Twins Hitting
- Batting
- HRD Span (4, 5th inning off D Braden 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBID Span 2 (33)
- SHC Gomez
- GIDPB Harris
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- CSD Span (5, 2nd base by A Embree)
- Picked OffJ Mauer (1st base by D Braden)
- Fielding
- EJ Nathan (1, throw)
Athletics Hitting
a-struck out swinging for C Pennington in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BB Crosby (36, F Liriano)
- HRJ Cust (25, 5th inning off F Liriano 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Cust (59)
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- SBE Patterson (7, 2nd base off F Liriano/J Mauer)
- Fielding
- DP1 (C Pennington-D Barton)
- EC Pennington (2, ground ball)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Guerrier(H,20) |
J. Nathan(L,0-1; B, 5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 99-66 | 3.45 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 4.54 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 1.09 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 125-79 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 8-7; M Guerrier 1-1; J Nathan 0-0
- Game ScoresF Liriano 69
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | D Span homered to right, A Casilla scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Cust homered to right center. | 2 | 1 | |
| 9th | R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Crosby and E Brown scored on throwing error by pitcher J Nathan. | 2 | 3 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
2:05 AM, 31 August 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 25,238
Game Time:2:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
| Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
2024 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
| Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
| Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |
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