Athletics 4, 
Twins 3
| W: | B. Ziegler (1-1) |
| L: | S. Henn (0-2) |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Tolbert 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .183 | .274 |
| B Harris SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .287 | .337 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .410 | .491 |
| J Morneau DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .340 | .414 |
| J Kubel RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .311 | .371 |
C Gomez PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .277 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .233 | .301 |
| M Cuddyer CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .262 | .342 |
| B Buscher 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .195 | .323 |
| D Young LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .252 | .285 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 133 | ||
| BATTING HR: J Crede (10, 4th inning off T Cahill 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Crede 3 (27) GIDP: M Tolbert, J Mauer Twins RISP: 1-6 (M Tolbert 0-1, J Crede 1-3, M Cuddyer 0-1, B Buscher 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (J Crede-M Tolbert-B Buscher, M Tolbert-B Buscher, B Harris-M Tolbert-B Buscher). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| N Blackburn | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 97-59 | 3.31 |
| S Henn (L, 0-2) | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 3.60 |
| M Guerrier | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 109-65 | |
| PITCHING S Henn pitched to 1 batter in the 9th HBP: A Kennedy (By N Blackburn); K Suzuki (By M Guerrier) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Blackburn 18/31; S Henn 0/1; M Guerrier 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Blackburn 18-5-12-24; S Henn 0-0-0-0; M Guerrier 0-0-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Blackburn 10-10; S Henn 0-0; M Guerrier 1-0 Game Scores: N Blackburn 58 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .234 | .285 |
| A Kennedy 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .328 | .406 |
| J Cust RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .231 | .326 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .274 | .373 |
| J Giambi DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .217 | .356 |
C Denorfia PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| L Powell C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .204 | .286 |
a-K Suzuki PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .276 | .329 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .000 | .111 |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .239 | .308 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .205 | .278 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 109 | ||
| a-hit by pitch for L Powell in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Cust (7, N Blackburn); J Giambi (9, N Blackburn) 3B: J Hannahan (1, N Blackburn) HR: A Kennedy (5, 8th inning off N Blackburn 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: O Cabrera (20), A Kennedy 2 (21), R Davis (3) S: D Barton GIDP: O Cabrera, R Davis Athletics RISP: 2-7 (L Powell 0-1, M Holliday 0-1, R Davis 1-2, O Cabrera 1-1, D Barton 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: O Cabrera (9, throw) DP: 2 (D Barton-O Cabrera-D Barton, A Kennedy-O Cabrera-D Barton). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Cahill | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 104-64 | 4.17 |
| B Ziegler (W, 1-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-17 | 3.76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 133-81 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Kubel (By B Ziegler) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Cahill 20/28; B Ziegler 4/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Cahill 17-7-16-24; B Ziegler 2-5-5-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Cahill 11-8; B Ziegler 4-0 Game Scores: T Cahill 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| MIN | OAK | |||
 | 4th | J Crede homered to left, J Morneau and J Kubel scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 8th | O Cabrera singled to center, J Hannahan scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 8th | A Kennedy homered to right, O Cabrera scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | R Davis singled to right, C Denorfia scored, K Suzuki to third. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 13,383 (38.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:15 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 11th
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