MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/04/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2540 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (65-66) 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 11 0
Minnesota Twins (75-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 3
Down Goes Minnesota, 9-4, to Oakland
The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, in American League action at Target Field. Oakland pitcher Matt Ortiz had a standout performance. At 65-66, the Athletics claim third place in the American League West Division.

Oakland used the hitting of Blake Zobel to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Athletics on top, 3-0. For the game, Zobel had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I'm happy we won," said Ortiz. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Santiago SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .231 3 34
J. Rowley DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .289 22 79
B. Zobel LF 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .279 26 78
M. Juhasz RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .272 18 66
R. Morales C 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 14 59
A. Morales 1B 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .307 6 39
   a-J. Dunsmore PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .150 3 16
   b-C. Schmucker 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 10
A. Moncivaiz CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .254 21 61
E. Soto 2B 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .333 0 5
M. Faria 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .222 9 45
Totals 40 9 11 9 3 8 14      
a - J. Dunsmore pinch hit for A. Morales in the 7th
b - C. Schmucker substituted for J. Dunsmore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Santiago (21, 2nd Inning off C. Gurr, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Juhasz (30, 3rd Inning off C. Gurr, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Moncivaiz (18, 3rd Inning off C. McMahon, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Soto (1, 7th Inning off A. Serrano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zobel (26, 1st Inning off C. Gurr, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Morales (6, 1st Inning off C. Gurr, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Santiago 3 , J. Rowley , B. Zobel 5 , M. Juhasz 2 , A. Morales 5 , A. Moncivaiz 2 , E. Soto 3
2-out RBI: A. Morales , E. Soto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobel , M. Juhasz , E. Soto , M. Faria
Sac Fly: J. Rowley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Moncivaiz (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Soto-Santiago-Morales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Perez CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291 17 43
N. Carpenter 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .285 15 62
J. Duren LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .288 24 89
B. McBride 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 31 90
L. Juarez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 11 61
   a-J. Baldwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Leon 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Carson SS 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .235 12 48
V. Aristondo DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .240 9 35
D. Pereyra RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 26 63
   c-B. Hinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 19 74
B. Duncan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .203 3 15
Totals 32 4 6 4 4 6 8      
a - J. Baldwin pinch hit for L. Juarez in the 7th
b - M. Leon substituted for J. Baldwin in the 8th
c - B. Hinson pinch hit for D. Pereyra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McBride (25, 8th Inning off W. Ray, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Carson (12, 2nd Inning off M. Ortiz, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Perez (17, 8th Inning off M. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Duren (24, 8th Inning off W. Ray, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Carpenter (15, 8th Inning off W. Ray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Perez 5 , N. Carpenter 4 , J. Duren 4 , B. McBride 2 , B. Carson 4
2-out RBI: B. Carson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Carson , D. Pereyra , B. Duncan
GIDP: D. Pereyra
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. McBride (13) , B. Carson 2 (18)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ortiz W (4-8) 7.1 3 2 2 4 6 2 97 5.36   
W. Ray 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 2 23 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ortiz 66
Batters Faced: M. Ortiz 28, W. Ray 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ortiz 7-8, W. Ray 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ortiz 97-52, W. Ray 23-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Gurr L (7-6) 2.0 5 6 3 0 4 2 56 5.34   
C. McMahon 4.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 50 5.71   
A. Serrano 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 5.40   
L. Luciano 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 6.30   
T. Brockman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Gurr 28
Batters Faced: C. Gurr 13, C. McMahon 18, A. Serrano 7, L. Luciano 4, T. Brockman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Gurr 0-2, C. McMahon 4-5, A. Serrano 3-2, L. Luciano 1-0, T. Brockman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Gurr 56-38, C. McMahon 50-33, A. Serrano 26-16, L. Luciano 24-13, T. Brockman 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. McMahon 1-1 , T. Brockman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Ortiz
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 38733
Special Notes: 3B Justin Dunsmore was injured in a collision at a base.
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