MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/07/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2240 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (51-61) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Minnesota Twins (42-67) 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 X 11 13 0
Twins, Howard Pin Bad Loss on Athletics
Kevin Howard was a vital contributor to the 11-2 Minnesota victory over Oakland. The Twins third baseman went 3-4 with 2 doubles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winner was Gerbrand van de Bilt, who threw 113 pitches over 6.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits. The Twins raised their record to 42-67.

The Twins got a big hit from designated hitter Matthew Starr. In the bottom of the sixth, Starr pounded a 2-run home run to left. His 5th home run of the season put the Twins ahead, 4-2.

"We didn't put up much resistance," said losing manager Colton Smith.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hash C 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 .228 0 11
R. Shrewsbury 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .284 20 52
   a-R. Kinkead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 7 28
M. Kawachi CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .279 11 53
S. Kasahara DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .276 28 81
J. May 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .235 19 46
M. Blair 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .218 8 38
R. Langlois SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .245 3 31
P. Jansen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 12 41
J. Bernal LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 5 25
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 12 18      
a - R. Kinkead pinch hit for R. Shrewsbury in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Shrewsbury (20, 3rd Inning off G. van de Bilt, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Hash , R. Shrewsbury 4 , M. Kawachi 2 , S. Kasahara , M. Blair , R. Langlois 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. May 2 , M. Blair , J. Bernal
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Hash (9) , M. Kawachi (16)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Douglas (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Langlois-Shrewsbury-May)
OF assists: 1 (Jansen(Soriano at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Derks CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .556 0 1
A. Mickelson LF 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 .254 12 44
K. Howard 2B, 1B 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 .297 17 49
H. Pot 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .272 15 48
   a-A. Sandoval PH, 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 0 2
A. Soriano RF 5 0 2 3 0 2 3 .204 10 44
B. Bagley 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .333 0 2
   b-D. Eberhart 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 7 29
M. Starr DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .215 5 22
J. Molina C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262 13 34
M. Quackenbush SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .252 5 25
Totals 35 11 13 11 7 7 14      
a - A. Sandoval pinch hit for H. Pot in the 8th
b - D. Eberhart substituted for B. Bagley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Howard 2 (25, 1st Inning off M. Pedigo, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Douglas, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Soriano (18, 6th Inning off A. Douglas, 3 on, 2 outs) , A. Sandoval (2, 8th Inning off A. Douglas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: P. Derks (1, 2nd Inning off M. Pedigo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Starr (5, 6th Inning off M. Pedigo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Derks 5 , K. Howard 5 , H. Pot , A. Sandoval 2 , A. Soriano 3 , B. Bagley , M. Starr 4 , M. Quackenbush
2-out RBI: P. Derks , K. Howard , A. Soriano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Mickelson 2 , B. Bagley 2 , M. Starr
GIDP: H. Pot
Hit by Pitch: B. Bagley
Team LOB: 8
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pedigo L (4-7) 5.2 8 6 6 5 6 1 101 4.08   
A. Douglas 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 0 39 5.14   
E. Everett 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pedigo 30
Batters Faced: M. Pedigo 29, A. Douglas 11, E. Everett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pedigo 8-1, A. Douglas 2-2, E. Everett 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pedigo 101-56, A. Douglas 39-22, E. Everett 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Douglas 2-2 , E. Everett 1-0
WP: A. Douglas
Hit Batsmen: M. Pedigo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. van de Bilt W (6-7) 6.1 6 2 2 3 8 1 113 5.23   
L. Sanchez 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 44 7.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. van de Bilt 58
Batters Faced: G. van de Bilt 28, L. Sanchez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. van de Bilt 3-8, L. Sanchez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. van de Bilt 113-68, L. Sanchez 44-30
WP: G. van de Bilt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Howard
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 40132
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