Athletics 4, 
Twins 2
| W: | B. Anderson (9-10) |
| L: | J. Manship (0-1) |
| SV: | A. Bailey (24) |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .283 | .342 |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .304 | .364 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .270 | .304 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .238 | .356 |
| S Hairston LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .238 | .265 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .283 | .325 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .219 | .327 |
| E Patterson RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .204 | .268 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .286 | .358 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 172 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Barton (6, J Manship); C Pennington (7, J Manship) RBI: E Patterson (5), C Pennington (13), R Davis (36), K Suzuki (73) SF: R Davis, E Patterson, K Suzuki 2-out RBI: C Pennington Athletics RISP: 2-10 (R Davis 0-1, E Patterson 0-1, J Cust 0-2, C Pennington 2-2, K Suzuki 0-2, A Kennedy 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (36, 2nd base off J Manship/M Redmond); E Patterson (2, 2nd base off J Manship/M Redmond); A Kennedy (19, 2nd base off J Crain/M Redmond); M Ellis (9, 2nd base off J Crain/M Redmond); C Pennington (6, 2nd base off M Guerrier/J Morales) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Pennington-D Barton, D Barton-C Pennington-D Barton). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Anderson (W, 9-10) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 108-71 | 4.37 |
| M Wuertz (H, 21) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 2.96 |
| A Bailey (S, 24) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 143-93 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Anderson 15/24; M Wuertz 4/4; A Bailey 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Anderson 22-6-23-20; M Wuertz 5-1-3-3; A Bailey 7-1-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 11-6; M Wuertz 1-1; A Bailey 0-1 Game Scores: B Anderson 63 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Span CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .308 | .391 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .272 | .306 |
| J Mauer DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .363 | .429 |
| J Morneau 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .274 | .363 |
| J Kubel LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .303 | .374 |
| M Cuddyer RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .267 | .332 |
| B Harris 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .266 | .316 |
| M Redmond C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .238 | .303 |
a-J Morales PH-C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .350 | .402 |
| N Punto 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .224 | .321 |
b-B Buscher PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .237 | .357 |
A Casilla 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .275 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 143 | ||
| a-singled to right for M Redmond in the 8th b-struck out looking for N Punto in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Harris (19, B Anderson); J Mauer (25, B Anderson) RBI: D Span (57), J Kubel (82) SF: J Kubel, D Span GIDP: J Mauer, M Redmond Twins RISP: 1-4 (M Redmond 0-1, J Kubel 0-1, J Morneau 0-1, N Punto 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (O Cabrera-N Punto). | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Manship (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79-44 | 5.31 |
| J Crain | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-14 | 5.36 |
| J Mijares | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32-24 | 2.10 |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.05 |
| M Guerrier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 2.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 172-99 | |
| PITCHING J Manship pitched to 2 batters in the 5th HBP: R Davis (By J Manship) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Manship 6/18; J Crain 5/7; J Mijares 5/6; J Rauch 1/3; M Guerrier 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Manship 14-4-15-11; J Crain 5-2-3-4; J Mijares 7-6-9-2; J Rauch 1-2-1-2; M Guerrier 5-3-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Manship 5-3; J Crain 0-3; J Mijares 1-0; J Rauch 1-1; M Guerrier 2-0 Game Scores: J Manship 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | MIN | |||
 | 2nd | E Patterson hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | C Pennington doubled to deep right, D Barton scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D Span hit sacrifice fly to right, B Harris scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | J Kubel hit sacrifice fly to center, J Mauer scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | R Davis hit sacrifice fly to center, E Patterson scored, C Pennington to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | K Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to right, C Pennington scored. | 4 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 24,283 (52.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Bob Davidson |
MLB Scores
Saturday, September 12th
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| NY Mets | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 9 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
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| St. Louis | 6 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 11 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
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| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 9 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 9 | Final |
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| LA Dodgers | 9 | Final |
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