MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/18/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 697 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (4-5) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Minnesota Twins (5-4) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 10 0
Athletics Suffer 5-4 Setback
The Minnesota Twins did just enough to secure a victory over the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, at Target Field. Nobody did more than pitcher Josh Schumann. The loss puts Oakland at 4-5.

Emilio Gonzales was the walk-off hero for Minnesota. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Twins third baseman hit a dramatic solo home run to send the teams home.

"This joint was rocking," said Gonzales.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tipton RF 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .250 0 3
M. Marquez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .091 0 0
P. Wilson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .118 0 1
I. Suarez CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .206 0 0
R. Fowler 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .290 0 3
J. Bathgate 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .226 0 1
K. O'Connor LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   a-D. Lentz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   b-J. George LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3
G. Del Vecchio C 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .130 0 3
T. Karr SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .267 0 0
   c-C. Springer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   d-D. Reichel SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 8 15      
a - D. Lentz pinch hit for K. O'Connor in the 8th
b - J. George substituted for D. Lentz in the 8th
c - C. Springer pinch hit for T. Karr in the 9th
d - D. Reichel substituted for C. Springer in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Marquez (1, 5th Inning off J. Schumann, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tipton , M. Marquez 3 , R. Fowler 2 , J. Bathgate 2 , K. O'Connor , G. Del Vecchio 2
2-out RBI: R. Tipton , G. Del Vecchio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Marquez , I. Suarez
GIDP: J. Bathgate
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Maki CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .368 1 6
J. Whitlock 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 3
B. Widby DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .306 3 8
E. Gonzales 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .219 2 4
J. Looby LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .250 0 3
D. Mayes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .206 2 3
G. Schuler RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .114 0 2
C. Ward SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 0 2
A. Ramsey C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .368 0 1
Totals 35 5 10 5 2 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Maki (7, 3rd Inning off D. Saldana, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Widby (3, 5th Inning off D. Saldana, 3 on, 0 outs) , A. Ramsey (2, 5th Inning off D. Saldana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Gonzales (2, 9th Inning off J. Hickey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Maki 2 , J. Whitlock , B. Widby 2 , E. Gonzales 4 , J. Looby 3 , D. Mayes , A. Ramsey 3
2-out RBI: E. Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Widby , E. Gonzales , J. Looby , C. Ward
Sac Fly: E. Gonzales
Hit by Pitch: W. Maki , J. Whitlock
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Whitlock (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Whitlock-Ward-Mayes)
PB: A. Ramsey
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Saldana 5.2 8 4 4 2 3 0 110 3.95   
K. Iddiols 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 1.80   
J. Hickey L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Saldana 38
Batters Faced: D. Saldana 29, K. Iddiols 8, J. Hickey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Saldana 6-8, K. Iddiols 3-2, J. Hickey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Saldana 110-69, K. Iddiols 29-20, J. Hickey 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Iddiols 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Saldana 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schumann 5.0 6 3 3 0 7 0 93 3.18   
R. Sassi H (2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 11.57   
M. Gromaski BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.00   
N. Frye 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 2.25   
M. Prado W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schumann 50
Batters Faced: J. Schumann 22, R. Sassi 3, M. Gromaski 4, N. Frye 5, M. Prado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schumann 2-7, R. Sassi 1-0, M. Gromaski 0-2, N. Frye 2-2, M. Prado 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schumann 93-60, R. Sassi 13-9, M. Gromaski 13-6, N. Frye 16-10, M. Prado 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gromaski 1-1 , N. Frye 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Schumann
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 23317
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