MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/21/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2311 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (63-54) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Oakland Athletics (43-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Basurto Propels Minnesota to 3-0 Win
In a well-pitched game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, pitcher Orlando Basurto was superb. The Minnesota right-hander helped his team win, 3-0. Jeff Downing was credited with the save for Minnesota, his 6th of the season. After today's action, Minnesota sits at 63-54, while Oakland falls to 43-74.

Basurto was the winning pitcher. He raised his season record to 8-6. In 8 innings of work, Basurto gave up no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 8. The Athletics were never able to generate much offense.

"Orlando did a tremendous job," said Minnesota manager Chris Greuling.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rivera LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .321 4 22
J. Whitlock 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .298 7 44
B. Widby DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .319 37 108
W. Maki CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .307 12 69
E. Gonzales 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 24 69
J. Looby 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .242 24 58
D. Barker RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .346 1 5
J. Landen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .172 2 9
C. Ward SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .268 2 27
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Ward (22, 3rd Inning off D. Saldana, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Landen (3, 7th Inning off D. Saldana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Maki (3, 3rd Inning off D. Saldana, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Looby (24, 4th Inning off D. Saldana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Maki 3 , E. Gonzales , J. Looby 4 , D. Barker 2 , J. Landen 2 , C. Ward 2
2-out RBI: W. Maki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Maki , E. Gonzales , J. Landen 2
GIDP: J. Looby , J. Landen
Hit by Pitch: J. Whitlock
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Barker (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Gonzales (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Whitlock-Ward-Looby, Ward-Whitlock-Looby)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Marquez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 3 19
K. O'Connor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 1 7
P. Wilson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 27 72
I. Suarez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 22 62
J. George LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 1 38
J. Bathgate 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .199 0 10
R. Fowler 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 12 43
C. Springer C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .175 0 7
T. Karr SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122 1 3
   a-B. Celeste PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 7 29
Totals 29 0 3 0 1 8 8      
a - B. Celeste pinch hit for T. Karr in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Marquez , J. George , C. Springer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson
GIDP: P. Wilson , J. Bathgate
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: T. Karr (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Karr-Fowler-Marquez, Karr-Fowler-Marquez)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Basurto W (8-6) 8.0 1 0 0 1 8 0 112 3.82   
J. Downing SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Basurto 87
Batters Faced: O. Basurto 25, J. Downing 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Basurto 6-8, J. Downing 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Basurto 112-73, J. Downing 14-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Saldana L (7-11) 6.2 5 3 3 4 6 1 105 4.28   
S. Cadmus 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Saldana 54
Batters Faced: D. Saldana 30, S. Cadmus 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Saldana 8-5, S. Cadmus 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Saldana 105-63, S. Cadmus 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cadmus 3-0
WP: D. Saldana
Hit Batsmen: D. Saldana
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Basurto
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17628
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