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Twins
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
April 24, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 24, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Greg Smith |
| Ballpark | McAfee Coliseum |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,593 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Welke 1B: Chris Guccione 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Gomez | Center Fielder |
| Brendan Harris | Second Baseman |
| Jason Kubel | Right Fielder |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Delmon Young | Left Fielder |
| Craig Monroe | DH |
| Mike Redmond | Catcher |
| Brian Buscher | Third Baseman |
| Nick Punto | Shortstop |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Chris Denorfia | Left Fielder |
| Donnie Murphy | Third Baseman |
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
April 24, 2008
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Smith
Gomez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Smith
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Smith
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Smith
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Liriano
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Liriano
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Liriano
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Liriano
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Liriano
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Suzuki scores. Ellis scores. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Liriano
Crosby takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Denorfia vs. Liriano
Denorfia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Brown moves to third. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Liriano
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Crosby scores. There goes Denorfia trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Liriano
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Bass
Brian Bass now pitching.
Suzuki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Bass
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Smith
Monroe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Redmond vs. Smith
Redmond strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Smith
Buscher hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bass
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher juggles the ball. That's an error on Buscher. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bass
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Smith
Punto bunts towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Smith
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Punto moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Smith
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Punto moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Kubel vs. Smith
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Bass
Crosby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Denorfia vs. Bass
Denorfia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Bass
Murphy strikes out. There goes Denorfia. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Bass
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bass fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Smith
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Smith
Monroe hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bass
Suzuki hits a fly ball towards right. Kubel settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kubel. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Bass
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Bass
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Young. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Suzuki scores. Ellis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Bass
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Bass
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Bass
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buscher fields it and throws to second for the out. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Denorfia vs. Bass
Denorfia strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Redmond vs. Smith
Redmond hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Denorfia. Redmond reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Buscher vs. Smith
Buscher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Redmond scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Smith
Punto hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Smith
Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Smith
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Bass
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Bass
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gomez who is chasing the ball. Davis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Suzuki vs. Bass
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Young. Suzuki reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Crain
Jesse Crain now pitching.
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Kubel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Crain
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Crain
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Crain
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morneau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Smith
Daric Barton now playing first base.
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubel for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Smith
Morneau strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Smith
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Crain
Denard Span now playing right field. Matt Tolbert now playing third base. Brian Buscher now playing first base.
Crosby hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Denorfia vs. Crain
Denorfia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Crain
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Crain
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Crain
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Monroe vs. Smith
Monroe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Redmond vs. Smith
Redmond takes first base on ball four. Monroe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buscher vs. Smith
Buscher hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Punto vs. Smith
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Murphy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
Ellis hits a line drive into center field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Reyes
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Reyes
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Brown
Andrew Brown now pitching.
Gomez hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Brown
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. Brown
Span hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tolbert vs. Brown
Tolbert hits a fly ball into left field. Denorfia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rincon
Juan Rincon now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Rincon
Crosby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Denorfia vs. Rincon
Denorfia strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Rincon
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Devine
Joey Devine now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Monroe vs. Devine
Monroe strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Redmond vs. Devine
Redmond strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buscher vs. Devine
Buscher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buscher for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/2008 -- Minnesota at Oakland (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Gomez C, cf 4 1 2 1 Suzuki K, c 4 2 2 2
Harris B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ellis M, 2b 5 2 2 0
Kubel J, rf 3 0 0 0 Sweeney M, 1b 4 0 2 2
Span D, rf 1 0 1 0 Barton D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomas F, dh 3 1 0 0
Tolbert M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Brown E, rf 4 1 1 2
Young D, lf 4 0 2 0 Crosby B, ss 4 1 1 0
Monroe C, dh 4 0 1 0 Denorfia C, lf 4 0 1 1
Redmond M, c 3 1 1 0 Murphy D, 3b 5 3 3 4
Buscher B, 3b-1b 4 0 1 1 Davis R, cf 4 1 3 0
Punto N, ss 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 38 11 15 11
Minnesota 100 010 000 -- 2
Oakland 600 221 00x -- 11
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Liriano F (L) 0.2 5 6 6 3 0
Bass B* 3.1 7 4 3 1 2
Crain J 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Reyes D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Rincon J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Smith G (W) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
Brown A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Devine J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Buscher B, Kubel J
DP -- Minnesota 1, Oakland 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Oakland 9
2B -- Sweeney M, Redmond M, Suzuki K
3B -- Davis R
HR -- Gomez C, Murphy D 2
SB -- Denorfia C
HBP -- by Bass B (Brown E)
T -- 2:37
A -- 12593
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