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Minnesota Twins @ 
Oakland Athletics
1999-09-20 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 6512 · 64°F, night · Wind 15 mph to RF · 3:11
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 4–0. Jason Ryan earned the win. Ron Coomer went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
W: Jason Ryan L: Kevin Appier SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Al Clark · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Dale Scott · 3B: Bill Miller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Todd Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brent Gates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midre Cummings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Lawton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chad Allen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Torii Hunter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Javier Valentin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Becker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Randy Velarde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Jaha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ryan | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Travis Miller | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wells | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Trombley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
 Doug Jones | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg McMichael | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Todd Walker: 8/L8LD
- Brent Gates: D9/F89D
- Midre Cummings: WP.2-3
- Midre Cummings: W
- Ron Coomer: 9/SF/F9M.3-H
- Matt Lawton: W.1-2
- Chad Allen: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 1
- Rich Becker: 3/P3SF
- Randy Velarde: 9/L9M
- Jason Giambi: S9/L9S
- Matt Stairs: 6(1)/FO/G4M
Top 2
- Torii Hunter: S4/G13
- Javier Valentin: SB2
- Javier Valentin: K
- Cristian Guzman: 3/G3.2-3
- Todd Walker: W
- Brent Gates: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 2
- John Jaha: D7/G5
- Ben Grieve: S9/G34.2XH(92)
- Miguel Tejada: 7/L7D
- Eric Chavez: K
Top 3
- Midre Cummings: 9/F89M
- Ron Coomer: 5/P2L
- Matt Lawton: K
Bot 3
- Mike Macfarlane: 63/G6
- Rich Becker: S8/G6
- Randy Velarde: W.1-2
- Jason Giambi: 5/P5DF
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8RM
Top 4
- Chad Allen: K
- Torii Hunter: 63/G6
- Javier Valentin: S8/L8LS
- Cristian Guzman: 43/G4S
Bot 4
- John Jaha: 63/G6S
- Ben Grieve: S8/G4M
- Miguel Tejada: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Top 5
- Todd Walker: 3/G3
- Brent Gates: 9/P9LS
- Midre Cummings: S8/L78M
- Ron Coomer: SB2
- Ron Coomer: K
Bot 5
- Eric Chavez: 43/G4S
- Mike Macfarlane: 43/G4MD
- Rich Becker: W
- Randy Velarde: 8/F8RXD
Top 6
- Matt Lawton: S9/G34
- Chad Allen: W.1-2
- Torii Hunter: S7/L78S.2-H;1-3
- Javier Valentin: CS2(26)
- Javier Valentin: K
- Cristian Guzman: K
Bot 6
- Jason Giambi: W
- Matt Stairs: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- John Jaha: 53/G56
Top 7
- Todd Walker: S8/L8LS
- Brent Gates: K
- Midre Cummings: K+SB2
- Ron Coomer: S8/L8RS.2-H
- Matt Lawton: 9/F89D
Bot 7
- Ben Grieve: 53/G5
- Miguel Tejada: S9/L9S
- Scott Spiezio: 9/F9D
- Mike Macfarlane: S7/L56.1-2
- Rich Becker: 8/F8LXD
Top 8
- Chad Allen: D7/G5
- Torii Hunter: K
- Javier Valentin: 13/G13
- Cristian Guzman: 5/P6S
Bot 8
- Randy Velarde: W
- Jason Giambi: K
- Matt Stairs: 7/F78S
- John Jaha: K
Top 9
- Todd Walker: 7/F7D
- Brent Gates: S8/L8RS
- Midre Cummings: E4/G4.1-3;B-2
- Ron Coomer: S7/L56.3-H(UR);2XH(72);B-2(TH)
- Matt Lawton: IW
- Chad Allen: 9/P89S
Bot 9
- Jason McDonald: K
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G5
- Scott Spiezio: 4/P4