Athletics 8-4 Twins (9 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

15-16, 7-8 home


MIN
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	6	3
2	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	-	8	11	2

M. Mulder3-2

9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

K. Lohse1-3

4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 6 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- B McMillon to third, E Chavez to second on wild pitch by K Lohse.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- E Byrnes continues to bat after dropped foul ball by third baseman M Cuddyer.
  1
  2
- E Byrnes stole second.
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TwinsTop 3rd
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- S Stewart safe at second on error by third baseman E Chavez, H Blanco scored.
  2
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- L Rivas stole second.
  2
  3
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- D Mientkiewicz safe at first on throwing error by shortstop M Scutaro.
  4
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsBottom 6th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- E Chavez stole second.
  4
  6
- D Miller singled to center, E Chavez scored, D Miller to second on throwing error by center fielder L Ford.
  4
  7
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
TwinsTop 7th
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- A. Fultz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- A. Fultz pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- B Kielty singled to shallow left, S Hatteberg scored, D Miller to second, D Miller to third on error by left fielder S Stewart.
  4
  8
- J Dye in right field.
  4
  8
- B Kielty in left field.
  4
  8
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
TwinsTop 9th
- M. Mulder pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Twins
9
Athletics
11

Game 1

8/5

Twins
3
Athletics
2

Game 2

8/5

Twins
4
Athletics
8

Game 3

9/5

Oakland Coliseum

9:05 PM, 9 May 2004

Oakland, California

Attendance: 24,916

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	52	29	.642	-	W1
Minnesota	46	37	.554	7	W1
Kansas City	46	39	.541	8	L1
Detroit	37	46	.446	16	L4
Chicago	24	61	.282	30	W3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	47	38	.553	-	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	4.5	W1
Texas	37	46	.446	9	L6
Los Angeles	36	46	.439	9.5	W6
Oakland	30	55	.353	17	L1

Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez homer in 5th as the Pirates avoid sweep and beat the Braves 4-2

— Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez each hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Pirates whack two homers in the 5th to go ahead vs. the Braves

Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez each hit over 400-foot 2-run home runs in the fifth inning to give the Pirates a 4-1 lead vs. the Braves.

Juan Soto (bruised hand) late addition to Yankees' lineup

Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was a late addition to the lineup for Sunday's series finale in Toronto after sitting out a loss a day earlier because of a bruised right hand.

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M. Mulder3-2

K. Lohse1-3

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Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez homer in 5th as the Pirates avoid sweep and beat the Braves 4-2

Pirates whack two homers in the 5th to go ahead vs. the Braves

Juan Soto (bruised hand) late addition to Yankees' lineup

Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out