Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS • OAK wins series 3-0
96-66, 42-39 Away
3
96-66, 42-39 Away
Final
93-69, 49-32 Home
8
93-69, 49-32 Home
Twins Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau (1, D Haren); T Hunter (1, D Haren)
- HRT Hunter (1, 4th inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out); J Morneau (2, 8th inning off J Duchscherer 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIT Hunter (2), R White (2), J Morneau (2)
- 2Out RBIT Hunter, J Morneau
- SHT Hunter
- GIDPM Cuddyer; J Tyner
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- EJ Bartlett (2, ground ball); B Radke (1, pop up); J Morneau (1, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .286 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .357 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .308 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .583 | 1.200 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .600 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .417 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
- Batting
- 2BM Scutaro 2 (4, B Radke, J Crain); E Chavez (1, G Perkins)
- HRE Chavez (1, 2nd inning off B Radke 0 on, 1 Out); M Bradley (1, 3rd inning off B Radke 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIE Chavez (1), M Scutaro 4 (6), M Bradley 2 (2), N Swisher (1)
- 2Out RBIM Scutaro 4, N Swisher
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (E Chavez-D Jimenez-N Swisher, D Jimenez-M Scutaro-N Swisher)
- EJ Kendall (1, throw)
- AssistsM Bradley (T Hunter at Home)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Radke(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 83-53 | 6.75 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 9.00 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 9.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 152-94 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Radke 3-7; G Perkins 0-1; J Rincon 4-1; D Reyes 1-1; J Crain 0-0; M Guerrier 0-3
- Game ScoresB Radke 39
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Haren(W,1-0) |
J. Duchscherer(H,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 89-59 | 3.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-15 | 2.25 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 125-84 |
- Pitching
- IBBF Thomas (By D Reyes)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Haren 10-5; J Duchscherer 3-2; H Street 2-1
- Game ScoresD Haren 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Chavez homered to right. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Scutaro doubled to deep right, J Payton scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | M Bradley homered to center, M Kotsay scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | T Hunter homered to left. | 1 | 4 | |
| 6th | R White singled to right, J Morneau scored, T Hunter thrown out at home. | 2 | 4 | |
| 7th | N Swisher walked, F Thomas scored, E Chavez to third, J Payton to second. | 2 | 5 | |
| 7th | M Scutaro doubled to deep right, E Chavez, J Payton and N Swisher scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 8th | J Morneau homered to right. | 3 | 8 | |
OAK wins 3-0
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:09 PM, 6 October 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 35,694
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
- First Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
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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