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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
2004-08-09 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 21298 · 70°F · Wind L to R · 3:10
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 8–2. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 8th. Rich Harden earned the win. Luis Rivas went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Rich Harden L: Kyle Lohse SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mike Reilly · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Kotsay | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Eric Byrnes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marco Scutaro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Melhuse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Kielty | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lew Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cristian Guzman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Morneau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Torii Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jacque Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Cuddyer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Henry Blanco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Rivas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt LeCroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Harden | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
 Jim Mecir | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Santiago Casilla | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Lohse | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
 Aaron Fultz | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jesse Crain | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Juan Rincon | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark Kotsay: 7/F7D
- Mark McLemore: S7/L5D-
- Eric Chavez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 1
- Lew Ford: 8/L8RM
- Cristian Guzman: 43/G4
- Jose Offerman: T9/F9D+
- Justin Morneau: S9/G34.3-H
- Torii Hunter: 53/G5
Top 2
- Scott Hatteberg: S6/G4MS-
- Erubiel Durazo: K
- Eric Byrnes: PB.1-2
- Eric Byrnes: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Marco Scutaro: K
Bot 2
- Jacque Jones: S4/G4S-
- Michael Cuddyer: W.1-2
- Henry Blanco: 25(2)/FO/BG2R-.1-2
- Luis Rivas: K
- Lew Ford: 8/F8LM
Top 3
- Adam Melhuse: 3/G3
- Bobby Kielty: 7/F7M
- Mark Kotsay: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Cristian Guzman: 13/G13-
- Jose Offerman: D7/P7LS
- Justin Morneau: 63/G6S.2-3
- Torii Hunter: 53/G56
Top 4
- Mark McLemore: S8/G4M
- Eric Chavez: K
- Scott Hatteberg: 5/P5D
- Erubiel Durazo: S8/G4.1-3
- Eric Byrnes: 63/G6MS-
Bot 4
- Jacque Jones: S9/G34+
- Michael Cuddyer: 4/L4M
- Henry Blanco: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 5
- Marco Scutaro: S7
- Adam Melhuse: D8/L8RXD+.1-H
- Bobby Kielty: 7/F7LM
- Mark Kotsay: 5/P5F
- Mark McLemore: K
Bot 5
- Luis Rivas: HR/F7D+
- Lew Ford: 53/G
- Cristian Guzman: W
- Jose Offerman: 8/F8RXD+
- Justin Morneau: W.1-2
- Torii Hunter: 3/P3DF
Top 6
- Eric Chavez: W
- Scott Hatteberg: D8/F78M.1-3
- Erubiel Durazo: W
- Eric Byrnes: S7/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Marco Scutaro: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.3-H(NR);2-3
- Adam Melhuse: K
Bot 6
- Jacque Jones: 7/F7M
- Michael Cuddyer: S8/G6M
- Henry Blanco: K
- Luis Rivas: PO1(13)
Top 7
- Bobby Kielty: W
- Mark Kotsay: 4!6(1)/FO/G34
- Mark McLemore: W.1-2
- Eric Chavez: HP.2-3;1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
- Erubiel Durazo: K
Bot 7
- Luis Rivas: 8/F89XD+
- Lew Ford: W
- Cristian Guzman: 7/L7S
- Jose Offerman: 7/F7D
Top 8
- Eric Byrnes: S7
- Marco Scutaro: D8/L89M+.1-3
- Adam Melhuse: W
- Bobby Kielty: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bobby Kielty: W
- Mark Kotsay: D8/F8RXD+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Mark McLemore: 3/G3
- Eric Chavez: IW
- Scott Hatteberg: S8/P78S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Erubiel Durazo: 7/F7LS
- Eric Byrnes: K
Bot 8
- Justin Morneau: 43/G34
- Torii Hunter: W
- Jacque Jones: 13/G15-.1-2
- Michael Cuddyer: K
Top 9
- Marco Scutaro: 53/G5
- Adam Melhuse: K
- Bobby Kielty: W
- Mark Kotsay: K
Bot 9
- Matt LeCroy: 43/G4MD
- Luis Rivas: 43/G4+
- Lew Ford: W
- Cristian Guzman: 9/F89D+
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Jairo Garcia