Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF-RF |
N. PuntoSS |
J. MauerDH |
J. KubelRF |
C. GomezPR-CF |
D. YoungLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .301 | .385 | .448 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .343 | .406 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .271 | .316 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .322 | .415 | .444 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .390 | .521 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .339 | .472 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .290 | .342 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .330 | .396 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .314 | .333 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .342 | .428 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .337 | .414 |
| 36 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
a-walked for N Punto in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BN Punto (16, G Smith); J Kubel (17, G Smith); M Redmond (6, K Foulke); B Buscher (8, B Ziegler)
- HRA Casilla (6, 2nd inning off G Smith 1 on, 2 Out); J Morneau (21, 6th inning off G Smith 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Morneau 4 (108), A Casilla 3 (45), M Redmond (9), D Span (34), B Buscher (41)
- 2Out RBIJ Morneau, A Casilla 2
- SFA Casilla; D Span
- GIDPM Redmond
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBC Gomez (28, 3rd base off G Smith/K Suzuki)
- Fielding
- AssistsD Young (J Hannahan at 3rd base)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BK Suzuki (22, S Baker); J Hannahan (26, S Baker); A Cunningham (1, D Reyes)
- RBIJ Hannahan (40), D Barton (38), A Cunningham 2 (2)
- 2Out RBIA Cunningham 2
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBR Davis (20, 2nd base off S Baker/M Redmond)
- Fielding
- DP1 (E Patterson-B Crosby-D Barton)
- ED Barton (12, ground ball); C Pennington (3, throw)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Baker(W,8-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 96-69 | 3.66 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.33 |
| 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-19 | 4.18 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-13 | 6.06 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 155-109 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 5-8; D Reyes 2-0; E Guardado 0-1; B Bonser 1-2
- Game ScoresS Baker 59
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Smith(L,6-14) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 93-56 | 4.23 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-20 | 3.67 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26-14 | 2.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-21 | 4.64 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 0.57 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 201-120 |
- Pitching
- BKG Smith
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Smith 4-7; K Foulke 0-1; J Blevins 2-1; A Embree 0-2; B Ziegler 2-1
- Game ScoresG Smith 22
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Morneau singled to center, N Punto scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | A Casilla homered to left, B Buscher scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4th | J Hannahan doubled to left, D Barton scored, J Hannahan out at third. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 6th | J Morneau homered to right, N Punto and J Mauer scored. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 6th | M Redmond doubled to right, C Gomez scored, D Young to third. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 6th | D Span hit sacrifice fly to left, D Young scored. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 8th | J Morneau safe at first on error by first baseman D Barton, A Casilla and D Span scored, A Everett to third. | 10 | 1 | ||
| 8th | D Barton walked, R Sweeney scored, C Pennington to third, J Cust to second. | 10 | 2 | ||
| 8th | A Cunningham singled to center, C Pennington and J Cust scored, D Barton to second. | 10 | 4 | ||
| 9th | B Buscher doubled to right, D Young scored, M Redmond to third. | 11 | 4 | ||
| 9th | A Casilla hit sacrifice fly to left, M Redmond scored. | 12 | 4 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 31 August 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 18,427
Game Time:3:13
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel
- First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling
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 |

