MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/14/2014
BNN Index | ML | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 100 - MONDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Minnesota Twins (3-4) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 9 0
Blyleven Surgical in Minnesota Win
Minnesota Twins starter Bert Blyleven pitched a good game to help his team take down the Oakland Athletics, 2-1. The save went to Joe Nathan, his 3rd this season. The loss drops Oakland to 4-4.

Blyleven threw well for Minnesota, thwarting the Oakland offense. The right-hander tossed 96 pitches over 8 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 5 hits.

"Bert threw the ball very, very well," said Minnesota manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .107 0 0
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .133 0 2
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .172 0 1
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 2 4
M. Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 1 2
J. Foxx 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .071 0 0
E. Chavez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .364 3 6
E. Joost SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .481 3 5
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 1 2
Totals 31 1 6 1 0 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (2, 9th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Chavez (3, 8th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 2 , E. Chavez 4 , E. Joost
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , J. Canseco 2
GIDP: A. Simmons , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Joost (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Joost-Lajoie-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .207 0 2
R. Carew 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .231 0 3
K. Puckett LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333 0 3
   a-G. Goslin LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .150 0 1
C. Knoblauch DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .148 0 0
C. Travis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
T. Oliva RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 0 0
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 2
E. Battey C 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 9 2 0 6 11      
a - G. Goslin substituted for K. Puckett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Carew (1, 1st Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Puckett 2 (2, 1st Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off E. Plank, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew 3 , K. Puckett 4 , H. Killebrew , C. Travis , T. Oliva , R. Peckinpaugh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , H. Killebrew , C. Knoblauch
GIDP: R. Carew
Sac Bunt: S. Rice
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Carew (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Peckinpaugh-Carew-Killebrew, Killebrew-Peckinpaugh-Killebrew)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank L (0-2) 8.0 9 2 1 0 6 0 100 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 64
Batters Faced: E. Plank 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 100-73
WP: E. Plank
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (2-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 7 1 96 2.57   
J. Nathan SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 75
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 27, J. Nathan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 8-7, J. Nathan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 96-63, J. Nathan 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Blyleven
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 38848
Tuesday, January 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82