Twins 10, 
Athletics 5
| W: | S. Baker (4-6) |
| L: | B. Anderson (3-6) |
| SV: | J. Nathan (12) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .291 | .380 |
C Gomez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .221 | .284 |
| M Tolbert 2B-3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .184 | .265 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .415 | .500 |
| J Morneau 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .339 | .415 |
| J Kubel DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .305 | .358 |
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .232 | .303 |
A Casilla PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .242 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .272 | .354 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .290 | .343 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .244 | .279 |
| Totals | 42 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 166 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Young (2, B Anderson); C Gomez (6, B Anderson); B Harris (10, R Springer) HR: J Morneau (16, 6th inning off B Anderson 0 on, 0 Out); J Kubel (8, 7th inning off S Casilla 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Young 3 (17), J Morneau 2 (54), C Gomez 2 (7), J Kubel 3 (34) SF: D Young 2-out RBI: D Young, C Gomez 2 Twins RISP: 5-13 (B Harris 0-1, C Gomez 1-2, M Tolbert 0-2, J Kubel 1-3, D Span 0-1, D Young 2-2, J Morneau 1-1, M Cuddyer 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Casilla (5, ground ball) DP: 1 (M Tolbert-B Harris-J Morneau). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Baker (W, 4-6) | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 116-82 | 5.59 |
| J Crain | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 7.79 |
| J Mijares | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15-6 | 2.45 |
| J Nathan (S, 12) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-7 | 2.01 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 150-102 | |
| PITCHING S Baker pitched to 3 batters in the 9th; J Crain pitched to 3 batters in the 9th HBP: A Kennedy (By S Baker) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Baker 22/28; J Crain 3/3; J Mijares 1/3; J Nathan 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Baker 19-13-33-17; J Crain 1-0-4-2; J Mijares 4-1-1-0; J Nathan 2-4-1-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 9-6; J Crain 0-0; J Mijares 0-0; J Nathan 0-0 Game Scores: S Baker 69 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| O Cabrera SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .238 | .290 |
B Crosby SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .205 | .304 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .336 | .408 |
| J Cust RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .236 | .333 |
| M Holliday LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .279 | .378 |
C Denorfia LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
| J Giambi DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .210 | .346 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .275 | .323 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .000 | .200 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .183 | .264 |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .222 | .300 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 150 | ||
| BATTING 2B: R Davis (3, S Baker) RBI: A Kennedy 2 (19), C Denorfia (1), K Suzuki (20), D Barton (1) GIDP: J Cust Athletics RISP: 2-7 (O Cabrera 0-1, R Davis 0-1, J Hannahan 0-1, C Denorfia 0-1, B Crosby 1-1, A Kennedy 1-1, J Giambi 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (7, 3rd base off S Baker/J Mauer) CS: A Kennedy (3, 2nd base by S Baker/J Mauer) | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Anderson (L, 3-6) | 5.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 89-61 | 5.25 |
| S Casilla | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24-11 | 7.40 |
| R Springer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 6.33 |
| Ed Gonzalez | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37-24 | 4.85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 166-107 | |
| PITCHING S Casilla pitched to 4 batters in the 7th HBP: J Crede (By Ed Gonzalez) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Anderson 16/28; S Casilla 2/5; R Springer 2/4; Ed Gonzalez 5/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Anderson 15-5-19-22; S Casilla 1-3-4-3; R Springer 2-6-1-2; Ed Gonzalez 7-5-5-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 8-4; S Casilla 0-1; R Springer 0-1; Ed Gonzalez 2-2 Game Scores: B Anderson 33 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | D Young reached on infield single to shortstop, M Cuddyer scored, B Harris to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | J Morneau homered to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 6th | D Young doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored, B Harris to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 6th | C Gomez doubled to deep left, B Harris and D Young scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 7th | J Kubel homered to right, J Mauer and J Morneau scored. | 8 | 0 |
| 7th | D Young hit sacrifice fly to right, J Crede scored, B Harris to third. | 9 | 0 |
| 8th | J Morneau singled to left, M Tolbert scored, J Mauer to second. | 10 | 0 |
 | 9th | A Kennedy singled to center, J Hannahan and R Davis scored, B Crosby to second. | 10 | 2 |
| 9th | C Denorfia grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Crosby scored, A Kennedy to third, J Cust safe at second on error by second baseman A Casilla. | 10 | 3 |
| 9th | K Suzuki walked, A Kennedy scored, J Cust to third, C Denorfia to second. | 10 | 4 |
| 9th | D Barton walked, J Cust scored, C Denorfia to third, K Suzuki to second. | 10 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| TWINS THIRD BASEMAN JOE CREDE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT HAND INJURY. |
| TWINS CENTERFIELDER DENARD SPAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH DIZZINESS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 10,127 (28.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - John Hirschbeck, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, June 9th
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Toronto | 9 | Final |
| Texas | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | in 10 |
| San Francisco | 9 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |