MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/01/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 95 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (4-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Oakland Athletics (5-0) 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 X 7 12 0
Athletics Make It 5 In a Row with 7-2 Triumph Over Minnesota
Oakland parlayed a decent outing from starter Lefty Grove into a solid win over the Minnesota Twins. The final score was 7-2. Oakland, with the win, is 5-0.

Miguel Tejada contributed to the Oakland win with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 RBI.

"Lefty is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said Oakland manager .
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. DeMoss 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .353 1 2
K. Puckett LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091 0 0
O. Charleston CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .297 5 9
J. Gibson DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .302 3 6
T. Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
   a-C. Knoblauch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 1 2
H. Killebrew 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .235 0 3
C. Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 0 2
Z. Versalles SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265 0 3
J. Mauer C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 1 5
Totals 29 2 6 1 2 6 9      
a - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for T. Oliva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Charleston (3, 9th Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. DeMoss , O. Charleston 3 , J. Gibson , H. Killebrew , Z. Versalles
2-out RBI: H. Killebrew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. DeMoss , C. Knoblauch
GIDP: T. Oliva , J. Mauer
Sac Bunt: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Travis (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Travis-DeMoss-Killebrew, DeMoss-Versalles-Killebrew)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
M. Tejada SS 4 1 2 4 0 1 2 .353 1 7
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .375 1 9
M. Suttles DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 1 3
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .455 0 3
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 5
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
D. Murphy CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .176 0 1
T. Steinbach C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .389 0 1
Totals 35 7 12 7 0 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (1, 4th Inning off W. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Henderson (1, 1st Inning off W. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tejada (1, 7th Inning off R. Aguilera, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , M. Tejada 5 , N. Lajoie , E. Chavez , J. Giambi 2 , D. Murphy 3 , T. Steinbach
2-out RBI: D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Steinbach
GIDP: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lajoie-Tejada-Giambi, Giambi-Tejada-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Simmons(Gibson at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Johnson L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 0 6 0 105 4.24   
R. Aguilera 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 1 20 33.75   
J. Burton 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Johnson 54
Batters Faced: W. Johnson 24, R. Aguilera 5, J. Burton 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Johnson 7-4, R. Aguilera 0-1, J. Burton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Johnson 105-70, R. Aguilera 20-12, J. Burton 26-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (1-0) 8.1 6 2 2 2 6 0 96 1.69   
E. Walker 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 67
Batters Faced: L. Grove 30, E. Walker 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 7-9, E. Walker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 96-64, E. Walker 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Walker 2-1
Balk: E. Walker
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (48 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 23345
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