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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 18, 2011
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 18, 2011 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Pavano |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brandon McCarthy |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 15,355 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Brian Runge 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Marvin Hudson |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denard Span | Center Fielder |
| Trevor Plouffe | Shortstop |
| Jason Kubel | DH |
| Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
| Michael Cuddyer | Right Fielder |
| Danny Valencia | Third Baseman |
| Ben Revere | Left Fielder |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Alexi Casilla | Second Baseman |
| Ron Gardenhire | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
| Hideki Matsui | DH |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 18, 2011
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Span vs. McCarthy
Span hits a line drive towards the mound. McCarthy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. McCarthy
Plouffe hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. McCarthy
Kubel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Kubel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. McCarthy
Morneau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kubel scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. McCarthy
Cuddyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kouzmanoff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Revere settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Pavano
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Pavano
Willingham strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. McCarthy
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Revere vs. McCarthy
Revere hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs. McCarthy
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Pavano
Matsui hits a line drive into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Pavano
Suzuki hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Casilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Pavano
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Casilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Pavano
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Plouffe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Plouffe. Sweeney moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Kouzmanoff vs. Pavano
Kouzmanoff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Ellis scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pennington vs. Pavano
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pavano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. McCarthy
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Span vs. McCarthy
Span hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Willingham. Span reaches second base with a double. Casilla moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Plouffe vs. McCarthy
Plouffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Casilla scores. Span scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kubel vs. McCarthy
Kubel hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. McCarthy
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Plouffe for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Plouffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Pavano
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Plouffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Pavano
Willingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. McCarthy
Cuddyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. McCarthy
Valencia hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Revere vs. McCarthy
Revere hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Butera vs. McCarthy
Butera hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Pavano
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pavano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Pavano
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Pavano
Sweeney hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Revere settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Pavano
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Plouffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. McCarthy
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Span vs. McCarthy
Span hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plouffe vs. McCarthy
Plouffe hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Span moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kubel vs. McCarthy
Kubel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kouzmanoff vs. Pavano
Kouzmanoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Plouffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Pavano
Pennington hits a fly ball into left field. Revere settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pavano
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. McCarthy
Morneau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuddyer vs. McCarthy
Cuddyer hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. McCarthy
Valencia hits a line drive into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Revere vs. McCarthy
Revere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Pavano
Barton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cuddyer. Barton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Willingham vs. Pavano
Willingham hits a fly ball into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matsui vs. Pavano
Matsui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barton scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Pavano
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valencia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs. McCarthy
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Butera for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casilla vs. McCarthy
Casilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Span vs. McCarthy
Span hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Pavano
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Pavano
Ellis hits a line drive towards right. Cuddyer catches it and throws to first to double up Sweeney. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kouzmanoff vs. Pavano
Kouzmanoff strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Plouffe vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Plouffe strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kubel vs. Balfour
Kubel hits a line drive into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Balfour
Morneau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Perkins
Glen Perkins now pitching.
Pennington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Perkins
DeJesus bunts towards the mound. Perkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Perkins
Barton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Willingham vs. Perkins
Willingham strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuddyer vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
Cuddyer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Wuertz
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Revere vs. Wuertz
Revere hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Perkins
Matsui hits a line drive into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Nathan
Joe Nathan now pitching.
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Revere. Suzuki reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Nathan
Sweeney is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Nathan
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Nathan
Conor Jackson pinch hits for Kevin Kouzmanoff.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Casilla fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fuentes
Andy LaRoche now playing third base. Brian Fuentes now pitching. Delmon Young pinch hits for Drew Butera.
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casilla vs. Fuentes
Casilla bunts towards first. Barton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Barton. Young moves to third. Casilla moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Span vs. Fuentes
Span hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Span for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Plouffe vs. Fuentes
Plouffe hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. Casilla tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Kubel vs. Fuentes
Kubel hits a popup towards short. Pennington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Capps
Rene Rivera now catching. Matt Capps now pitching.
Pennington hits a popup towards short. Plouffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Capps
DeJesus hits a line drive into center field. Span settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Capps
Barton hits a line drive into right field. Cuddyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2011 -- Minnesota at Oakland (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Span D, cf 5 1 2 0 DeJesus D, rf 5 0 0 0
Plouffe T, ss 4 0 2 3 Barton D, 1b 5 1 1 0
Kubel J, dh 5 1 1 0 Willingham J, lf 4 0 0 0
Morneau J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Matsui H, dh 4 0 2 1
Cuddyer M, rf 4 0 0 0 Suzuki K, c 4 0 1 0
Valencia D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sweeney R, cf 3 1 2 0
Revere B, lf 4 0 1 0 Ellis M, 2b 4 1 0 0
Butera D, c 3 0 0 0 Kouzmanoff K, 3b 3 0 1 2
Young D, ph 1 1 1 0 Jackson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera R, c 0 0 0 0 LaRoche A, 3b 0 0 0 0
Casilla A, 2b 4 1 1 0 Pennington C, ss 4 0 1 0
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38 4 10 4 37 3 8 3
Minnesota 102 000 000 1 -- 4
Oakland 020 001 000 0 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano C 7.0 6 3 1 0 2
Perkins G 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Nathan J (W) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Capps M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCarthy B 7.0 9 3 3 0 1
Balfour G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Wuertz M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fuentes B (L) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
E -- Plouffe T, Barton D
DP -- Minnesota 2, Oakland 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Oakland 5
2B -- Kubel J, Span D, Barton D, Suzuki K
SF -- Plouffe T
T -- 2:38
A -- 15355
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