Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins

Aug 18, 2008

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1	6
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	10	2	7

loss:

N. Blackburn(9-7)win: Athletics logo

K. Saarloos(1-0)save: Athletics logo

B. Ziegler(3)

Scoring Summary

ATHMIN

1Mark Ellis homers (12) on a line drive to left field. [1 run] 10
4Kurt Suzuki singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denard Span. Frank Thomas scores. Jack Cust scores. [2 runs] 30
8Joe Mauer triples (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Eric Patterson. Denard Span scores. Joe Mauer scores. Throwing error by left fielder Eric Patterson. [2 runs] 32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mark Ellis2B	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.233
2Eric PattersonLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.197
3Bobby CrosbySS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.248
4Frank ThomasDH	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.241
5Jack CustRF	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Rajai DavisCF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
6Kurt SuzukiC	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.290
7Carlos GonzalezCF-RF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.258
8Jack Hannahan3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.221
9Daric Barton1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.209


TOTAL	7	33	3	3	3	3	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Justin DuchschererRHP	2.2	3	0	0	3	0	36	2.54
Kirk SaarloosRHP	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	42	1.59
Alan EmbreeLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	11	5.01
Huston StreetRHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	8	4.53
Brad ZieglerRHP	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	31	0.43
TOTAL	8.3	10	2	2	9	1	128	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Denard SpanCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.319
2Nick Punto2B	1	4	0	0	2	0	2	.271
3Joe MauerC	3	4	1	1	1	0	1	.325
4Justin Morneau1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.305
5Jason KubelRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.278
6Delmon YoungLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.288
7Brian Buscher3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.302
8Randy RuizDH	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	.360
Mike LambPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.236
Carlos GomezPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
9Adam EverettSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.211
Brendan HarrisSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	.264
TOTAL	10	35	2	1	9	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nick BlackburnRHP	8.0	6	3	3	2	2	1	99	3.71
Jesse CrainRHP	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	3.60
Craig BreslowLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	2.41


TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	3	3	1	124	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHMIN

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Mark Ellis homers (12) on a line drive to left field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Eric Patterson grounds out, pitcher Nick Blackburn to first baseman Justin Morneau. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Bobby Crosby strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Frank Thomas flies out to right fielder Jason Kubel. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Denard Span grounds out, pitcher Justin Duchscherer to first baseman Daric Barton. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Nick Punto singles on a line drive to right fielder Jack Cust.
10
STRIKEOUT — Joe Mauer called out on strikes. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Justin Morneau flies out to center fielder Carlos Gonzalez. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

ATH

MIN

3Runs2

7Hits10

1Errors2

.212Batting Avg.286

33At Bats35

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In1

3Walks1

1Stolen Bases0

3Strikeouts9

6Left on Base7

11Total Bases13

Game Details

Monday, August 18, 2008 · 8:10 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 25,024 (64.9%)

weather: 70 degrees, dome