Saturday, September 21st, 2013 3:05PM CST
On Saturday, September 21st, 2013, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of nine to one. This victory lowered the Athletics' magic number to just one, bringing them within a single win or loss by their closest competitor of clinching their second consecutive American League West division championship. Strong pitching from Jarrod Parker and key hitting from Alberto Callaspo were instrumental in securing the win for Oakland.
Date: Saturday, September 21st, 2013
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 26,393
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: J Donaldson (36, P Hernandez); J Reddick (18, L Hendriks); J Lowrie (44, L Hendriks)
Home Runs: A Callaspo (9, 2nd inning off P Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out); K Suzuki (2, 7th inning off L Hendriks 1 on, 0 Out); Y Cespedes (26, 8th inning off L Hendriks 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Callaspo 3 (54), C Young (38), Y Cespedes 3 (80), K Suzuki 2 (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Callaspo 3, Y Cespedes 3
Sacrifice Flies: C Young
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Y Cespedes 1-4, A Callaspo 1-2, C Young 0-1, D Barton 1-2, J Donaldson 0-2, J Reddick 0-1, M Choice 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Y Cespedes 1; A Callaspo 1; C Young 1; J Reddick 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Parker 14-22; D Otero 2-4; J Blevins 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Parker 13-5-18-20; D Otero 3-1-7-3; J Blevins 8-2-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Parker 5-12; D Otero 2-0; J Blevins 3-1
Game Scores: J Parker 61

Double Plays: 1 (J Lowrie-A Callaspo-D Barton)

Doubles: B Dozier (32, J Parker)
Home Runs: J Pinto (3, 5th inning off J Parker 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Pinto (9)
Ground Into Double Play: B Dozier
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (O Arcia 0-1, T Plouffe 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: O Arcia 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: P Hernandez 7-15; L Hendriks 16-27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: P Hernandez 7-2-6-13; L Hendriks 16-13-21-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Hernandez 1-4; L Hendriks 3-8
Game Scores: P Hernandez 16

Errors: P Florimon (17, throw); C Colabello (2, throw)
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