Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics - Aug 31, 2008

MIN

77-60

OAK

63-74

FINAL

McAfee Coliseum

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	2	2	12	10	0
OAK	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	11	2

WIN

Scott Baker

6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

LOSS

Greg Smith

5.0 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Box Score

MIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1D. SpanRF	0-4	1	0	1	.301
2N. PuntoSS	2-4	2	0	0	.289
↳ A. EverettSS	0-1	0	0	0	.205
3J. MauerDH	0-4	1	0	0	.320
4J. Morneau1B	2-5	1	1	4	.312
5J. KubelRF	1-2	0	0	0	.278
↳ C. GómezCF	0-1	1	0	0	.253
6D. YoungLF	0-3	2	0	0	.283
7M. RedmondC	1-4	1	0	1	.281
8B. Buscher3B	2-4	1	0	1	.312
9A. Casilla2B	2-4	2	1	3	.300

MIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
S. Baker(W, 8-4)	6.0	6	1	1	4	96-69	3.66
D. Reyes	1.0	1	0	0	1	13-8	2.33
E. Guardado	0.2	4	3	1	1	30-19	4.18
B. Bonser	1.1	0	0	0	1	16-13	6.06

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

MIN		OAK
10	HITS	11
2	HOME RUNS	0
20	TOTAL BASES	14
9	WALKS	2
7	STRIKEOUTS	7
19	RUNNERS LOB	21

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

MINEVENOAK

10050100

BOT 9 · MIN 12-4 OAK · MIN 100.0%Cliff Pennington flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Justin Morneau 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder Rajai Davis. Nick Punto scores.1-0
TOP 2Alexi Casilla 2-run homer on a fly ball to left field. Brian Buscher scores.3-0
BOT 4Jack Hannahan 1-run double on a fly ball to left fielder Delmon Young. Daric Barton scores. Jack Hannahan out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Delmon Young to second baseman Alexi Casilla.3-1
TOP 6Justin Morneau 3-run homer on a fly ball to right field. Nick Punto scores. Joe Mauer scores.6-1
TOP 6Mike Redmond 1-run double on a line drive to right fielder Ryan Sweeney. Carlos Gomez scores. Delmon Young to 3rd.7-1
TOP 6Denard Span 1-run sac fly to left fielder Aaron Cunningham. Delmon Young scores.8-1
TOP 8Justin Morneau reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Daric Barton. Alexi Casilla scores. Denard Span scores. Adam Everett to 3rd.10-1

Season Series

SERIES TIED 5-5

Box Score

MIN BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1D. SpanRF	0-4	1	0	1	.301
2N. PuntoSS	2-4	2	0	0	.289
↳ A. EverettSS	0-1	0	0	0	.205
3J. MauerDH	0-4	1	0	0	.320
4J. Morneau1B	2-5	1	1	4	.312
5J. KubelRF	1-2	0	0	0	.278
↳ C. GómezCF	0-1	1	0	0	.253
6D. YoungLF	0-3	2	0	0	.283
7M. RedmondC	1-4	1	0	1	.281
8B. Buscher3B	2-4	1	0	1	.312
9A. Casilla2B	2-4	2	1	3	.300

MIN PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
S. Baker(W, 8-4)	6.0	6	1	1	4	96-69	3.66
D. Reyes	1.0	1	0	0	1	13-8	2.33
E. Guardado	0.2	4	3	1	1	30-19	4.18
B. Bonser	1.1	0	0	0	1	16-13	6.06

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

MIN		OAK
10	HITS	11
2	HOME RUNS	0
20	TOTAL BASES	14
9	WALKS	2
7	STRIKEOUTS	7
19	RUNNERS LOB	21

Win Probability

MIN 100.0%

MINEVENOAK

10050100

BOT 9 · MIN 12-4 OAK · MIN 100.0%Cliff Pennington flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

Scoring Summary

TOP 1Justin Morneau 1-run single on a line drive to center fielder Rajai Davis. Nick Punto scores.1-0
TOP 2Alexi Casilla 2-run homer on a fly ball to left field. Brian Buscher scores.3-0
BOT 4Jack Hannahan 1-run double on a fly ball to left fielder Delmon Young. Daric Barton scores. Jack Hannahan out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Delmon Young to second baseman Alexi Casilla.3-1
TOP 6Justin Morneau 3-run homer on a fly ball to right field. Nick Punto scores. Joe Mauer scores.6-1
TOP 6Mike Redmond 1-run double on a line drive to right fielder Ryan Sweeney. Carlos Gomez scores. Delmon Young to 3rd.7-1
TOP 6Denard Span 1-run sac fly to left fielder Aaron Cunningham. Delmon Young scores.8-1
TOP 8Justin Morneau reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Daric Barton. Alexi Casilla scores. Denard Span scores. Adam Everett to 3rd.10-1

Season Series

SERIES TIED 5-5

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	89	74	.546	-	W3
Minnesota	88	75	.540	1.0	L1
Cleveland	81	81	.500	7.5	L1
Kansas City	75	87	.463	13.5	L1
Detroit	74	88	.457	14.5	L2

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	100	62	.617	-	W1
Texas	79	83	.488	21.0	L1
Oakland	75	86	.466	24.5	L5
Seattle	61	101	.377	39.0	W3

Box Score

Team Totals

Win Probability

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AL West Standings

Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics, Aug 31, 2008