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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 3

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Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 3

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Game Played on Sunday, May 23, 1999 (D) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

OAK A    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
MIN A    5  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 15  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Raines lf                     5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Christenson cf                5   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Giambi 1b                     3   1   1   0       2   0      10   0
Jaha dh                       4   1   1   0       1   2       0   0
Stairs rf                     4   1   2   3       0   0       2   0
Saenz 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Spiezio 2b                    2   0   1   0       1   0       2   5
Macfarlane c                  4   0   2   0       0   0       6   0
Tejada ss                     2   0   0   0       2   2       1   5
Heredia p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rigby p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3       6   8      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Tejada-Spiezio-Giambi, Spiezio-Tejada-Giambi.
E: Tejada (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Stairs (8,off Milton); Giambi (8,off Milton); Spiezio (9,off Mays); Macfarlane
(4,off Wells).
HR: Stairs (11,6th inning off Mays 2 on 0 out).
HBP: Spiezio (1,by Milton).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Tejada (2,2nd base by Milton/Pierzynski).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Walker 2b                     5   2   3   0       0   0       2   1
  Hunter cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Hocking cf,2b                 4   2   2   1       1   0       5   0
Coomer 3b                     5   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Lawton rf                     3   2   1   0       2   0       0   0
Cordova dh                    4   1   3   3       0   1       0   0
Mientkiewicz 1b               5   0   1   0       0   2       6   0
Allen lf                      4   1   2   2       0   1       5   0
Pierzynski c                  4   0   1   1       0   1       8   1
Guzman ss                     4   0   2   1       0   1       0   1
Milton p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mays p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wells p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   8  15   8       3   6      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Pierzynski-Walker.
BATTING - 
2B: Guzman (4,off Heredia); Cordova (7,off Heredia); Walker 2 (12,off Heredia,off
Rigby); Hocking (3,off Heredia).
HBP: Cordova (2,by Heredia).
GDP: Walker (4,off Rigby); Mientkiewicz (6,off Jones).
IBB: Lawton (4,by Heredia).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Heredia L(3-4)                3     8   8   8   2   2   0  20
Rigby                         3.2   6   0   0   1   4   0  18
Jones                         1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8    15   8   8   3   6   0  42
Heredia faced 2 batters in the 4th inning
WP: Rigby (2).
HBP: Heredia (6,Cordova).
IBB: Heredia (2,Lawton).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rigby 1-1; Jones 3-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Milton W(2-4)                 5     3   2   2   4   5   0  22
Mays                          1.1   3   1   1   2   1   1   9
Miller                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Wells                         2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9     7   3   3   6   8   1  40
Milton faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: Milton (1,Spiezio).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Mays 2-2; Miller 2-0; Wells 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Ed Hickox
Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 12881
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins          
1. Raines              lf        Walker              2b
2. Christenson         cf        Hocking             cf
3. Giambi              1b        Coomer              3b
4. Jaha                dh        Lawton              rf
5. Stairs              rf        Cordova             dh
6. Saenz               3b        Mientkiewicz        1b
7. Spiezio             2b        Allen               lf
8. Macfarlane          c         Pierzynski          c
9. Tejada              ss        Guzman              ss
   Heredia             p         Milton              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Raines was called out on strikes; Christenson
struck out; Giambi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Walker singled to center; Hocking singled to right
[Walker to third]; Coomer grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Hocking to second]; Lawton was walked intentionally; Cordova
was hit by a pitch [Walker scored, Hocking to third, Lawton to
second]; Mientkiewicz struck out; Allen singled to right
[Hocking scored, Lawton scored, Cordova to third]; Pierzynski
singled to left [Cordova scored, Allen to second]; Guzman
doubled to left [Allen scored, Pierzynski to third]; Walker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jaha struck out; Stairs doubled to right; Saenz
flied to left; Spiezio walked; Macfarlane flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 2ND: Hocking grounded out (second to first); Coomer flied
to right; Lawton walked; Cordova doubled to center [Lawton
scored]; Mientkiewicz flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Tejada walked; Raines flied to left; Christenson
struck out while Tejada was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 3RD: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Pierzynski
grounded out (second to first); Guzman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Twins 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Giambi doubled to right; Jaha grounded out (third
to first) [Giambi to third]; Stairs grounded out (second to
first); Saenz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Walker doubled to right; Hocking doubled to right
[Walker scored]; RIGBY REPLACED HEREDIA (PITCHING); Coomer
grounded out (third to first); Lawton grounded out (second to
first) [Hocking to third]; Cordova singled to center [Hocking
scored]; Mientkiewicz singled to center [Cordova to second];
Allen singled to third [Cordova to third, Mientkiewicz to
second]; Pierzynski struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics
0, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Spiezio was hit by a pitch; Macfarlane flied to
center; Tejada walked [Spiezio to second]; Raines flied to left;
Christenson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Twins 8.

TWINS 5TH: Guzman reached on an error by Tejada; Walker grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Guzman out at
second]; Hocking flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Giambi walked; Jaha singled to third [Giambi to
second]; MAYS REPLACED MILTON (PITCHING); Stairs homered to left
[Giambi scored, Jaha scored]; Saenz grounded out (third to
first); Spiezio doubled to center; Macfarlane singled to left
[Spiezio to third]; Tejada was called out on strikes; Raines
flied to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 8.

TWINS 6TH: Coomer lined to second; Lawton singled to left;
Cordova struck out while Lawton advanced to second on a wild
pitch; Mientkiewicz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Christenson flied to center; Giambi walked; Jaha
walked [Giambi to second]; MILLER REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING);
Stairs grounded out (first unassisted) [Giambi to third, Jaha to
second]; WELLS REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Saenz flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Allen was called out on strikes; Pierzynski flied to
left; Guzman singled to second; Walker doubled to center [Guzman
to third]; Hocking walked; JONES REPLACED RIGBY (PITCHING);
Coomer grounded out (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HUNTER REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING CF); HOCKING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Spiezio flied to center;
Macfarlane doubled to left; Tejada struck out; Raines popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Lawton grounded out (shortstop to first); Cordova
singled to left; Mientkiewicz grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cordova out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Christenson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Giambi flied to left; Jaha struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Twins 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3   7   1   10
 Twins            8  15   0   10
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