Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics
1. Nixon cf Christenson cf
2. Lawton lf Voigt lf
3. Coomer 3b Giambi 1b
4. Ortiz 1b Mitchell dh
5. Ochoa rf Grieve rf
6. Merced dh Blowers 3b
7. Steinbach c Spiezio 2b
8. Walker 2b Macfarlane c
9. Meares ss Bournigal ss
Milton p Oquist p
TWINS 1ST: Nixon flied to center; Lawton singled to center;
Coomer struck out; Ortiz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Christenson flied to right; Voigt lined to
second; Giambi flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0,
Athletics 0.
TWINS 2ND: Ochoa was called out on strikes; Merced walked;
Steinbach walked [Merced to second]; Walker forced Steinbach
(second to shortstop) [Merced to third]; Meares singled to right
[Merced scored, Walker to third]; Nixon forced Meares (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Mitchell struck out; Grieve flied to left;
Blowers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
TWINS 3RD: Lawton struck out; Coomer flied to left; Ortiz flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Macfarlane singled to second; Bournigal doubled to left
[Macfarlane to third]; Christenson reached on a fielder's choice
[Macfarlane out at third (pitcher to third)]; Voigt flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.
TWINS 4TH: Ochoa doubled to left; Merced flied to center [Ochoa
to third]; Steinbach was called out on strikes; Walker grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics
0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Giambi grounded out (first to pitcher); Mitchell
singled to center; Grieve singled to center [Mitchell to
second]; Blowers doubled to center [Mitchell scored, Grieve
scored]; Spiezio singled to left [Blowers to third]; Macfarlane
flied to right; Bournigal flied to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 2.
TWINS 5TH: Meares popped to second; Nixon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lawton walked; Coomer struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Christenson flied to center; Voigt popped to
second; Giambi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1,
Athletics 2.
TWINS 6TH: Ortiz lined to shortstop; Ochoa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Merced struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Mitchell walked; Grieve grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Mitchell out at second];
Blowers singled to center; Spiezio singled to center [Blowers to
second]; TROMBLEY REPLACED MILTON (PITCHING); Macfarlane forced
Spiezio (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1,
Athletics 2.
TWINS 7TH: Steinbach popped to first; Walker walked; Meares
singled to left [Walker to second]; Nixon lined to left; Lawton
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Bournigal singled to center; Christenson was
called out on strikes; Voigt singled to right [Bournigal to
third]; GUARDADO REPLACED TROMBLEY (PITCHING); Giambi grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Voigt out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.
TWINS 8TH: MATHEWS REPLACED OQUIST (PITCHING); Coomer reached on
an error by Mathews [Coomer to second]; HOCKING RAN FOR COOMER;
Ortiz popped to third; Ochoa singled to center [Hocking scored
(unearned)]; Merced singled to right [Ochoa to second];
Steinbach struck out; TAYLOR REPLACED MATHEWS (PITCHING); Walker
doubled to center [Ochoa scored (unearned), Merced scored
(unearned)]; Meares flied to center; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: HOCKING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Mitchell
flied to center; Grieve singled to center; Blowers struck out;
Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2.
TWINS 9TH: GROOM REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Nixon grounded out
(first unassisted); Lawton flied to left; Hocking grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: AGUILERA REPLACED GUARDADO (PITCHING); MAGADAN
BATTED FOR MACFARLANE; Magadan flied to center; Bournigal
grounded out (third to first); HENDERSON BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON;
Henderson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4,
Athletics 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 4 7 0 8
Athletics 2 11 1 8
