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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1997-05-23 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 36568 · 69°F, dome · 3:04
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 8–4. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Steve Karsay earned the win and Billy Taylor picked up the save. Jason Giambi went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
W: Steve Karsay L: Brad Radke SV: Billy Taylor
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Rocky Roe · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damon Mashore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Geronimo Berroa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Williams | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Becker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Terry Steinbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrin Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Todd Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Karsay | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Aaron Small | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Radke | 4.2 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Todd Ritchie | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Trombley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Damon Mashore: 63/G6M
- Jason Giambi: 3/G3
- Matt Stairs: K
Bot 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G56
- Rich Becker: 43/G4M
- Paul Molitor: S7/L78M
- Scott Stahoviak: SB2/R4
- Scott Stahoviak: K
Top 2
- Mark McGwire: S7/G56
- Geronimo Berroa: 53/G5.1-2
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F7M
- George Williams: S9/L9LM.2-H
- Scott Brosius: 53/G56S
Bot 2
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G56
- Ron Coomer: 8/F78M
- Darrin Jackson: W
- Todd Walker: W.1-2
- Pat Meares: OA.2X3(25)
Top 3
- Rafael Bournigal: S8/L6MD
- Damon Mashore: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Damon Mashore: K
- Jason Giambi: 7/SF/F7D.3-H(UR)
- Matt Stairs: 13/G13S
Bot 3
- Pat Meares: 5/P5F
- Chuck Knoblauch: S
- Rich Becker: K
- Paul Molitor: SB2
- Paul Molitor: D9/L9LM.2-H
- Scott Stahoviak: 8/F8RD
Top 4
- Mark McGwire: K
- Geronimo Berroa: K
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F7M
Bot 4
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Ron Coomer: 8/F8LD
- Darrin Jackson: 63/G6
Top 5
- George Williams: S7/F7M
- Scott Brosius: D8/L78XD.1-H
- Rafael Bournigal: 154/SH/BG15S.2-3
- Damon Mashore: W
- Jason Giambi: D8/L89D/R2.3-H;1-H
- Matt Stairs: S9/L9M.2-3
- Mark McGwire: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
- Geronimo Berroa: S9/L9LM.1-3
- Scott Spiezio: 6/P56
Bot 5
- Todd Walker: K
- Pat Meares: 5/L56
- Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6
Top 6
- George Williams: K
- Scott Brosius: 9/F89M
- Rafael Bournigal: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Rich Becker: 3/G3
- Paul Molitor: S7/G56
- Scott Stahoviak: K
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
Top 7
- Damon Mashore: W
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8RXD
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8RD
- Mark McGwire: 8/F8RD
Bot 7
- Ron Coomer: K
- Darrin Jackson: 53/G6
- Todd Walker: 8/P89M
Top 8
- Geronimo Berroa: 63/G6
- Scott Spiezio: 5/P56
- George Williams: D9/L9LDW
- Scott Brosius: S9/L9S.2-H(UR)(E9)
- Rafael Bournigal: 8/F8RD
Bot 8
- Pat Meares: S7/L7S
- Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F8RD
- Rich Becker: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Paul Molitor: S7/G56.1-2
- Scott Stahoviak: HP.2-3;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Greg Myers: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Denny Hocking: 43/G3
Top 9
- Damon Mashore: S8/G56
- Jason Giambi: W.1-2
- Matt Stairs: 36(1)/FO/G4/R3.2-3
- Mark McGwire: 7/SF/L7D.3-H
- Geronimo Berroa: WP.1-2
- Geronimo Berroa: K
Bot 9
- Todd Walker: 31/G34
- Pat Meares: D7/L7M
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
- Rich Becker: D9/L9DW.2-H
- Paul Molitor: S5/G56/R3.2-3
- Scott Stahoviak: 13/G15