MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/16/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1743 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (48-68) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Oakland Athletics (66-50) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 10 0
With 4-2 Win, Athletics Go to 66-50
The Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins played an exciting game.

The performance of Mark McGwire proved critical in helping Oakland beat Minnesota, 4-2. The Athletics designated hitter was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Oakland pitcher Rube Waddell got the win. He's now 8-10. Bert Blyleven was tagged with the loss.

Oakland center fielder Dwayne Murphy helped his team with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, Murphy went 2-4 with 2 singles.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Murphy.

With the win, Oakland goes to 66-50, while the Twins fall to 48-68.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .220 0 28
   a-Z. Versalles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
   b-H. Manush CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 10
R. Carew 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .298 5 30
K. Puckett LF, CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .258 10 40
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .219 15 52
C. Knoblauch DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 11 49
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257 4 32
T. Oliva RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .237 10 42
R. Peckinpaugh SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .217 1 24
   c-G. Goslin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 1 14
J. Mauer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 13 46
Totals 32 2 8 2 3 4 13      
a - Z. Versalles pinch hit for S. Rice in the 7th
b - H. Manush substituted for Z. Versalles in the 7th
c - G. Goslin pinch hit for R. Peckinpaugh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Peckinpaugh (13, 5th Inning off R. Waddell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew , K. Puckett 2 , H. Killebrew , T. Oliva 2 , R. Peckinpaugh 2
2-out RBI: R. Peckinpaugh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Killebrew , C. Travis , J. Mauer
GIDP: Z. Versalles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (35)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Baker SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 2 8
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283 2 48
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .297 12 60
J. Canseco LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .266 37 83
J. Foxx 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .256 17 55
E. Chavez 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .257 18 54
M. McGwire DH 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .294 5 12
D. Murphy CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .217 11 33
F. Hayes C 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 .312 6 12
Totals 32 4 10 4 3 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Canseco (25, 8th Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (5, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Baker , A. Simmons , J. Canseco 2 , J. Foxx , E. Chavez 2 , M. McGwire 4 , D. Murphy 2 , F. Hayes
2-out RBI: M. McGwire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Baker , A. Simmons , F. Hayes
Sac Fly: F. Hayes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Murphy (6)
CS: A. Simmons (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Lajoie-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Puckett at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven L (10-9) 6.0 9 4 4 1 4 1 106 3.80   
R. Davis 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 2.57   
E. Guardado 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 41
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 27, R. Davis 7, E. Guardado 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 5-8, R. Davis 2-1, E. Guardado 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 106-68, R. Davis 23-14, E. Guardado 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Davis 1-0 , E. Guardado 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell W (8-10) 7.0 8 2 2 2 3 0 109 3.68   
A. Bailey H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.79   
D. Eckersley SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 54
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 28, A. Bailey 3, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 9-6, A. Bailey 1-1, D. Eckersley 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 109-69, A. Bailey 10-6, D. Eckersley 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM PT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 32110
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