Athletics 8-2 Twins (9 Aug, 2004) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

62-49, 33-27 home


OAK
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	0	8	12	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0

R. Harden6-5

6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

K. Lohse5-9

6.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- S Hatteberg to second on passed ball by H Blanco.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- M Cuddyer picked off first.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- K. Lohse pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- A. Fultz pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- R. Harden pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- J. Mecir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- A. Fultz pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- E Byrnes scored, M Scutaro to third, A Melhuse to second on wild pitch by J Crain.
  5
  2
- J. Crain pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- S. Casilla pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  OAK
  MIN
- M LeCroy hit for H Blanco.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 9th
- S. Casilla pitching for OAK
  OAK
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Athletics
3
Twins
1

Game 1

7/8

Athletics
3
Twins
4

Game 2

7/8

Athletics
6
Twins
5

Game 3

8/8

Athletics
8
Twins
2

Game 4

9/8

Metrodome

6:10 PM, 9 August 2004

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 21,298

Game Time:3:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Reilly
First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether

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

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

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1 Strike Looking
2 Fly Out