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August 14, 1996

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Twins 13 14 2
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Athletics 7 7 1

Tony Batista Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .282
At Bats 3 82
Hits 0 21
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 4

Frankie Rodriguez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 9 2
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 14, 1996
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Out
Frankie Rodriguez
Matt Walbeck
Scott Stahoviak
Chuck Knoblauch
Dave Hollins
Pat Meares
Marty Cordova
Rich Becker
Matt Lawton
Tony Batista
Jose Herrera
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs
Count: 1-0, 1 Out

Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Jose Herrera pinch hits for Allen Battle. Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak juggles the ball. That's an error on Stahoviak.
Top 7 Cordova strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cordova out.
Top 7 Stahoviak strikes out.
Top 7 Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores.
Top 7 Becker bunts towards the mound. Groom fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Knoblauch moves to second.
Top 7 Knoblauch is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walbeck hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Battle. Walbeck reaches second base with a double. Lawton scores. Hollins scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Hollins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Batista misplays the ball. That's an error on Batista. Lawton moves to third. Hollins moves to second.
Top 6 Lawton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stahoviak strikes out.
Bottom 5 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berroa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brosius hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Frankie Rodriguez now pitching. Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Buddy Groom now pitching. There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walbeck scores. Meares moves to third.
Top 5 Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hollins scores. Walbeck moves to second.
Top 5 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hollins moves to third.
Top 5 Hollins takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out.
Bottom 4 Battle hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bordick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Bordick reaches second base with a double. Steinbach scores. Young goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berroa scores. Steinbach moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hollins. McGwire scores. Berroa moves to second.
Bottom 4 Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brosius scores. McGwire moves to third.
Bottom 4 McGwire takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brosius hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Batista hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cordova strikes out.
Top 4 Stahoviak hits a line drive into left field. Battle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knoblauch tags and scores.
Top 4 Molitor takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch moves to third.
Top 4 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Battle. Knoblauch reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Battle hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bordick hits a line drive towards short. Meares reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walbeck hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aldred fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lawton hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meares scores. Becker scores. Stahoviak moves to third.
Top 2 Stahoviak is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Molitor strikes out.
Top 2 Carlos Reyes now pitching. There goes Becker. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Becker steals second.
Top 2 Becker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Meares moves to third.
Top 2 Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Meares takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brosius hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Brosius reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Battle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Berroa throws the ball in to Bordick who tags Walbeck trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lawton scores. Hollins scores.
Top 1 Hollins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Hollins reaches second base with a double. Stahoviak scores. Lawton moves to third.
Top 1 Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stahoviak moves to second.
Top 1 Cordova hits a line drive into left field. Battle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Becker tags and scores.
Top 1 Stahoviak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker moves to third.
Top 1 Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.