MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/22/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2326 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (63-55) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 13 1
Oakland Athletics (44-74) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 X 5 9 0
Athletics Stop Twins, 5-2
The Oakland Athletics stopped the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, behind an impressive performance from Ivan Suarez. The 23-year old center fielder made life miserable for Minnesota pitching. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs. Oakland occupies 4th place in the American League West Division at 44-74.

Joey George, who is tied for 5th in the AL in hits with 138, aided the Oakland cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the right fielder was 2-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Minnesota manager Chris Greuling. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Barker LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .355 1 5
J. Whitlock 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .300 7 45
W. Maki CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .307 12 70
B. Widby DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .321 37 108
J. Looby RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242 24 58
R. Rivera 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .325 4 22
   a-E. Gonzales PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 24 69
N. White SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .224 2 18
C. Ward 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 2 27
C. Armstrong C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .259 0 26
Totals 37 2 13 2 1 11 23      
a - E. Gonzales pinch hit for R. Rivera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Whitlock (32, 5th Inning off D. Harrison, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Maki (45, 5th Inning off D. Harrison, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Gonzales (26, 8th Inning off J. Watson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Barker 2 , J. Whitlock 3 , W. Maki 2 , B. Widby 2 , J. Looby , R. Rivera 2 , E. Gonzales 2 , C. Ward , C. Armstrong
2-out RBI: J. Whitlock , W. Maki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Widby , N. White 2 , C. Armstrong
GIDP: J. Whitlock , W. Maki
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Whitlock (11)

FIELDING
Errors: N. White (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. George RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .309 1 40
B. Celeste CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .238 7 30
R. Fowler DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .230 12 43
P. Wilson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 27 72
   a-M. Marquez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 19
I. Suarez LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .228 24 64
J. Bathgate 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 10
D. Reichel SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .169 2 15
G. Del Vecchio C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .154 2 13
T. Karr 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .120 1 3
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 7 13      
a - M. Marquez substituted for P. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. George (27, 5th Inning off J. Schumann, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Suarez 2 (24, 6th Inning off J. Schumann, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Olguin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. George 3 , R. Fowler 2 , P. Wilson , I. Suarez 8 , J. Bathgate , G. Del Vecchio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bathgate
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. George (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Karr-Reichel-Wilson, Bathgate-Karr-Wilson, Del Vecchio-Reichel)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schumann L (9-6) 5.1 6 4 2 1 4 1 83 2.67   
J. Olguin 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 41 5.06   
R. Sassi 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schumann 47
Batters Faced: J. Schumann 24, J. Olguin 9, R. Sassi 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schumann 8-4, J. Olguin 1-2, R. Sassi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schumann 83-57, J. Olguin 41-29, R. Sassi 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Sassi 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harrison W (4-10) 6.0 10 2 2 1 6 0 105 4.69   
J. Watson H (8) 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 2.91   
F. Hernandez SV (14) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harrison 49
Batters Faced: D. Harrison 27, J. Watson 6, F. Hernandez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harrison 5-5, J. Watson 1-0, F. Hernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harrison 105-71, J. Watson 30-21, F. Hernandez 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Suarez
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 19488
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