MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/07/2059
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2625 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas Athletics (79-59) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Minnesota Twins (77-61) 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 X 9 9 0
Minnesota Claims 9-1 Victory
A 3-RBI performance from designated hitter Tyler Givens, who finished 5th in the AL in slugging percentage with .535 last year, led the Minnesota Twins to a win over the Las Vegas Athletics, 9-1. Gene Parker, the winning pitcher, is now 12-7. He went 6.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits, while fanning 5 and walking 2. Minnesota is in first place in the American League Central Division with a record of 77-61.

Eric Ling, who is tied for 7th in the AL in stolen bases with 41, took Las Vegas hurler Steve Swift deep in the bottom of the third. His 2-run home run put the Twins on top, 2-0. In all, Ling had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Said losing manager Kyle Russell: "Give the Twins credit. They played a better game than we did."
LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Grassi CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .307 5 40
   a-D. Rendon PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Rafalski LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .276 18 83
   b-D. Bellizzi PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Wolf 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 21 94
J. LaPiana C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .284 14 52
P. Murray RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 4 18
R. Palafox DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 8 35
B. Bertram 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .455 1 1
T. Waters 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 3 15
R. Schwab SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .170 3 5
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 8 8      
a - D. Rendon pinch hit for T. Grassi in the 8th
b - D. Bellizzi pinch hit for M. Rafalski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Grassi (33, 5th Inning off G. Parker, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Bertram (1, 7th Inning off G. Parker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Grassi 2 , M. Rafalski , R. Palafox , B. Bertram 3 , T. Waters , R. Schwab
2-out RBI: T. Grassi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rafalski
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Rafalski (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Speas 1B 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 .287 15 40
E. Ling CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .297 17 91
A. Stewart LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .222 9 39
T. Givens DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .275 2 14
B. Ayotte SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 23 70
J. Henderson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 10 51
J. Valentine 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .168 9 23
Z. Brock C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 3 10
B. Clark RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .239 1 21
Totals 33 9 9 9 3 12 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentine (9, 4th Inning off S. Swift, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Henderson (24, 4th Inning off S. Swift, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Speas (20, 4th Inning off M. Maric, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Clark (10, 4th Inning off S. Swift, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Ling (17, 3rd Inning off S. Swift, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Givens (2, 7th Inning off A. Mahon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Speas 2 , E. Ling 5 , T. Givens 5 , J. Henderson 2 , J. Valentine 3 , B. Clark 2
2-out RBI: S. Speas , E. Ling , T. Givens , B. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ling , B. Clark
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Clark(Rafalski at 2nd base), Ling(Bertram at home))
LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Swift L (6-12) 3.2 5 6 6 2 4 1 65 4.92   
M. Maric 2.2 1 1 1 1 6 0 51 4.61   
A. Mahon 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 31 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Swift 27
Batters Faced: S. Swift 18, M. Maric 10, A. Mahon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Swift 3-4, M. Maric 0-2, A. Mahon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Swift 65-44, M. Maric 51-34, A. Mahon 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Maric 1-1 , A. Mahon 1-1
WP: M. Maric
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Parker W (12-7) 6.2 7 1 1 2 5 0 86 2.37   
S. Hemsley 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 2.23   
M. D'Arcy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Parker 59
Batters Faced: G. Parker 26, S. Hemsley 5, M. D'Arcy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Parker 2-10, S. Hemsley 1-1, M. D'Arcy 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Parker 86-51, S. Hemsley 20-17, M. D'Arcy 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hemsley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Givens
Ballpark: Richter Field
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 41665
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