MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/16/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 120 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Oakland Athletics (4-5) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Minnesota Twins (4-4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 0
Twins Find a Way to Win
Starting pitcher Dutch E Leonard gave the Minnesota Twins a rock-solid performance, helping them defeat the Oakland Athletics, 3-2, in 11 innings. Minnesota reliever Ron G Davis picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Andrew Bailey took the loss. Oakland is 4-5 after the loss.

With the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth, Tony Oliva delivered the knockout blow when he hit a solo home run to win it for Minnesota. In the contest, Oliva went 1-4 with a home run and 2 walks.

"This ballpark was lit," Oliva said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .121 0 0
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .147 0 2
A. Simmons RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .176 0 1
J. Canseco DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .200 3 5
M. Cochrane C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 1 2
J. Foxx 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .091 0 0
E. Chavez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 3 6
   a-M. McGwire PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Baker 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Joost SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .438 3 5
D. Murphy CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .115 1 3
Totals 40 2 8 2 4 9 16      
a - M. McGwire pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 9th
b - H. Baker substituted for M. McGwire in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Henderson (1, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (1, 5th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Lajoie (2, 10th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Canseco (1, 8th Inning off E. Guardado, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Foxx (1, 11th Inning off J. Nathan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (3, 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , N. Lajoie 2 , A. Simmons , J. Canseco 7 , J. Foxx 3 , E. Joost , D. Murphy 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx , E. Joost
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lajoie (1) , E. Chavez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 .176 0 2
T. Oliva RF 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 .217 1 1
R. Carew 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 3
   b-Z. Versalles PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
   f-H. Manush PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   g-R. Smalley III SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Killebrew 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .160 0 1
C. Travis 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .179 0 3
G. Goslin LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 0 1
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 0 1
   d-B. Harper PH, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
K. Puckett DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .350 0 4
R. Peckinpaugh SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
   a-J. Morneau PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
   c-B. Myer 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Knoblauch PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .172 0 0
Totals 43 3 10 2 4 8 21      
a - J. Morneau pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 7th
b - Z. Versalles pinch hit for R. Carew in the 7th
c - B. Myer substituted for J. Morneau in the 8th
d - B. Harper pinch hit for J. Mauer in the 8th
e - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for B. Myer in the 8th
f - H. Manush pinch hit for Z. Versalles in the 9th
g - R. Smalley III substituted for H. Manush in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Carew (2, 1st Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Goslin (1, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Mauer (3, 4th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Morneau (2, 7th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Killebrew (1, 8th Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Oliva (1, 9th Inning off D. Eckersley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Oliva 4 , R. Carew 2 , H. Killebrew 2 , G. Goslin 2 , J. Mauer 2 , B. Harper , K. Puckett 2 , J. Morneau 2 , C. Knoblauch
2-out RBI: K. Puckett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , T. Oliva , Z. Versalles , H. Killebrew , K. Puckett , R. Peckinpaugh , C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Knoblauch (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smalley III-Knoblauch)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender 6.2 5 1 1 2 3 0 109 8.31   
V. Blue H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00   
D. Eckersley BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 26 1.93   
A. Bailey L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 21 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 61
Batters Faced: C. Bender 29, V. Blue 7, D. Eckersley 7, A. Bailey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 11-6, V. Blue 2-2, D. Eckersley 0-1, A. Bailey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 109-68, V. Blue 16-10, D. Eckersley 26-15, A. Bailey 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 3-0 , A. Bailey 1-0
WP: A. Bailey 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard 7.0 5 2 2 2 2 1 123 1.72   
E. Guardado 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 0.00   
A. Worthington 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00   
J. Nathan 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 19 1.42   
R. Davis W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 59
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 28, E. Guardado 6, A. Worthington 2, J. Nathan 7, R. Davis 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 10-9, E. Guardado 0-2, A. Worthington 0-0, J. Nathan 1-1, R. Davis 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 123-77, E. Guardado 29-16, A. Worthington 10-7, J. Nathan 19-13, R. Davis 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Worthington 1-0 , R. Davis 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dutch E Leonard
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 20081
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