Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics
1. Nixon cf Henderson lf
2. Gates 2b Magadan 3b
3. Molitor dh Giambi dh
4. Merced 1b Stairs 1b
5. Coomer 3b Grieve rf
6. Lawton rf Abbott ss
7. Cordova lf Hinch c
8. Valentin c Spiezio 2b
9. Meares ss Christenson cf
Morgan p Candiotti p
TWINS 1ST: Nixon singled to second; Gates popped to third;
Molitor flied to center; Merced lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson lined to right; Magadan singled to
center; Giambi lined to left; Stairs forced Magadan (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
TWINS 2ND: Coomer popped to third; Lawton grounded out (first to
pitcher); Cordova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Grieve singled to left; Abbott was called out on
strikes; Hinch singled to left [Grieve to second]; Spiezio
walked [Grieve to third, Hinch to second]; Christenson struck
out; Henderson forced Spiezio (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
TWINS 3RD: Valentin grounded out (pitcher to first); Meares
popped to first; Nixon singled to pitcher; Gates flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Magadan was called out on strikes; Giambi singled
to right; Stairs singled to right [Giambi to second]; Grieve
doubled to right [Giambi scored, Stairs to third]; Abbott struck
out; Hinch grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 1.
TWINS 4TH: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Merced
popped to catcher; Coomer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Spiezio doubled to center; Christenson flied to
right [Spiezio to third]; Henderson grounded out (second to
first) [Spiezio scored]; Magadan lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
TWINS 5TH: Lawton grounded out (first to pitcher); Cordova
reached on an error by Abbott; Valentin popped to shortstop;
Meares doubled to center [Cordova scored (unearned)]; Nixon
singled to center [Meares scored (unearned)]; Gates forced Nixon
(first to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Giambi grounded out (second to first); Stairs
grounded out (first unassisted); Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.
TWINS 6TH: Molitor reached on an error by Magadan [Molitor to
second]; Merced grounded out (second to first) [Molitor to
third]; Coomer grounded out (third to first); Lawton doubled to
right [Molitor scored (unearned)]; Cordova grounded out (second
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Abbott grounded out (second to first); Hinch
homered to left; Spiezio popped to third; Christenson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3,
Athletics 3.
TWINS 7TH: Valentin grounded out (first unassisted); Meares
popped to first; Nixon singled to right; Gates grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 7TH: GUARDADO REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); Henderson
lined to center; Magadan flied to left; Giambi was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 3.
TWINS 8TH: MAGADAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BLOWERS
REPLACED STAIRS (PLAYING 3B); Molitor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Merced doubled to right; Coomer singled to left [Merced
to third]; Lawton grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Merced scored, Coomer to second]; Cordova grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics
3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: TROMBLEY REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING); HOCKING
REPLACED COOMER (PLAYING 3B); Blowers struck out; Grieve singled
to center; Abbott grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grieve to
second]; Hinch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4,
Athletics 3.
TWINS 9TH: Valentin grounded out (second to first); Meares
singled to center; Nixon popped to pitcher (pitcher to third);
Meares stole second; Gates struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED TROMBLEY (PITCHING); Spiezio
singled to left; Christenson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Spiezio to second]; Henderson flied to right [Spiezio
to third]; Magadan singled to right [Spiezio scored]; Giambi
singled to center [Magadan to third]; Blowers grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics
4.
TWINS 10TH: MOHLER REPLACED CANDIOTTI (PITCHING); Molitor lined
to center; OCHOA BATTED FOR MERCED; Ochoa grounded out (first
unassisted); Hocking was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 4.
ATHLETICS 10TH: ORTIZ REPLACED OCHOA (PLAYING 1B); Grieve popped
to shortstop; Abbott walked; Hinch lined to left; Spiezio
singled to right [Abbott to third]; Christenson flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 4.
TWINS 11TH: Lawton grounded out (third to first); MATHEWS
REPLACED MOHLER (PITCHING); Cordova grounded out (shortstop to
first); Valentin flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4,
Athletics 4.
ATHLETICS 11TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Magadan
lined to left; Giambi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins
4, Athletics 4.
TWINS 12TH: Meares singled to center; Nixon flied to left; Gates
flied to right; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 4.
ATHLETICS 12TH: CARRASCO REPLACED AGUILERA (PITCHING); Blowers
walked; Grieve singled to left [Blowers to second]; Abbott
doubled to left [Blowers scored, Grieve to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 4 10 0 8
Athletics 5 15 2 13
