OAK 12 vs MIN 11

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2005 Oakland A's At 2005 Minnesota Twins                  4/23/2005
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Kotsay CF         5  0  1  1 .170     S.Stewart LF        4  0  0  0 .103  
  J.Kendall C         4  0  1  0 .255   B-J.Tyner LF          0  0  0  0 .200  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  2  0 .465     N.Punto 2B          4  1  0  0 .071  
  E.Chavez 3B         3  0  0  0 .227     J.Mauer C           4  0  2  0 .324  
  S.Hatteberg DH      3  0  0  0 .175     J.Morneau 1B        4  1  1  0 .243  
  D.Johnson 1B        4  1  1  1 .294     T.Hunter CF         3  1  2  0 .214  
  B.Kielty LF         4  0  0  0 .238     J.Jones RF          4  1  1  2 .167  
  N.Swisher RF        3  2  2  1 .220     L.Ford DH           3  0  2  2 .318  
A-J.Payton PR         0  0  0  0 .000     M.Cuddyer 3B        3  0  0  0 .205  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  2  0 .381     J.Castro SS         3  0  0  0 .242  
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         Totals      34  3  9  3                 Totals      32  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Swisher In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Stewart In 9th Inning
 
A's............. 0 1 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  3  9  1
Twins........... 0 0 4  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  8  0
 
A's (9-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Saarloos LOSS(1-1)      7       8   4   0   2   2   0 102   0.00
K.Calero                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   4.26
Totals                    8       8   4   0   2   3   0
 
Twins (5-6)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Baker WIN(1-1)          6 1/3   7   3   3   1   2   2  85   8.03
T.Mulholland HOLD(2nd)    1 2/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  26   0.00
J.Nathan SAVE(2nd)        1       0   0   0   1   1   0  17   4.76
Totals                    9       9   3   3   3   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,674 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Jim Wolf, Randy Marsh, Larry Vanover
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 7  Twins: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1  Twins: 2
ERRORS- K.Saarloos
DOUBLES- N.Swisher(4th), M.Ellis(5th), T.Hunter(3rd), L.Ford(3rd)
HOME RUNS- D.Johnson(3rd), N.Swisher(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Mauer(1st)
WALKS- E.Chavez, S.Hatteberg, N.Swisher, T.Hunter, L.Ford
STRIKE OUTS- M.Kotsay, E.Chavez, D.Johnson, B.Kielty, J.Jones, L.Ford,
             M.Cuddyer
GIDP- E.Chavez, D.Johnson, M.Cuddyer
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Shannon Stewart robbed Jason Kendall of an extra base hit.
 
The Minnesota Twins nipped the Oakland A's 4 to 3 at Metrodome in a hard
fought contest.
 
Scott Baker(1-1) had a steady outing.  He surrendered 7 hits and 1 walk in 6
and 1/3 innings and was touched for 2 homeruns.  Minnesota totaled 8 hits on
the afternoon.  
 
Baker got relief help from Joe Nathan who gained credit for his 2nd save.
Kirk Saarloos(1-1) took the loss.  He was pinned with the loss despite not
allowing an earned run in his 7 innings of work.  
 

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