Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics
50-58, 24-33 Away
3
50-58, 24-33 Away
Final
49-59, 31-24 Home
7
49-59, 31-24 Home
Twins Hitting
a-struck out looking for D Butera in the 9th
- Batting
- 3BB Revere (3, B McCarthy)
- HRJ Thome (8, 3rd inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Mauer (19), D Valencia (56), J Thome (28)
- 2Out RBID Valencia, J Thome
- GIDPD Young
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-7 (T Nishioka 0-1, J Thome 0-1, J Mauer 0-1, D Valencia 1-1, D Young 1-1, M Cuddyer 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Pavano-J Mauer, M Cuddyer-T Nishioka-J Mauer)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Crisp (22, C Pavano); J Weeks (11, C Pavano); R Sweeney (9, C Pavano)
- RBIC Crisp (34), J Willingham (58), C Jackson (34), R Sweeney 2 (16), C Pennington (32), H Matsui (52)
- SFH Matsui
- GIDPC Jackson
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP5-10 (J Willingham 1-2, C Jackson 1-2, C Pennington 1-1, C Crisp 1-2, R Sweeney 1-1, H Matsui 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBC Crisp 3 (32, 3rd base off C Pavano/D Butera 2, 2nd base off C Pavano/D Butera); J Weeks (11, 3rd base off C Pavano/D Butera)
- Fielding
- DP1 (C Pennington-C Jackson)
Twins Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Pavano(L,6-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89-61 | 4.90 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34-19 | 4.10 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.34 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-5 | 4.71 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 147-94 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Pavano 15-22; P Dumatrait 3-8; M Capps 2-3; J Nathan 0-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Pavano 22-1-20-18; P Dumatrait 8-2-4-5; M Capps 4-1-2-2; J Nathan 2-1-0-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Pavano 2-8; P Dumatrait 2-3; M Capps 2-0; J Nathan 0-2
- Game ScoresC Pavano 15
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. McCarthy(W,4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 109-85 | 3.58 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-16 | 3.82 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 1.88 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.05 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 171-122 |
- Pitching
- WPC Breslow
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB McCarthy 20-26; C Breslow 3-6; G Balfour 2-3; A Bailey 1-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB McCarthy 26-15-27-17; C Breslow 3-5-6-2; G Balfour 5-0-3-2; A Bailey 6-2-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB McCarthy 7-2; C Breslow 1-0; G Balfour 2-0; A Bailey 1-0
- Game ScoresB McCarthy 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | MIN | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mauer grounded out to second, B Revere scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | D Valencia singled to center, M Cuddyer scored, J Thome to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Thome homered to left center (395 feet). | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Crisp reached on infield single to second, J Weeks scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 3rd | J Willingham singled to left, C Crisp scored, H Matsui to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | C Jackson singled to left, H Matsui scored, J Willingham to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 3rd | R Sweeney doubled to left, J Willingham and C Jackson scored, R Sweeney to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 5 | |
| 3rd | C Pennington singled to right, R Sweeney scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 4th | H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to left, S Sizemore scored. | 3 | 7 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 31 July 2011
Oakland, California
Attendance: 22,452
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
- First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
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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