Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics
1. Nixon cf Henderson lf
2. Walker 2b Magadan 3b
3. Molitor dh Giambi dh
4. Ortiz 1b Stairs 1b
5. Cordova lf Grieve rf
6. Lawton rf Abbott ss
7. Steinbach c Hinch c
8. Meares ss Spiezio 2b
9. Hocking 3b Christenson cf
Radke p Haynes p
TWINS 1ST: Nixon flied to center; Walker flied to left; Molitor
walked; Ortiz singled to catcher [Molitor to third]; Cordova
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0,
Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson popped to right; Magadan doubled to
center; Giambi struck out; Stairs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
TWINS 2ND: Lawton singled to center; Steinbach singled to left
[Lawton to third]; Meares forced Steinbach (second to shortstop)
[Lawton scored]; Hocking forced Meares (second to shortstop);
Nixon popped to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics
0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Grieve flied to left; Abbott walked; Hinch
singled to left [Abbott to second]; Spiezio forced Hinch
(shortstop to second) [Abbott to third]; Spiezio was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first to shortstop)
[Abbott scored]; Debut game for Ryan Christenson; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
TWINS 3RD: Walker singled to right; Molitor popped to third;
Ortiz forced Walker (first to shortstop); Cordova struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Christenson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson doubled to left; Magadan walked; Giambi struck out;
Stairs popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1,
Athletics 1.
TWINS 4TH: Lawton singled to right; Lawton stole second;
Steinbach walked; Meares hit into a double play (first to third)
[Lawton out at third]; Hocking flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Grieve doubled to right; Abbott grounded out
(second to first) [Grieve to third]; Hinch grounded out (second
to first); Spiezio walked; Christenson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
TWINS 5TH: On a bunt Nixon made an out to pitcher; Walker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Henderson struck out; Magadan singled to left;
Giambi struck out while Magadan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Athletics 1.
TWINS 6TH: Ortiz flied to right; Cordova flied to right; Lawton
singled to third; Lawton was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Stairs flied to right; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Abbott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
TWINS 7TH: Steinbach grounded out (third to first); Meares
doubled to center; Hocking lined to left; Nixon grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Hinch popped to second; Spiezio grounded out
(third to first); Christenson singled to right; Henderson flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
TWINS 8TH: On a bunt Walker singled to pitcher; Molitor singled
to left [Walker to third]; Ortiz walked [Molitor to second];
MATHEWS REPLACED HAYNES (PITCHING); Cordova out on a sacrifice
fly to right [Walker scored, Molitor to third]; GROOM REPLACED
MATHEWS (PITCHING); OCHOA BATTED FOR LAWTON; Ochoa was called
out on strikes; Steinbach walked [Ortiz to second]; Meares lined
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 8TH: SWINDELL REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING); OCHOA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MITCHELL BATTED FOR MAGADAN; Mitchell
struck out; Giambi singled to left; Stairs struck out; Grieve
homered to right-center [Giambi scored]; Abbott popped to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 3.
TWINS 9TH: BLOWERS REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING 3B); Hocking
struck out; TAYLOR REPLACED GROOM (PITCHING); Nixon grounded out
(third to first); Walker singled to second; Molitor forced
Walker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2,
Athletics 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 2 10 0 10
Athletics 3 8 0 6
