Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
5-5, 3-4 Away
2
5-5, 3-4 Away
Final
4-5, 3-0 Home
8
4-5, 3-0 Home
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Perez3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .368 | .455 | .632 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .344 | .710 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .333 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .341 | .722 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .242 | .310 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .390 | .324 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .219 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .400 | .227 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .133 | .000 |
| 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BF Thomas (2, K Lohse); N Swisher (3, F Liriano)
- RBIF Thomas 2 (6)
- 2Out RBIF Thomas 2
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP3 (E Chavez-M Scutaro-D Johnson, D Johnson-J Kendall, M Scutaro-B Crosby-D Johnson)
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for T Batista in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Redmond (3, J Blanton); N Punto (1, J Blanton)
- 3BN Punto (1, J Blanton)
- HRT Hunter (3, 1st inning off J Blanton 1 on, 2 Out); M Cuddyer (1, 8th inning off J Witasick 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Redmond 2 (3), T Hunter 2 (11), S Stewart 2 (6), L Castillo (1), M Cuddyer (1)
- 2Out RBIT Hunter 2, S Stewart, M Cuddyer
- GIDPM Cuddyer; L Rodriguez
- Team LOB4
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(L,16-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98-61 | 4.50 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29-21 | 5.40 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 127-82 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 7-6; J Witasick 4-1
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 24
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Lohse(W,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92-53 | 8.44 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25-18 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.15 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 128-79 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Morneau (By J Witasick)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Lohse 6-10; F Liriano 0-1; M Guerrier 0-1
- Game ScoresK Lohse 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | F Thomas doubled to left, N Swisher and E Chavez scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | M Redmond doubled to deep center, L Castillo scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 1st | T Hunter homered to center, R White scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | S Stewart singled to right, M Cuddyer scored, N Punto to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | L Castillo reached on infield single to third, N Punto scored, S Stewart to second. | 2 | 5 | |
| 5th | M Redmond singled to right, S Stewart scored, L Castillo to second. | 2 | 6 | |
| 6th | S Stewart singled to left, N Punto scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 8th | M Cuddyer homered to center. | 2 | 8 | |
MIN wins 3-0
Game Information
Metrodome
6:10 PM, 13 April 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 13,520
Game Time:2:09
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
- First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Young
- Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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