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@LAA		5
7
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@NYY		2
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3
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@TBR		2
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@ATL		2
4
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@CHC		4
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:09PM
, McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 12,357, Time of Game: 2:37
Twins
2
75-59
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Athletics
3
62-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 19½ GB
W: Joey Devine (4-0)
L: Craig Breslow (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2  5  0
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  1    3  8  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .839 16 12 0.083 1.55 0.157 -0.074 0.7 2 0 SB
Alexi Casilla 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .740 17 10 -0.049 1.57 0.059 -0.108 -0.5 2 4 SB
Joe Mauer C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .317 .852 18 9 -0.002 1.46 0.052 -0.054 0.2 5 1
Justin Morneau 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .308 .899 11 8 -0.092 1.89 0.027 -0.120 -0.9 7 0 2B,SF
Randy Ruiz DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .320 .790 8 6 -0.129 1.63 0.000 -0.129 -1.0
   Jason Kubel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .798 1 1 -0.059 2.33 0.000 -0.059 -0.2
Delmon Young LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .282 .725 11 6 0.128 1.36 0.177 -0.049 0.5 3 0 2B
Brendan Harris 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .703 18 7 -0.142 1.69 0.036 -0.178 -0.6 1 1 GDP
Nick Punto SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 .293 .763 11 5 0.094 1.70 0.168 -0.073 0.5 1 1 SB,GDP
Carlos Gomez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .633 8 6 -0.170 1.71 0.000 -0.170 -1.3 4 0 GDP
Nick Blackburn P
   Dennys Reyes P
   Boof Bonser P
   Craig Breslow P 1
   Jesse Crain P
Team Totals 29 2 5 2 4 4 .172 .506 119 70 -0.338 1.63 0.676 -1.014 -2.6 25 8
2B: J Morneau (37, off D Eveland); D Young (23, off D Eveland).
SF: J Morneau (8, off D Eveland).
TB: J Morneau 2; D Young 2; D Span; N Punto; J Mauer.
GIDP: C Gomez (5); N Punto (8); B Harris (11).
RBI: N Punto (25); J Morneau (103).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau.
Baserunning
SB: D Span (13, 3rd base off D Eveland/R Bowen); N Punto (9, 2nd base off D Eveland/R Bowen); A Casilla (5, 2nd base off D Eveland/R Bowen).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rajai Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .606 11 9 -0.015 0.70 0.035 -0.050 0.0 3 0
Bobby Crosby SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .249 .676 13 9 0.043 1.25 0.106 -0.063 0.3 3 7 2B
Jack Cust LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 .805 21 12 -0.104 1.30 0.019 -0.124 -0.6 2 0
Frank Thomas DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .236 .719 18 10 -0.048 1.46 0.074 -0.122 -0.3 2B
Ryan Sweeney RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .291 .722 11 6 0.118 1.80 0.160 -0.042 0.8 2 0
Daric Barton 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .217 .633 10 6 0.075 2.08 0.170 -0.095 -0.2 12 0 SH,GDP
Jack Hannahan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .647 13 9 -0.068 0.89 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 0 3
   Emil Brown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 .697 7 3 0.010 3.17 0.010 0.000 0.2
   Cliff Pennington PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .445 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Rob Bowen C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .488 15 10 -0.071 0.93 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 3 1
   Kurt Suzuki PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .284 .733 5 2 0.291 4.30 0.291 0.000 0.0 2B
Eric Patterson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .592 9 8 -0.070 0.92 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 2 2
Dana Eveland P 1
   Jerry Blevins P
   Joey Devine P
Team Totals 31 3 8 2 3 6 .258 .678 133 84 0.161 1.43 0.865 -0.705 -1.6 27 14
2B: B Crosby (35, off N Blackburn); F Thomas (7, off N Blackburn); K Suzuki (21, off J Crain).
SH: D Barton (5, off C Breslow).
TB: B Crosby 3; K Suzuki 2; F Thomas 2; R Sweeney 2; D Barton; R Davis.
GIDP: D Barton (6).
RBI: D Barton (37); K Suzuki (37).
2-out RBI: D Barton.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 4. B Crosby-E Patterson; J Hannahan-E Patterson-D Barton; B Crosby-D Barton; E Patterson-B Crosby-D Barton.
E: E Patterson (6).

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
Nick Blackburn 5.2 6 2 2 2 2 0 3.75 24 95 61 38 7 16 8 12 3 0 49 -0.036 1.16 0.6
Dennys Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.39 3 10 7 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.108 1.41 0.8
Boof Bonser 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.14 4 13 8 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.128 1.26 0.6
Craig Breslow, L (0-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.060 2.73 -0.2
Jesse Crain 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.98 2 12 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.301 3.73 -0.2
Team Totals 8.1 8 3 3 3 6 0 3.24 35 133 84 54 12 18 9 17 4 0 49 3 1 -0.161 1.63 1.6

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
Dana Eveland 7 5 2 2 3 2 0 4.21 28 97 57 36 2 19 13 10 4 0 58 0.093 1.58 1.5
Jerry Blevins 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.04 3 11 8 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.107 1.41 0.5
Joey Devine, W (4-0) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.80 3 11 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.139 2.40 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 4 4 0 2.00 34 119 70 44 3 23 15 11 4 0 58 0 0 0.339 1.43 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Paul Emmel.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 12,357.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Denard Span RF 1 Rajai Davis CF
2 Alexi Casilla 2B 2 Bobby Crosby SS
3 Joe Mauer C 3 Jack Cust LF
4 Justin Morneau 1B 4 Frank Thomas DH
5 Randy Ruiz DH 5 Ryan Sweeney RF
6 Delmon Young LF 6 Daric Barton 1B
7 Brendan Harris 3B 7 Jack Hannahan 3B
8 Nick Punto SS 8 Rob Bowen C
9 Carlos Gomez CF 9 Eric Patterson 2B
Nick Blackburn P Dana Eveland P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R OAK K. Suzuki J. Crain 29% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; Pennington to 3B
b6 1-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R OAK D. Barton N. Blackburn 17% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Sweeney to 2B
t9 2-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO MIN B. Harris J. Devine 14% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Young D. Eveland -12% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t7 1-2 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN N. Punto D. Eveland -11% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores

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' Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN D. Span D. Eveland -4% 46% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIN A. Casilla D. Eveland 3% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  MIN J. Mauer D. Eveland -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Span to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN J. Morneau D. Eveland 9% 55% Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Span out at 2B/SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK R. Davis N. Blackburn 3% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Crosby N. Blackburn -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Davis to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Cust N. Blackburn 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK F. Thomas N. Blackburn -4% 54% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney N. Blackburn -4% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dana Eveland facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN R. Ruiz D. Eveland 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Young D. Eveland 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN B. Harris D. Eveland 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Barton N. Blackburn -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Hannahan N. Blackburn -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK R. Bowen N. Blackburn -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dana Eveland facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN N. Punto D. Eveland -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN C. Gomez D. Eveland 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Span D. Eveland 1% 56% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Patterson N. Blackburn -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Davis N. Blackburn -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK B. Crosby N. Blackburn 1% 53% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK J. Cust N. Blackburn -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dana Eveland facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN A. Casilla D. Eveland 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Mauer D. Eveland 2% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Morneau D. Eveland -3% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN R. Ruiz D. Eveland 4% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK F. Thomas N. Blackburn 7% 63% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  OAK R. Sweeney N. Blackburn 7% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas to 3B
b4 0-0 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO OAK D. Barton N. Blackburn -6% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Thomas Scores/No RBI
b4 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Hannahan N. Blackburn -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Dana Eveland facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young D. Eveland 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 0-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN B. Harris D. Eveland -4% 64% Walk
t5 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN N. Punto D. Eveland 7% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK R. Bowen N. Blackburn -2% 69% Flyball: RF
b5 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK E. Patterson N. Blackburn -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Davis N. Blackburn -1% 66% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Dana Eveland facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN C. Gomez D. Eveland 4% 70% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Span D. Eveland -4% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Casilla D. Eveland -6% 60% Fielder's Choice 3B; Span to 2B
t6 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Mauer D. Eveland -8% 52% Span Steals 3B; Casilla Steals 2B
t6 0-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer D. Eveland -2% 50% Walk
t6 0-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO MIN J. Morneau D. Eveland 1% 51% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Span Scores
t6 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Ruiz D. Eveland 6% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Nick Blackburn facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK B. Crosby N. Blackburn 9% 67% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 1-1 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O OAK J. Cust N. Blackburn -6% 61% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 1-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O OAK F. Thomas N. Blackburn -5% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Sweeney N. Blackburn 1% 56% Walk
b6 1-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R OAK D. Barton N. Blackburn 17% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Crosby Scores; Sweeney to 2B
Dennys Reyes replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
b6 2-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Hannahan D. Reyes -4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Dana Eveland facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Young D. Eveland -12% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t7 1-2 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN B. Harris D. Eveland 3% 61% Flyball: RF (RF Line); Young to 3B
t7 1-2 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN N. Punto D. Eveland -11% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young Scores
t7 2-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Gomez D. Eveland 5% 55% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
t7 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Span D. Eveland -2% 53% Punto Steals 2B
t7 2-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Span D. Eveland 6% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
b7 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Bowen D. Reyes -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Patterson D. Reyes -3% 52% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
Boof Bonser replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
b7 2-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Davis B. Bonser -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Jerry Blevins facing 2-3-4
Jerry Blevins replaces Dana Eveland pitching
t8 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Blevins 5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Blevins 3% 58% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Blevins 3% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
b8 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Crosby B. Bonser -5% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 2-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Cust B. Bonser -3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK F. Thomas B. Bonser -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Joey Devine facing 5-6-7
Joey Devine replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
Jason Kubel pinch hits for Randy Ruiz (DH) batting 5th
t9 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Devine 6% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Young J. Devine -6% 50% Walk
t9 2-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO MIN B. Harris J. Devine 14% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Craig Breslow facing 5-6-7
Craig Breslow replaces Boof Bonser pitching
b9 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK R. Sweeney C. Breslow 7% 71% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b9 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Barton C. Breslow -1% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Sweeney to 2B
Jesse Crain replaces Craig Breslow pitching
Emil Brown pinch hits for Jack Hannahan (3B) batting 7th
b9 2-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  OAK E. Brown J. Crain 1% 71% Walk
Kurt Suzuki pinch hits for Rob Bowen (C) batting 8th
Cliff Pennington pinch runs for Emil Brown (PH) batting 7th
b9 2-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R OAK K. Suzuki J. Crain 29% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; Pennington to 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 3.

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