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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins

2011-04-08 Β· Day game Β· Target Field Β· Att: 40714 Β· 63Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 14 mph R to L Β· 2:22

Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 2–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 8th. Carl Pavano earned the win and Joe Nathan picked up the save.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK10000000015
MIN0000000228

W: Carl Pavano   L: Brett Anderson   SV: Joe Nathan

Umpires β€” HP: James Hoye Β· 1B: Tom Hallion Β· 2B: Bill Miller Β· 3B: Phil Cuzzi Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Coco Crisp401000
Daric Barton310011
David DeJesus301100
Josh Willingham401001
Hideki Matsui400000
Kurt Suzuki300000
Mark Ellis301000
Kevin Kouzmanoff300000
Cliff Pennington301000

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Denard Span402101
Joe Mauer401100
Justin Morneau401000
Delmon Young302000
Michael Cuddyer300001
Jim Thome300002
Danny Valencia311000
Luke Hughes300000
Alexi Casilla200001
Jason Kubel101000

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Brett Anderson8.0805

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Carl Pavano8.0411
Joe Nathan1.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Coco Crisp: 7/F78D
  • Daric Barton: W
  • David DeJesus: WP.1-2
  • David DeJesus: PO2(E1).2-3
  • David DeJesus: 8/SF/L8LM.3-H
  • Josh Willingham: S8/L8RS
  • Hideki Matsui: SB2
  • Hideki Matsui: 8/F8LD

Bot 1

  • Denard Span: K
  • Joe Mauer: 43/G4S-
  • Justin Morneau: S3/G4S-
  • Delmon Young: S7/L7S.1-2
  • Michael Cuddyer: 54(1)/FO/G56+

Top 2

  • Kurt Suzuki: 8/F8LXD+
  • Mark Ellis: 3/L34+
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: 63/G6

Bot 2

  • Jim Thome: 7/F78M+
  • Danny Valencia: 13/G-
  • Luke Hughes: 63/G6

Top 3

  • Cliff Pennington: S4/G34
  • Coco Crisp: SB2
  • Coco Crisp: 43/G4.2-3
  • Daric Barton: K
  • David DeJesus: 31/G34

Bot 3

  • Alexi Casilla: K
  • Denard Span: 43/G4S-
  • Joe Mauer: 43/G4+

Top 4

  • Josh Willingham: 9/F9S
  • Hideki Matsui: 43/G4
  • Kurt Suzuki: 9/F89M

Bot 4

  • Justin Morneau: 43/G34-
  • Delmon Young: 63/G56
  • Michael Cuddyer: K

Top 5

  • Mark Ellis: D7/G+
  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: 9/F9M
  • Cliff Pennington: 4/F4-
  • Coco Crisp: 43/G4

Bot 5

  • Jim Thome: K
  • Danny Valencia: 8/F78M
  • Luke Hughes: 4/F6MD-

Top 6

  • Daric Barton: 43/G4S-
  • David DeJesus: 13/G13-
  • Josh Willingham: 63/G56

Bot 6

  • Alexi Casilla: 13/BG25
  • Denard Span: S3/G4S-
  • Joe Mauer: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3S

Top 7

  • Hideki Matsui: 53/G56
  • Kurt Suzuki: 3/F13-
  • Mark Ellis: 8/F8RS

Bot 7

  • Justin Morneau: 13/G-
  • Delmon Young: S9/G+
  • Michael Cuddyer: 4(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 8

  • Kevin Kouzmanoff: 8/F8LXD+
  • Cliff Pennington: 43/G4
  • Coco Crisp: S8/L6D
  • Daric Barton: PO1(13)

Bot 8

  • Jim Thome: K
  • Danny Valencia: S5/G5+
  • Luke Hughes: 7/L78D+
  • Jason Kubel: S9/G34+.1-3
  • Denard Span: S9/G3+.3-H;1-3
  • Joe Mauer: S7/G5+.3-H;1-2
  • Justin Morneau: 7!/L7M

Top 9

  • Daric Barton: 43/G4
  • David DeJesus: S46/L4
  • Josh Willingham: K
  • Hideki Matsui: 6/P