MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/28/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 543 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (27-21) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Minnesota Twins (26-28) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
Twins Wrest Win from Athletics, 3-2
Oakland got a big-time effort from pitcher Rube Waddell, but it wasn't enough to keep the Minnesota Twins from winning the game, 3-2. Waddell threw 8.0 innings of 6-hit ball for the losing team. The Twins, at 26-28, inhabit 4th place in the American League Central Division.

Goose Goslin was the walk-off hero for Minnesota. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Twins pinch hitter hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We had a hellacious effort," said Twins manager . "We hung in there and hung in there."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .214 1 4
M. Cochrane DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .222 0 4
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .330 3 37
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .289 2 17
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 5 18
M. McGwire 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 1 2
M. Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 6 23
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 4 16
T. Steinbach C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 1 10
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cochrane (2, 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (12, 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , M. Cochrane 2 , N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 2 , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chavez , M. McGwire
GIDP: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (19) , T. Steinbach (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 0 4
   b-H. Killebrew PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 2 7
R. Carew 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 1 7
   c-Z. Versalles PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 0 5
J. Gibson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .212 12 30
O. Charleston CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .303 14 34
K. Puckett LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .235 2 11
C. Travis 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .229 1 9
B. DeMoss 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .206 1 7
   e-G. Goslin PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 0 5
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245 6 21
R. Smalley III SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 2 9
   a-C. Knoblauch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 1 2
   d-T. Oliva RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 11
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 13 7      
a - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for R. Smalley III in the 8th
b - H. Killebrew pinch hit for S. Rice in the 8th
c - Z. Versalles pinch hit for R. Carew in the 8th
d - T. Oliva substituted for C. Knoblauch in the 9th
e - G. Goslin pinch hit for B. DeMoss in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Travis (2, 2nd Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Puckett (1, 9th Inning off D. Eckersley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rice , O. Charleston , K. Puckett 5 , C. Travis 3 , B. DeMoss , G. Goslin , J. Mauer
2-out RBI: B. DeMoss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Carew
Sac Bunt: R. Smalley III
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Puckett (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeMoss-Smalley III-Carew)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell 8.0 6 1 1 0 12 0 105 4.41   
D. Eckersley L (2-2), BS (1) 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 17 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 78
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 29, D. Eckersley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 4-7, D. Eckersley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 105-69, D. Eckersley 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard 8.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 98 3.19   
J. Nathan W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 69
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 30, J. Nathan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 10-6, J. Nathan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 98-62, J. Nathan 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Waddell
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 15684
Special Notes: Rube Waddell ties the AL regular season game record for strikeouts with 12.
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