MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/23/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1012 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (51-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Oakland Athletics (48-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 6 0
Holland Brilliant as Athletics Top Twins, 2-0
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins.

Oakland right-hander Bill Holland pitched his team to victory over the Minnesota Twins at O.co Coliseum. The final score was 2-0. The first-place Twins now sit at 51-42.

Holland's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 8 strikeouts in 8 innings while allowing 4 hits. Holland, who is tied for 9th in the AL in innings pitched with 138.1, goes to 11-8 on the year with 143 strikeouts.

"The key at this level is throwing strike one," said Holland. "Successful pitchers do it."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 2 17
R. Carew 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 3 19
J. Gibson DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .213 20 47
O. Charleston CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 23 63
K. Puckett LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .224 5 24
C. Travis 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 1 16
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .224 1 13
J. Mauer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 9 28
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 8 24
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Puckett (12, 5th Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice , R. Carew , K. Puckett 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew , B. DeMoss 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (12) , K. Puckett (1)
CS: R. Carew (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .209 3 16
J. Foxx 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 8 25
   a-J. Giambi PH, 1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .235 5 12
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .324 3 53
M. Suttles DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 19 52
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .248 10 36
A. Simmons RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 8 41
M. Tejada SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .227 9 35
D. Murphy CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .218 7 22
T. Steinbach C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .251 2 16
Totals 30 2 6 2 2 10 9      
a - J. Giambi pinch hit for J. Foxx in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Henderson 2 (10, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off F. Marberry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (5, 8th Inning off F. Marberry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 4 , J. Giambi 4 , M. Tejada , D. Murphy 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foxx , M. Suttles , T. Steinbach
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steinbach-Lajoie)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven 6.2 4 0 0 2 8 0 103 2.72   
F. Marberry L (2-6) 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 20 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 72
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 26, F. Marberry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 7-5, F. Marberry 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 103-64, F. Marberry 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Marberry 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland W (11-8) 8.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 99 3.06   
D. Eckersley SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 81
Batters Faced: B. Holland 28, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 11-4, D. Eckersley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 99-59, D. Eckersley 22-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Holland
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 18810
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