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Minnesota Twins @ Oakland Athletics

2009-07-20 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 10283 · 59°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph to CF · 3:32

Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 14–13. Oakland Athletics put up 7 in the 7th. Craig Breslow earned the win and Michael Wuertz picked up the save. Justin Morneau went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	3	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	17
OAK	2	0	3	2	0	0	7	0		14	22

W: Craig Breslow L: Jose Mijares SV: Michael Wuertz

Umpires — HP: Mike Muchlinski · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Scott Barry · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	5	2	1	0	1	2
Nick Punto	5	0	0	0	1	2
Justin Morneau	5	4	3	7	1	1
Michael Cuddyer	5	3	4	1	1	0
Jason Kubel	3	1	3	4	3	0
Delmon Young	4	0	1	1	0	0
Brendan Harris	5	1	2	0	0	1
Mike Redmond	5	2	2	0	0	1
Alexi Casilla	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Mauer	1	0	1	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Adam Kennedy	6	1	3	0	0
Orlando Cabrera	6	1	3	2	0
Scott Hairston	4	2	2	1	1
Matt Holliday	5	4	4	6	0
Jack Cust	4	2	3	2	1
Kurt Suzuki	5	0	1	1	0
Daric Barton	4	2	1	2	1
Ryan Sweeney	5	1	2	0	0
Mark Ellis	5	1	3	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Nick Blackburn	5.0	13	0
Brian Duensing	1.1	4	2
Bobby Keppel	0.0	2	1
Jose Mijares	1.1	3	0
Kevin Mulvey	0.1	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gio Gonzalez	2.2	10	3	1
Santiago Casilla	1.2	4	2	2
Russ Springer	1.2	0	0	2
Craig Breslow	1.0	0	2	0
Brad Ziegler	1.0	2	0	0
Michael Wuertz	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: K
Nick Punto: 8/F8RM
Justin Morneau: W
Michael Cuddyer: W.1-2
Jason Kubel: HR/F8RXD+.2-H;1-H
Delmon Young: 53/G56S

Bot 1

Adam Kennedy: S7/L78S
Orlando Cabrera: SB2
Orlando Cabrera: 63/G6MD.2-3
Scott Hairston: 63/G6.3-H
Matt Holliday: D8/L8RXD+
Jack Cust: S6/G6S-.2-3
Kurt Suzuki: S9/G4+.3-H;1-2
Daric Barton: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

Brendan Harris: D7/L7LD+
Mike Redmond: S9/G4+.2-3
Alexi Casilla: 2/F2R-
Denard Span: S1.3-3;1-2
Nick Punto: 3/P3F
Justin Morneau: HR/F9LD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Michael Cuddyer: HR/L7LD+
Jason Kubel: S7/G5F+
Delmon Young: S8/L8RM+.1-3
Brendan Harris: 63/G6MS

Bot 2

Ryan Sweeney: 8/F8RD
Mark Ellis: S7/G56+
Adam Kennedy: 8/L8RD+
Orlando Cabrera: D7/G5+.1-3
Scott Hairston: 2/P2F

Top 3

Mike Redmond: S8/G4M
Alexi Casilla: 2/P2F
Denard Span: W.1-2
Nick Punto: 4/IF/P4-
Justin Morneau: HR/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
Michael Cuddyer: S6/G6.B-2(E6/TH1)
Jason Kubel: S8/G4M+.2-H(UR)
Delmon Young: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 3

Matt Holliday: D7/L7M+
Jack Cust: S8/L8RS+.2-H
Kurt Suzuki: 9/F89M
Daric Barton: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Ryan Sweeney: 9/L9M+
Mark Ellis: 63/G6

Top 4

Brendan Harris: K
Mike Redmond: 63/G6
Alexi Casilla: W
Denard Span: 9/F9M

Bot 4

Adam Kennedy: S4/G4
Orlando Cabrera: 3/LDP/L34S.1X1(3)
Scott Hairston: S7/G56
Matt Holliday: HR/F7LD+.1-H
Jack Cust: 6!3/G4

Top 5

Nick Punto: K
Justin Morneau: D8/L8LD+
Michael Cuddyer: S7/L78S.2-3
Jason Kubel: W.1-2
Delmon Young: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
Brendan Harris: 9/F9D

Bot 5

Kurt Suzuki: 53/G56
Daric Barton: 8/F8LXD+
Ryan Sweeney: E6/TH1/G6
Mark Ellis: D7/L7LM+.1-3
Adam Kennedy: 3/G34

Top 6

Mike Redmond: K
Alexi Casilla: 9/F9M
Denard Span: K

Bot 6

Orlando Cabrera: S6/G56
Scott Hairston: S5/G6S-.1-2
Matt Holliday: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Jack Cust: W
Kurt Suzuki: 9/F9LD

Top 7

Nick Punto: W
Justin Morneau: 54(1)/FO/G56
Michael Cuddyer: 9/F89M
Jason Kubel: W.1-2
Delmon Young: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

Daric Barton: W
Ryan Sweeney: S7/G56+.1-2
Mark Ellis: S9/F89S-.2-3;1-2
Adam Kennedy: 4/L4-
Orlando Cabrera: D9/F9LM+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Scott Hairston: W
Matt Holliday: HR/F89D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jack Cust: HR/F8LXD+
Kurt Suzuki: 63/G6M
Daric Barton: 8/F8RXD

Top 8

Brendan Harris: S8/G6M
Mike Redmond: 36(1)1/GDP/G4S
Joe Mauer: S7/L78M+
Denard Span: 13/G15-

Bot 8

Ryan Sweeney: S7/G5+
Mark Ellis: 6/DP/F6S-.1X1(63)
Adam Kennedy: D9/L9LD+
Orlando Cabrera: 8/L8LM+

Top 9

Nick Punto: K
Justin Morneau: K
Michael Cuddyer: D7/L7LM+
Jason Kubel: IW
Delmon Young: WP.2XH(21);1-2

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Kevin Mulvey
Michael Cuddyer tried to score from second when catcher Kurt Suzuki could not find the ball after the wild pitch; pitcher Michael Wuertz covered the plate and tagged Cuddyer after he had slid onto the plate, but Cuddyer was called out to end the game

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