Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Barton (6, J Manship); C Pennington (7, J Manship)
- RBIE Patterson (5), C Pennington (13), R Davis (36), K Suzuki (73)
- 2Out RBIC Pennington
- SFR Davis; E Patterson; K Suzuki
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-10 (R Davis 0-1, E Patterson 0-1, J Cust 0-2, C Pennington 2-2, K Suzuki 0-2, A Kennedy 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBR Davis (36, 2nd base off J Manship/M Redmond); E Patterson (2, 2nd base off J Manship/M Redmond); A Kennedy (19, 2nd base off J Crain/M Redmond); M Ellis (9, 2nd base off J Crain/M Redmond); C Pennington (6, 2nd base off M Guerrier/J Morales)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Pennington-D Barton, D Barton-C Pennington-D Barton)
Twins Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. SpanCF |
J. MauerDH |
J. KubelLF |
N. Punto2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .391 | .418 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .306 | .364 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .363 | .429 | .597 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .363 | .516 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .374 | .529 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .332 | .495 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .316 | .368 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .303 | .292 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .402 | .400 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .321 | .281 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .357 | .321 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .275 | .249 |
| 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
a-singled to right for M Redmond in the 8th
b-struck out looking for N Punto in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BB Harris (19, B Anderson); J Mauer (25, B Anderson)
- RBID Span (57), J Kubel (82)
- SFJ Kubel; D Span
- GIDPJ Mauer; M Redmond
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-4 (M Redmond 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, J Morneau 0-1, N Punto 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (O Cabrera-N Punto)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Anderson(W,9-10) |
M. Wuertz(H,21) |
A. Bailey(S,24) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 108-71 | 4.37 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 2.96 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.03 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 143-93 |
- Pitching
- HBPR Davis (By J Manship)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Anderson 15-24; M Wuertz 4-4; A Bailey 3-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Anderson 22-6-23-20; M Wuertz 5-1-3-3; A Bailey 7-1-1-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Anderson 11-6; M Wuertz 1-1; A Bailey 0-1
- Game ScoresB Anderson 63
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Manship(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79-44 | 5.31 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-14 | 5.36 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32-24 | 2.10 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.05 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 2.27 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 172-99 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Manship 6-18; J Crain 5-7; J Mijares 5-6; J Rauch 1-3; M Guerrier 1-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Manship 14-4-15-11; J Crain 5-2-3-4; J Mijares 7-6-9-2; J Rauch 1-2-1-2; M Guerrier 5-3-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Manship 5-3; J Crain 0-3; J Mijares 1-0; J Rauch 1-1; M Guerrier 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Manship 40
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Patterson hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | C Pennington doubled to deep right, D Barton scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | D Span hit sacrifice fly to right, B Harris scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, J Mauer scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | R Davis hit sacrifice fly to center, E Patterson scored, C Pennington to third. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to right, C Pennington scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Metrodome
6:10 PM, 12 September 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 24,283
Game Time:2:58
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
- Third Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
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 |

