Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics
10-12, 4-6 Away
2
10-12, 4-6 Away
Final
14-9, 8-7 Home
11
14-9, 8-7 Home
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. GomezCF |
J. KubelRF |
D. SpanRF |
D. YoungLF |
B. Buscher3B-1B |
N. PuntoSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .258 | .352 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .329 | .377 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .291 | .413 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .324 | .258 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .330 | .487 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .395 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .287 | .321 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .325 | .459 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .231 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .267 |
| 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BM Redmond (1, G Smith)
- HRC Gomez (1, 1st inning off G Smith 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Gomez (6), B Buscher (1)
- GIDPB Harris; N Punto
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (N Punto-B Harris-J Morneau)
- EB Buscher (1, ground ball); J Kubel (1, fly ball)
- AssistsJ Kubel (C Denorfia at 3rd base)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (4, B Bass); K Suzuki (4, B Bass)
- 3BR Davis (1, B Bass)
- HRD Murphy 2 (2, 5th inning off B Bass 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off J Crain 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIE Brown 2 (19), C Denorfia (5), D Murphy 4 (6), K Suzuki 2 (8), M Sweeney 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIK Suzuki, D Murphy
- GIDPE Brown
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBC Denorfia (2, 2nd base off B Bass/M Redmond)
- Fielding
- DP2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-M Sweeney, D Murphy-M Ellis-D Barton)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Liriano(L,0-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35-15 | 11.32 |
| 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70-39 | 4.30 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-15 | 5.87 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 4.15 |
| 8.0 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 158-91 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 0-1; B Bass 6-1; J Crain 1-5; D Reyes 1-2; J Rincon 1-1
- Game ScoresF Liriano 15
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Gomez homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | E Brown singled to left, K Suzuki and M Ellis scored, F Thomas to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st | C Denorfia singled to left, F Thomas scored, E Brown to third, B Crosby to second. | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st | D Murphy singled to right, E Brown and B Crosby scored, C Denorfia thrown out at third. | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st | K Suzuki singled to center, D Murphy scored, R Davis to second. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | M Sweeney doubled to deep left, K Suzuki and M Ellis scored. | 1 | 8 | |
| 5th | B Buscher singled to right center, M Redmond scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 5th | D Murphy homered to left. | 2 | 9 | |
| 5th | K Suzuki doubled to left, R Davis scored. | 2 | 10 | |
| 6th | D Murphy homered to left. | 2 | 11 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
8:35 PM, 24 April 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,593
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke
- First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke
- Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
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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