Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics

Twins Batting

Doubles: J Kubel (2, B McCarthy); J Morneau (3, B McCarthy); J Mauer (1, B McCarthy)

Home Runs: J Thome (1, 8th inning off J Blevins 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Morneau (2), J Thome 2 (5)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Thome 2

Sacrifice Hit: A Casilla

Ground Into Double Play: J Thome

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (A Casilla 0-1, J Thome 1-2, J Mauer 0-1, D Span 0-1, M Cuddyer 0-1, D Valencia 1-1, J Morneau 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Casilla 1; J Thome 1; J Mauer 1

Twins Pitching

Pitcher Notes: S Baker pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: S Baker

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Baker 15-23; J Manship 2-3; G Perkins 5-5; A Burnett 3-5; J Mijares 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Baker 22-8-18-16; J Manship 0-0-2-2; G Perkins 4-1-6-3; A Burnett 4-2-1-2; J Mijares 1-2-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Baker 3-6; J Manship 0-1; G Perkins 2-3; A Burnett 2-0; J Mijares 0-1

Game Scores: S Baker 40

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (J Kubel-A Casilla)

Assists: J Kubel (L Powell at 2nd base)

Athletics Batting

Doubles: R Sweeney (1, S Baker); L Powell (1, J Manship)

Home Runs: H Matsui (1, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out); J Willingham (3, 6th inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: H Matsui (4), J Willingham (6), K Kouzmanoff (2), L Powell (1), C Pennington (1)

Sacrifice Flies: K Kouzmanoff; C Pennington

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (K Kouzmanoff 0-1, L Powell 1-2, D Barton 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, C Pennington 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: L Powell 1; D DeJesus 1; C Pennington 1

Athletics Pitching

Hit By Pitch: K Kouzmanoff (By A Burnett)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B McCarthy 16-29; J Blevins 0-2; G Balfour 1-1; B Fuentes 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B McCarthy 21-7-22-23; J Blevins 0-1-1-2; G Balfour 1-0-0-1; B Fuentes 7-0-0-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 13-3; J Blevins 1-0; G Balfour 0-1; B Fuentes 1-1

Game Scores: B McCarthy 57

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton)

Assists: R Sweeney (D Valencia at 2nd base)

Athletics Baserunning

Caught Stealing: J Willingham (1, 2nd base by J Mijares); D DeJesus (1, 2nd base by J Mijares/J Mauer)

Stolen Bases: K Kouzmanoff (1, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Mauer)