Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics

Thursday, September 12th, 2013 12:10PM CST

Minnesota Twins

Twins

MIN

Home

2
vs.
Final

Athletics

ATH

Away

8
Athletics

Game Recap

On Thursday afternoon, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins with a final score of 8-2. Pitcher A.J. Griffin was a key contributor to the win, allowing merely two hits over his seven innings on the mound. This victory helped the Athletics expand their division lead as they looked towards a crucial series scheduled for the weekend.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Target Field

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 26,188

Line Score

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Minnesota TwinsMIN 000000110
AthleticsATH 004011020

Game Stats


Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Home Runs: O Arcia (12, 7th inning off A Griffin 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: O Arcia (35), A Presley (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: O Arcia, A Presley

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (P Florimon 1-1, O Arcia 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1, A Presley 1-1, J Pinto 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: T Plouffe 2; J Pinto 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Diamond 14-22; A Swarzak 3-6; S Martis 1-4; B Duensing 3-5; J Burton 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Diamond 11-5-26-19; A Swarzak 4-2-4-5; S Martis 1-3-4-1; B Duensing 2-2-3-4; J Burton 1-1-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Diamond 9-4; A Swarzak 0-3; S Martis 0-2; B Duensing 1-1; J Burton 3-0

Game Scores: S Diamond 33


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (C Colabello, T Plouffe-B Dozier-C Colabello)

Errors: T Plouffe (13, throw)



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

Doubles: D Norris (13, S Diamond); C Young (16, B Duensing)

Triples: Y Cespedes (4, S Diamond); C Young (3, A Swarzak)

Home Runs: J Reddick (11, 8th inning off B Duensing 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: C Crisp (56), J Lowrie (67), Y Cespedes 2 (71), J Donaldson (84), J Reddick 3 (49)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Lowrie, Y Cespedes 2

Sacrifice Flies: J Reddick

Ground Into Double Play: J Lowrie; Y Cespedes

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-7 (Y Cespedes 1-1, A Callaspo 0-1, D Barton 1-1, J Donaldson 1-1, J Reddick 1-1, C Crisp 0-1, J Lowrie 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Callaspo 1


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

Wild Pitches: G Balfour

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Griffin 11-23; D Otero 2-6; G Balfour 2-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Griffin 20-11-20-13; D Otero 4-1-5-5; G Balfour 2-0-0-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Griffin 4-8; D Otero 1-1; G Balfour 2-1

Game Scores: A Griffin 76


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (A Callaspo-D Barton)


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

Stolen Bases: C Crisp (19, 2nd base off S Diamond/J Pinto)


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