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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
2015-05-04 · Night game · Target Field · Att: 20605 · 71°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph from LF · 3:10
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 8–7. Oakland Athletics opened the scoring in the 1st — Stephen Vogt hits a grand slam (7) to right field. Marcus Semien scores. Josh Reddick scores. Billy Butler scores. Minnesota Twins took the lead in the 6th — Torii Hunter homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Eduardo Escobar scores. Jordan Schafer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Torii Hunter homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Eduardo Escobar scores. Jordan Schafer scores — worth 31% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| MIN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
W: Phil Hughes L: Jesse Hahn SV: Glen Perkins
Umpires — HP: Tim Timmons · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Clint Fagan · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Burns | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marcus Semien | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Reddick | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stephen Vogt | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Ike Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett Lawrie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Canha | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Sogard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Craig Gentry | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Dozier | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Torii Hunter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mauer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Trevor Plouffe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kennys Vargas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eduardo Escobar | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Schafer | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Santana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jesse Hahn | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
 R. J. Alvarez | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Bassitt | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phil Hughes | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
 Aaron Thompson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Blaine Boyer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Glen Perkins | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Burns: D57/L5D-
- Marcus Semien: FC1/G13+.2X3(165);B-1
- Josh Reddick: W.1-2
- Billy Butler: S7/G6+.2-3;1-2
- Stephen Vogt: HR/F9D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Ike Davis: S7/L6D
- Brett Lawrie: D8/F8RXD+.1-3
- Mark Canha: 13/G15-
- Eric Sogard: 9/F89M
Bot 1
- Brian Dozier: D7/L7LS+
- Torii Hunter: 63/G6
- Joe Mauer: K
- Trevor Plouffe: 53/G5
Top 2
- Billy Burns: 4/F4D-
- Marcus Semien: 3/F13-
- Josh Reddick: W
- Billy Butler: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Kurt Suzuki: 63/G6-
- Kennys Vargas: S9/L4D+
- Eduardo Escobar: S9/L9M.1-2
- Jordan Schafer: D7/L7LS.2-H;1-3
- Danny Santana: S4/G4MD.3-H;2-3
- Brian Dozier: SB2
- Brian Dozier: D7/F7D+.3-H;2-H
- Torii Hunter: K
- Joe Mauer: 7/F78D
Top 3
- Stephen Vogt: S7/G56+
- Ike Davis: 7/F78D
- Brett Lawrie: K
- Mark Canha: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 3
- Trevor Plouffe: S49/G4
- Kurt Suzuki: 3/F3F-
- Kennys Vargas: K
- Eduardo Escobar: 7/F7D+
Top 4
- Eric Sogard: 8/F8RXD+
- Billy Burns: K
- Marcus Semien: S8/L8RS
- Josh Reddick: 43/G4+
Bot 4
- Jordan Schafer: S7/L78S-
- Danny Santana: CS2(26)
- Danny Santana: 6/F56D-
- Brian Dozier: E5/G5
- Torii Hunter: 63/G6
Top 5
- Billy Butler: 7/F78D
- Stephen Vogt: 63/G6+
- Ike Davis: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Joe Mauer: K
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Kurt Suzuki: 4/L4+
Top 6
- Brett Lawrie: 43/G4MD+
- Mark Canha: HR/F7D+
- Eric Sogard: 7/L7M
- Billy Burns: S5/BG25
- Marcus Semien: 6/L6
Bot 6
- Kennys Vargas: S9/L4D+
- Eduardo Escobar: D9/F89XD+.1-3
- Jordan Schafer: S4/G13-.3-H;2-3
- Danny Santana: WP.1-2
- Danny Santana: K
- Brian Dozier: 8/F8LM
- Torii Hunter: HR/F7LD+.3-H;2-H
- Joe Mauer: 7/F78D
Top 7
- Josh Reddick: 7/F78M
- Billy Butler: 3/F34-
- Stephen Vogt: K
Bot 7
- Trevor Plouffe: K
- Kurt Suzuki: 4/F4-
- Kennys Vargas: 13/G13-
Top 8
- Craig Gentry: S5/BG56S+
- Brett Lawrie: S9/L89D+.1-3
- Mark Canha: 53/G5S-.3-H;1-2
- Eric Sogard: 13/G15-
- Billy Burns: 8/MREV/L89M
Bot 8
- Eduardo Escobar: D7/F78XD+
- Jordan Schafer: W
- Danny Santana: W.2-3;1-2
- Brian Dozier: K
- Torii Hunter: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M+
Top 9
- Marcus Semien: K
- Josh Reddick: S8/G4M
- Billy Butler: 9/F9LS
- Stephen Vogt: DI.1-2
- Stephen Vogt: D8/F9D+.2-H
- Craig Gentry: K
Notes & reviews
- replay,8,burnb002,OAK,everm901,MIN04,,Y,M,MIN,D $when the play was ruled no catch, Twins manager Paul Molitor challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay