A's 9, Twins 3: Command Absent for De Vries as Offense Can't Convert
The Twins drop their second in a row to the A's after pounding out 14 hits and scoring just three runs.
| Final - 7.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jemile Weeks, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Seth Smith, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Josh Reddick, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Yoenis Cespedes, DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Brandon Moss, RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| Chris Carter, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| Cliff Pennington, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Kurt Suzuki, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Smith, Cespedes, Moss, Carter
Triples - Smith
Doubles - Cespedes, Suzuki
Hit by pitch - Moss
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Smith, Cespedes, Moss, Carter
Triples - Smith
Doubles - Cespedes, Suzuki
Hit by pitch - Moss
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Milone (W, 9-6) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.54 | 0 | 94-63 |
| Jordan Norberto | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.18 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Evan Scribner | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14-7 |
| Jerry Blevins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Ben Revere, RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Ryan Doumit, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Brian Dozier, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Jamey Carroll, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Willingham, Dozier
Doubles - Revere, Doumit
Grounded into DP - Dozier
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Span
Home runs - Willingham, Dozier
Doubles - Revere, Doumit
Grounded into DP - Dozier
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Span
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole De Vries (L, 2-2) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.37 | 0 | 85-61 |
| Anthony Swarzak | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.38 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Tyler Robertson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 19-12 |
| Matt Capps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Jeff Gray | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.06 | 0 | 23-15 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor, First Base Umpire - Alan Porter, Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson, Third Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Duration: 2:57
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor, First Base Umpire - Alan Porter, Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson, Third Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Duration: 2:57
