replaces Jason Kubel playing RF batting 3rd
b6 10-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Crain -0% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b6 10-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK C. Denorfia J. Crain -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b6 10-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK D. Murphy J. Crain 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 11-2 2 --- 7,(2-2)  OAK R. Davis J. Crain 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 11-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki J. Crain -0% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 11.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-11, Athletics' Greg Smith facing 6-7-8
t7 2-11 0 --- 5,(1-2)  MIN C. Monroe G. Smith -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 2-11 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN M. Redmond G. Smith -0% 99% Walk; Monroe to 2B
t7 2-11 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Buscher G. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 2-11 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN N. Punto G. Smith 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 11-2, Twins' Dennys Reyes facing 2-3-4
Dennys Reyes replaces Jesse Crain pitching
b7 11-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK M. Ellis D. Reyes -0% 100% Lineout: CF
b7 11-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK D. Barton D. Reyes 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 11-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK F. Thomas D. Reyes -0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 11.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-11, Athletics' Andrew Brown facing 1-2-3
Andrew Brown replaces Greg Smith pitching
t8 2-11 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Gomez A. Brown 0% 100% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t8 2-11 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN B. Harris A. Brown 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 2-11 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Span A. Brown -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 2-11 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert A. Brown 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 11-2, Twins' Juan Rincon facing 5-6-7
Juan Rincon replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
b8 11-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Brown J. Rincon -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 11-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  OAK B. Crosby J. Rincon 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 11-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Denorfia J. Rincon -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 11-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK D. Murphy J. Rincon 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 11.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-11, Athletics' Joey Devine facing 5-6-7
Joey Devine replaces Andrew Brown pitching
t9 2-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Young J. Devine -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t9 2-11 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Monroe J. Devine 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-11 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O MIN M. Redmond J. Devine 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-11 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Buscher J. Devine 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 11.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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