Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics
75-59, 29-36 Away
2
75-59, 29-36 Away
Final
62-72, 35-33 Home
3
62-72, 35-33 Home
Twins Hitting
a-grounded to third for R Ruiz in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Morneau (37, D Eveland); D Young (23, D Eveland)
- RBIJ Morneau (103), N Punto (25)
- SFJ Morneau
- GIDPC Gomez; N Punto; B Harris
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- SBD Span (13, 3rd base off D Eveland/R Bowen); A Casilla (5, 2nd base off D Eveland/R Bowen); N Punto (9, 2nd base off D Eveland/R Bowen)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Casilla-N Punto-J Morneau)
Athletics Hitting
a-walked for J Hannahan in the 9th
b-doubled to deep left center for R Bowen in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BF Thomas (7, N Blackburn); B Crosby (35, N Blackburn); K Suzuki (21, J Crain)
- RBID Barton (37), K Suzuki (37)
- 2Out RBID Barton
- SHD Barton
- GIDPD Barton
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP4 (B Crosby-E Patterson, E Patterson-B Crosby-D Barton, B Crosby-D Barton, J Hannahan-E Patterson-D Barton)
- EE Patterson (3, ground ball)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Breslow(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95-61 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.39 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 6.14 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2.57 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 3.98 |
| 8.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 133-84 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN Blackburn 6-9; D Reyes 0-1; B Bonser 0-2; C Breslow 1-0; J Crain 0-0
- Game ScoresN Blackburn 49
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Devine(W,4-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 97-57 | 4.21 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.04 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 0.80 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 119-70 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Eveland 10-8; J Blevins 0-1; J Devine 3-0
- Game ScoresD Eveland 58
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | D Barton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Thomas scored, R Sweeney out at second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Barton singled to left, B Crosby scored, R Sweeney to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 7th | N Punto singled to center, D Young scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 9th | K Suzuki doubled to deep left center, R Sweeney scored, C Pennington to third. | 2 | 3 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 29 August 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,357
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Darling
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
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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