Final
Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 8/28)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 28 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 29 | ||
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| Minnesota | 12 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 30 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 31 | ||
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| Minnesota | 12 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 | |
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10:05 PM ET, August 28, 2008
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
W: J. Devine (4-0)
L: C. Breslow (0-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| D Span safe at first on error by second baseman E Patterson. | 0 | 0 |
| A Casilla flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to left, D Span to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau lined into double play, shortstop to second, D Span doubled off second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| R Davis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Crosby grounded out to third, R Davis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cust walked. | 0 | 0 |
| F Thomas popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| R Ruiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| D Barton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hannahan flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Bowen struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| N Punto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gomez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N Punto out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| E Patterson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Davis flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Crosby singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cust struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| A Casilla grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ruiz grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| F Thomas doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney singled to center, F Thomas to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Barton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Thomas scored, R Sweeney out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Hannahan grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| B Harris walked. | 0 | 1 |
| N Punto grounded into double play, shortstop to first, B Harris out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| R Bowen flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| E Patterson grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| R Davis flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| C Gomez fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| D Span reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Casilla grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Span to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Span stole third, A Casilla stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Mauer walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to left, D Span scored. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| B Crosby doubled to deep left center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Cust flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| F Thomas flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| R Sweeney walked. | 1 | 1 |
| D Barton singled to left, B Crosby scored, R Sweeney to second. | 1 | 2 |
| D Reyes relieved N Blackburn. | 1 | 2 |
| J Hannahan struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| D Young doubled to deep right. | 1 | 2 |
| B Harris flied out to right, D Young to third. | 1 | 2 |
| N Punto singled to center, D Young scored. | 2 | 2 |
| C Gomez lined out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| N Punto stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dennys Reyes pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| R Bowen struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| E Patterson lined out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| B Bonser relieved D Reyes. | 2 | 2 |
| R Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jerry Blevins pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| J Blevins relieved D Eveland. | 2 | 2 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| J Mauer struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Boof Bonser pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| B Crosby flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| J Cust flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| F Thomas struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joey Devine pitching for Oakland | MIN | OAK |
| J Devine relieved J Blevins. | 2 | 2 |
| J Kubel hit for R Ruiz. | 2 | 2 |
| J Kubel grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| D Young walked. | 2 | 2 |
| B Harris grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Young out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Minnesota | MIN | OAK |
| C Breslow relieved B Bonser. | 2 | 2 |
| R Sweeney singled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| D Barton sacrificed to pitcher, R Sweeney to second. | 2 | 2 |
| E Brown hit for J Hannahan. | 2 | 2 |
| J Crain relieved C Breslow. | 2 | 2 |
| E Brown walked. | 2 | 2 |
| K Suzuki hit for R Bowen. | 2 | 2 |
| C Pennington ran for E Brown. | 2 | 2 |
| K Suzuki doubled to deep left center, R Sweeney scored, C Pennington to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||