Twins 10-4 Athletics (21 Sep, 2005) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

84-68, 43-31 home


MIN
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	10	12	0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	6	0

S. Baker2-2

5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

J. Kennedy7-12

3.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

TwinsTop 1st
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 2nd
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 3rd
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- J Tyner to second on wild pitch by J Kennedy.
  1
  0
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 4th
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- N Punto stole second.
  4
  0
- J. Cruz pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 5th
- J. Cruz pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- S. Baker pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 6th
- J. Cruz pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- L Rivas stole third, J Tyner stole second.
  7
  3
- L Rivas scored, J Tyner to third on wild pitch by J Cruz.
  8
  3
- R. Flores pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- J. Witasick pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- J.C. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 7th
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- J.C. Romero pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 8th
- K. Yabu pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- M Ryan ran for M LeCroy.
  9
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- J. Crain pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- A Melhuse hit for J Kendall.
  10
  4
- M Watson hit for M Kotsay.
  10
  4
- A Melhuse catching.
  10
  4
- M Watson in left field.
  10
  4
- J Payton in center field.
  10
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsTop 9th
- S. Casilla pitching for OAK
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- J. Rincon pitching for MIN
  MIN
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Twins
6
Athletics
7

Game 1

20/9

Twins
3
Athletics
8

Game 2

21/9

Twins
10
Athletics
4

Game 3

21/9

Oakland Coliseum

8:35 PM, 21 September 2005

Oakland, California

Attendance: 14,927

Game Time:3:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel
First Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

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

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

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Minnesota Twins

Oakland Athletics

S. Baker2-2

J. Kennedy7-12

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out