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Athletics
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 19, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 19, 2008 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sean Gallagher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Slowey |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 35,256 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Brian Knight 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Phil Cuzzi |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Eric Patterson | Left Fielder |
| Jack Cust | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Right Fielder |
| Nick Punto | Second Baseman |
| Joe Mauer | Catcher |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | Left Fielder |
| Randy Ruiz | DH |
| Brian Buscher | Third Baseman |
| Brendan Harris | Shortstop |
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 19, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Slowey
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Slowey
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Slowey
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Slowey
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. Gallagher
Span takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Gallagher
Punto hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Gallagher
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Gallagher
There goes Span. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Span steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Gallagher
Morneau strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Slowey
Suzuki hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Slowey
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Slowey
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Slowey
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Slowey
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Gallagher
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ruiz vs. Gallagher
Ruiz hits a fly ball into right field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Gallagher
Buscher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gallagher
Harris hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Gallagher
Gomez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. Gallagher
Span hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Span reaches third base with a triple. Harris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Punto vs. Gallagher
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Slowey
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Slowey
Patterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Slowey
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Slowey
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mauer vs. Gallagher
Mauer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Gallagher
Morneau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Patterson. Morneau reaches second base with a double. Mauer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Gallagher
Kubel hits a fly ball into right field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morneau moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruiz vs. Gallagher
Ruiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morneau scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Gallagher
Buscher hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Gallagher
Harris hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Patterson. Harris reaches second base with a double. Ruiz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Gallagher
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Slowey
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Slowey, and towards Punto, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Slowey
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buscher. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Slowey
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Slowey
Hannahan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gomez. Hannahan reaches second base with a double. Crosby goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barton vs. Slowey
Barton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Gallagher
Span hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Gallagher
Punto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Gallagher
Mauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Slowey
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buscher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Slowey
Patterson hits a fly ball into left field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Slowey
Cust strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Gallagher
Morneau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Patterson. Morneau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Kubel vs. Gallagher
Kubel hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Gallagher
Ruiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Buscher vs. Gallagher
Buscher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morneau scores. Ruiz moves to third. Buscher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Gallagher
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruiz tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Gallagher
Gomez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Gallagher
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Slowey
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Slowey
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Slowey
Crosby strikes out. Mauer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Crosby out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Casilla
Rob Bowen now catching. Cliff Pennington now playing shortstop. Santiago Casilla now pitching.
Punto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Punto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mauer vs. Casilla
Mauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morneau vs. Casilla
Morneau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Punto moves to third. Mauer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Kubel vs. Casilla
Kubel hits a line drive towards first. Barton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ruiz vs. Casilla
Ruiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Punto scores. Mauer moves to third. Morneau moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Buscher vs. Casilla
Buscher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mauer scores. Morneau scores. Ruiz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Casilla
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Slowey
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Slowey
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Slowey
Barton hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Casilla
Rajai Davis now playing center field. Carlos Gonzalez now playing right field.
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. Casilla
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Casilla
Punto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Mauer vs. Casilla
Mauer hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Bass
Brian Bass now pitching.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Bass
Patterson hits a fly ball into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Bass
There's a wild pitch. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Bass
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bowen vs. Bass
Bowen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Devine
Joey Devine now pitching. Mike Lamb pinch hits for Justin Morneau.
Lamb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. Devine
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Devine
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Bass
Mike Lamb now playing first base.
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bass
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Bass
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/2008 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Ellis M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Span D, rf 4 0 1 1
Patterson E, lf 4 0 1 0 Punto N, 2b 4 1 2 0
Cust J, rf 3 0 0 0 Mauer J, c 4 2 1 0
Davis R, cf 1 0 0 0 Morneau J, 1b 4 3 3 1
Thomas F, dh 3 0 0 0 Lamb M, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Suzuki K, c 3 1 1 1 Kubel J, lf 5 1 1 0
Bowen R, c 1 0 0 0 Ruiz R, dh 4 2 2 2
Crosby B, ss 3 1 1 0 Buscher B, 3b 4 2 3 5
Pennington C, ss 1 0 0 0 Harris B, ss 3 1 2 2
Gonzalez C, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Gomez C, cf 4 1 1 2
Hannahan J, 3b 4 0 1 1
Barton D, 1b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 6 2 36 13 16 13
Oakland 010 100 000 -- 2
Minnesota 033 043 00x -- 13
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gallagher S (L) 5.0 11 10 10 3 2
Casilla S 2.0 5 3 3 1 0
Devine J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Slowey K (W) 7.0 5 2 1 0 12
Bass B 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Buscher B
DP -- Oakland 3
LOB -- Oakland 6, Minnesota 5
2B -- Morneau J 2, Harris B, Hannahan J, Punto N
3B -- Span D
HR -- Suzuki K, Buscher B, Gomez C
SB -- Span D
SF -- Harris B
WP -- Bass B
T -- 2:45
A -- 35256
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