MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1014 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (52-43) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Oakland Athletics (49-41) 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 X 10 15 0
Waddell Top-Notch as Athletics Stop Twins, 10-1
The Oakland Athletics picked up a win at O.co Coliseum, taking down the Minnesota Twins, 10-1. Starting pitcher Rube Waddell was a big reason why. The Athletics, at 49-41, sit in second place in the American League Western Division.

Waddell went 7.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. The Oakland left-hander, now 5-7, has an ERA of 3.45 this season.

Minnesota manager called the blowout loss "nothing to write home about."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .291 2 17
R. Carew 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 3 19
J. Gibson DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .213 22 51
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .221 1 13
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 9 28
   a-B. Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 1 16
G. Goslin LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 0 6
T. Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 6 15
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 8 24
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 11 7      
a - B. Harper pinch hit for J. Mauer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rice (16, 8th Inning off E. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Goslin (2, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gibson (22, 4th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice 2 , R. Carew , J. Gibson 4 , J. Mauer , G. Goslin 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rice , G. Goslin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Carew-Smalley III-Carew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .211 4 18
M. Tejada SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .231 9 36
N. Lajoie 2B 5 1 2 4 0 0 1 .326 4 57
M. Suttles DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .220 19 52
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .245 11 37
A. Simmons RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .296 8 41
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .242 5 14
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .219 7 22
T. Steinbach C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .256 2 17
Totals 38 10 15 10 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (5, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Lajoie (5, 4th Inning off J. Santana, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Lajoie (4, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Henderson (4, 5th Inning off J. Santana, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , M. Tejada 3 , N. Lajoie 7 , M. Suttles 2 , A. Simmons 2 , J. Giambi 3 , T. Steinbach 2
2-out RBI: , J. Giambi 2 , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , J. Giambi , D. Murphy 2
GIDP: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Rice at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard L (7-4) 3.0 10 8 8 1 2 1 81 3.25   
J. Santana 4.1 5 2 2 2 5 1 76 3.42   
R. Aguilera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 6
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 20, J. Santana 19, R. Aguilera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 4-3, J. Santana 4-3, R. Aguilera 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 81-53, J. Santana 76-47, R. Aguilera 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Santana 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell W (5-7) 7.1 3 1 1 1 9 1 101 3.45   
E. Walker 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 76
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 26, E. Walker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 6-7, E. Walker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 101-67, E. Walker 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Waddell
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 23520
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