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Twins 12 @ Athletics 4
McAfee Coliseum
August 31, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 31, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 12 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 2008 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 12 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 12
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 4 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Scott Baker  
Losing Pitcher—Greg Smith  
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Game Winning RBI—Justin Morneau 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 2008 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherScott Baker  
Home Starting PitcherGreg Smith  
BallparkMcAfee Coliseum 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance18,427 
Time of Game3 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Paul Emmel
1B: Bill Miller
2B: Jerry Meals
3B: Gary Darling

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Denard Span  Center Fielder 
Nick Punto  Shortstop 
Joe Mauer  DH 
Justin Morneau  First Baseman 
Jason Kubel  Right Fielder 
Delmon Young  Left Fielder 
Mike Redmond  Catcher 
Brian Buscher  Third Baseman 
Alexi Casilla  Second Baseman 
Ron Gardenhire  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rajai Davis  Center Fielder 
Ryan Sweeney  Right Fielder 
Bobby Crosby  Shortstop 
Jack Cust  DH 
Kurt Suzuki  Catcher 
Daric Barton  First Baseman 
Jack Hannahan  Third Baseman 
Aaron Cunningham  Left Fielder 
Eric Patterson  Second Baseman 
Bob Geren  Manager 

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McAfee Coliseum
August 31, 2008

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         Game of 8/31/2008 -- Minnesota at Oakland (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Span D, cf-rf         4  1  0  1   Davis R, cf           5  0  2  0   
Punto N, ss           4  2  2  0   Sweeney R, rf         4  1  2  0   
Everett A, ph-ss      1  0  0  0   Crosby B, ss          3  0  0  0   
Mauer J, dh           4  1  0  0   Pennington C, ss      2  1  1  0   
Morneau J, 1b         5  1  2  4   Cust J, dh            4  1  1  0   
Kubel J, rf           2  0  1  0   Suzuki K, c           3  0  1  0   
Gomez C, pr-cf        1  1  0  0   Bowen R, c            1  0  0  0   
Young D, lf           3  2  0  0   Barton D, 1b          3  1  1  1   
Redmond M, c          4  1  1  1   Hannahan J, 3b        4  0  1  1   
Buscher B, 3b         4  1  2  1   Cunningham A, lf      4  0  2  2   
Casilla A, 2b         4  2  2  3   Patterson E, 2b       4  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 12 10 10                        37  4 11  4

Minnesota        120 005 022 -- 12
Oakland          000 100 030 --  4

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Baker S (W)           6.0  6  1  1  1  4
Reyes D               1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Guardado E            0.2  4  3  3  1  1
Bonser B              1.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Smith G (L)*          5.0  7  8  8  3  4
Foulke K              1.0  1  0  0  1  2
Blevins J             1.0  0  0  0  2  0
Embree A              1.0  1  2  0  2  1
Ziegler B             1.0  1  2  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 6th

E -- Barton D, Pennington C
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Oakland 8
2B -- Punto N, Suzuki K, Hannahan J, Kubel J, Redmond M, Cunningham A, Buscher B
HR -- Casilla A, Morneau J
SB -- Davis R, Gomez C
SF -- Span D, Casilla A
Balk -- Smith G
T -- 3:13
A -- 18427

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