MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/27/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 542 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (27-20) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0
Minnesota Twins (25-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Grove Spins Gem, Oakland Wins
The Oakland Athletics got great pitching from 31-year old left-handed pitcher Lefty Grove, allowing them to bump off the Minnesota Twins, 4-0. The second-place Athletics bumped their record to 27-20.

Grove subdued the Minnesota offense. The Oakland left-hander allowed a mere 3 hits over 8.1 innings, while fanning 10. His season record goes to 6-1 with the win.

"Lefty threw a phenomenal game," said Oakland manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .212 1 4
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .229 6 23
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .332 3 37
M. Suttles DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 11 27
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 5 18
A. Simmons RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .290 2 16
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .328 4 9
D. Murphy CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .193 4 16
T. Steinbach C 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 .264 1 10
Totals 30 4 5 4 5 6 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Tejada , N. Lajoie , M. Suttles , J. Giambi , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , A. Simmons
GIDP: M. Tejada , A. Simmons 2
Sac Fly: T. Steinbach
Hit by Pitch: M. Suttles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Simmons (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lajoie-Tejada-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 0 4
R. Carew 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .295 1 7
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .216 12 30
O. Charleston CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .304 14 34
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 2 10
C. Travis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 9
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 1 6
J. Mauer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 6 21
R. Smalley III SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156 2 9
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 10 9      
BATTING
Total Bases: O. Charleston , C. Travis , B. DeMoss , R. Smalley III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Charleston
GIDP: K. Puckett
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Carew (2) , R. Smalley III (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Travis-DeMoss-Carew, Smalley III-DeMoss-Carew, Smalley III-DeMoss-Carew)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (6-1) 8.1 3 0 0 2 10 0 101 2.25   
T. Hudson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 85
Batters Faced: L. Grove 30, T. Hudson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 12-3, T. Hudson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 101-70, T. Hudson 4-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Trent L (1-3) 6.2 4 3 3 4 3 0 87 2.77   
R. Davis 2.1 1 1 0 1 3 0 29 2.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Trent 53
Batters Faced: T. Trent 27, R. Davis 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Trent 8-6, R. Davis 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Trent 87-49, R. Davis 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Davis 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Trent
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 26760
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