MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/14/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1715 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (47-67) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 8 1
Oakland Athletics (65-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Athletics Absorb 3-0 Home Loss
Minnesota Twins starter Walter Johnson pitched well against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum, leading his team to a win, 3-0. In 7.1 innings, Johnson surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed no runs. The Twins improved their record to 47-67 with the win over Oakland.

Kirby Puckett had a critical at-bat with one out in the top of the sixth for Minnesota. He came through with a run-scoring single to put Minnesota in front, 2-0.

"We all want to win," said Puckett. "We all want to do our part."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .219 0 28
R. Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 5 30
K. Puckett LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .256 10 39
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .218 15 51
C. Knoblauch DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .268 11 49
C. Travis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256 4 31
T. Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 10 41
R. Peckinpaugh SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .218 1 23
J. Mauer C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 13 45
Totals 35 3 8 2 2 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Travis (21, 2nd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Knoblauch (22, 2nd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Rice (17, 6th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mauer (19, 9th Inning off R. Cook, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice 2 , K. Puckett 2 , C. Knoblauch 3 , C. Travis 2 , R. Peckinpaugh , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , R. Carew , C. Travis , R. Peckinpaugh
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Knoblauch 2 (19)
CS: T. Oliva (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Killebrew (5)
OF assists: 1 (Rice(Murphy at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 6 33
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 2 48
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 12 60
J. Canseco DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 37 83
M. Cochrane C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .246 2 26
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .257 17 55
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 18 54
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 11 32
   a-H. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 2 8
D. Murphy CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .210 10 31
Totals 32 0 5 0 4 6 18      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Canseco (24, 2nd Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (7, 5th Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons , J. Canseco 2 , D. Murphy 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Canseco , E. Joost , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Foxx (9)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson W (6-7) 7.1 5 0 0 3 5 0 127 2.76   
E. Guardado H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.66   
J. Nathan SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 70
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 29, E. Guardado 2, J. Nathan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 8-8, E. Guardado 0-1, J. Nathan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 127-79, E. Guardado 10-7, J. Nathan 21-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove L (10-7) 8.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 114 2.52   
R. Cook 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 59
Batters Faced: L. Grove 33, R. Cook 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 9-11, R. Cook 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 114-74, R. Cook 11-5
WP: L. Grove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walter Johnson
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 28983
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